Common Dermatologic Conditions in Primary Care

This book offers a guide to common dermatologic conditions most often treated by primary care providers. Most dermatologic disorders in the United States are treated by primary care physicians, and yet primary care training programs do not prioritize dermatology. This easy-to-use reference answers that need with practical recommendations for diagnosing and treating these common diseases along with a number of illustrative color images. Throughout, chapters are either organized by population and the dermatologic conditions common to those groups or diseases commonly encountered in primary care. Populations covered include children, pregnant women, and athletes, and common diseases covered include dermatitis, warts, herpes, psoriasis, and some skin cancers. This is an essential resource for primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who treat dermatologic conditions in their daily practice.    

• dermatology
• common dermatologic disorders
• dermatoses
• acne
• herpes
• warts
• tinea infections
• psoriasis
• dermatitis

• Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Jenkintown, USA

  John J. Russell

• Bryn Mawr Skin & Cancer Institute, Bryn Mawr, USA

  Edward F. Ryan Jr.

John J. Russell, M.D.

Program Director 

Family Medicine Residency Program

Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health

and

Clinical Professor

Department of Family and Community Medicine 

Thomas Jefferson University 

Sydney Kimmel Medical College

Philadelphia, PA

Edward F. Ryan, Jr., DO

Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Dermatology

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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