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Atlas of Skin Pathology

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. Ronald Marks

    1. Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales

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  2. Arthur Knight

    1. Department of Dermatology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales

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  3. P. Laidler

    1. Department of Pathology, University of College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales
      University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales

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Part of the book series: Current Histopathology (CUHI, volume 11)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-7
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 9-15

  3. Part I

    1. Normal Skin

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 17-23

    2. Reactions to Trauma and Vascular Injury

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 24-30

  4. Part II

    1. Infections

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 31-40

    2. Disorders of Keratinization

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 41-44

    3. Bullous and Vesicular Skin Disorders

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 45-50

    4. Eczema. Psoriasis. Lichen Planus

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 51-57

    5. Other Inflammatory Diseases

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 59-64

    6. Connective Tissue Disease, Vasculitis and Erythemas

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 65-70

    7. Acne, Rosacea, Perioral Dermatitis and Related Disorders

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 71-75

    8. Miscellaneous Disorders of Connective Tissue

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 76-79

    9. Scalp and Hair Disorders

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 80-82

    10. Cutaneous Deposits in Metabolic Disorders

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 83-87

  5. Part III

    1. Melanocytic Naevi and Malignant Melanoma

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 89-97

    2. Benign Epidermal Tumours and Cysts

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 99-109

    3. Premalignant and Malignant Lesions of Epidermis

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 111-120

    4. Tumours of the Dermis

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 121-135

    5. Lymphocytic, Mast-cell and Atypical Histiocytic Skin Tumours and Dermal Leukaemia

      • Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler
      Pages 137-144

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 145-151
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About this book

Dermatopathology is both exciting and exasperating. tum corneum cells. This occurs in disorders of keratiniza­ Skin has an elegant simplicity in its functions yet a tion because the process of desquamation is disturbed (Figure 1. 1). ferocious complexity in its structure. This is one of the paradoxes that underly the pathology of skin disease Parakeratosis. The presence of nucleated horn cells in and may go some way in explaining the multitudinous the stratum corneum. Normally the horn cells (corneocy­ disorders to which the skin is subject. The ready visibility tes) are thin lamellae of less than 1 f. lm thickness. They of the skin may also help explain why straightforward contain no detectable cytoplasmic contents as these are histological examination cannot always provide an lost in the granular cell layer. Parakeratosis occurs when answer to a clinicians's question. Quite dramatic appear­ the process of keratinization is disturbed such as when ances may be due to alterations of the relative rates of the rate of epidermal cell production is increased (as in blood flow, with or without oedema, in the different psoriasis) so that nuclei are not broken down before the vascular plexuses or around different structures in the stratum corneum is reached and when damage occurs horizontal dimension, neither of which may result in to the upper epidermis (Figure 1. 2). 'much to see' histologically. The inherent sampling error Porokeratosis.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales

    Ronald Marks

  • Department of Dermatology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales

    Arthur Knight

  • Department of Pathology, University of College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales

    P. Laidler

  • University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales

    P. Laidler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Atlas of Skin Pathology

  • Authors: Ronald Marks, Arthur Knight, P. Laidler

  • Series Title: Current Histopathology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4127-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: R. Marks, A. Knight and P. Laidler 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8330-0Published: 21 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4127-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 151

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 362 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Dermatology

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