Manual of Primary Care Dermatology

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
1 Morphology of Skin Lesions
	Bibliography
2 Topical Corticosteroids
	2.1 Topical Corticosteroids
		2.1.1 The Common Factors That Determine the Usage of Appropriate Topical Steroid
		2.1.2 Ointments, Creams and Lotions
		2.1.3 Adverse Effects of Topical Steroids
	Bibliography
3 Papulosquamous Disorders (Skin Disorders with Scales)
	3.1 Psoriasis
		3.1.1 Psoriasis Vulgaris
		3.1.2 Guttate Psoriasis
		3.1.3 Variants of Psoriasis Based on the Site of Involvement
	3.2 Lichen Planus (LP)
		3.2.1 Diagnosis
		3.2.2 Management
	3.3 Pityriasis Rosea
		3.3.1 Diagnosis
		3.3.2 Management
	3.4 Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)
		3.4.1 Acute Cutaneous LE
		3.4.2 Subacute Cutaneous LE
		3.4.3 Chronic Cutaneous LE
		3.4.4 Diagnosis of CLE
		3.4.5 Management of CLE
	3.5 Pityriasis Versicolor (Tinea Versicolor)
		3.5.1 Diagnosis
		3.5.2 Management
	3.6 Seborrheic Dermatitis
	3.7 Tinea Corporis
	Bibliography
4 Vesiculo Bullous Lesions (Blistering Rashes)
	4.1 Contact Dermatitis
		4.1.1 Diagnostic Tips
		4.1.2 Management
	4.2 Insect Bites
		4.2.1 Management
	4.3 Herpes Simplex
		4.3.1 Management
	4.4 Herpes Zoster
		4.4.1 Management
	4.5 Bullous Impetigo
	4.6 Hand Foot Mouth Disease
		4.6.1 Management
	4.7 Bullous Pemphigoid (BP)
		4.7.1 Clinical Features
		4.7.2 Diagnosis
		4.7.3 Management
		4.7.4 Prognosis
	4.8 Pemphigus Vulgaris (PV)
		4.8.1 Etiology
		4.8.2 Clinical Features
		4.8.3 Diagnosis
		4.8.4 Management
	Bibliography
5 Eczema
	5.1 Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
		5.1.1 Diagnosis
		5.1.2 Management
	5.2 Seborrheic Dermatitis
		5.2.1 Management
	5.3 Pompholyx (Dyshidrotic Eczema)
		5.3.1 Diagnosis
		5.3.2 Management
	5.4 Stasis Dermatitis or Stasis Eczema
		5.4.1 Diagnosis
		5.4.2 Management
	5.5 Asteatotic Eczema (Eczema Craquele)
		5.5.1 Management
	5.6 Nummular Eczema (Nummular Dermatitis) (Discoid Eczema)
		5.6.1 Diagnosis
		5.6.2 Management
	5.7 Exogenous Eczema
		5.7.1 Contact Dermatitis
	Bibliography
6 Common Cutaneous Infections
	6.1 Impetigo
		6.1.1 Diagnosis
			Fig. 6.1 Impetigo.
		6.1.2 Management
	6.2 Folliculitis
		6.2.1 Diagnosis
		6.2.2 Management
	6.3 Furuncle (Boil): (Fig. 6.2)
		Fig. 6.2 Furuncles
		6.3.1 Management
	6.4 Carbuncle and Abscess
		6.4.1 Carbuncle
		6.4.2 Abscess (Fig. 6.3)
			Fig. 6.3 Abscess
		6.4.3 Management
	6.5 Cellulitis
		6.5.1 Diagnosis
		6.5.2 Management
	6.6 Erythrasma
		6.6.1 Diagnosis
		6.6.2 Treatment
	6.7 Molluscum Contagiosum (MC) (Fig. 6.6)
		6.7.1 Diagnosis
		6.7.2 Management
	6.8 Herpes Simplex
		6.8.1 Clinical Features
		6.8.2 Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex
		6.8.3 Management
	6.9 Herpes Zoster (HZ)
		6.9.1 Diagnosis
		6.9.2 Management
	6.10 Cutaneous HPV Infection (Verruca Vulgaris or Warts)
		6.10.1 Diagnosis
		6.10.2 Management
	6.11 Dermatophytosis (Ring Worm)
		6.11.1 Tinea Manuum (T. manuum)
		6.11.2 Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch) (T. cruris)
		6.11.3 Tinea Pedis (T. pedis)
		6.11.4 Tinea Capitis (T. capitis) (Figs. 6.15 and 6.16)
		6.11.5 Onychomycosis or Tinea Unguim or Nail Fungus
		6.11.6 Diagnosis of Dermatophytic Infections
		6.11.7 Management of Dermatophytes
	6.12 Cutaneous Candidiasis
		6.12.1 Diagnosis
		6.12.2 Management
	6.13 Scabies
		6.13.1 Diagnosis
		6.13.2 Treatment
	Bibliography
7 Cutaneous Malignancy
	7.1 Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
		7.1.1 Nodular BCC (Fig. 7.1)
		7.1.2 Pigmented BCC (Fig. 7.3)
		7.1.3 Superficial BCC
		7.1.4 Morpheaform/Infiltrative BCC
		7.1.5 BCC Metastasis
		7.1.6 BCC Diagnosis
		7.1.7 BCC Management
	7.2 Squamous Cell Cancer (SCC) (Figs. 7.7 and 7.8)
		7.2.1 Keratoacanthoma (KA)
		7.2.2 Bowen’s Disease
		7.2.3 SCC Diagnosis
		7.2.4 SCC Management
	7.3 Melanoma
		7.3.1 Superficial Spreading Melanoma (Fig. 7.10)
		7.3.2 Nodular Melanoma (Fig. 7.11)
		7.3.3 Lentigo Maligna Melanoma (LMM)
		7.3.4 Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
		7.3.5 Amelanotic Melanoma
		7.3.6 Melanoma—Metastasis
		7.3.7 Melanoma Diagnosis
		7.3.8 Treatment of Melanoma
	7.4 Diagnosis of Skin Cancer
		7.4.1 Skin Examination Tips
		7.4.2 Dermoscopy
		7.4.3 Skin Biopsy/Histopathological Examination
	7.5 Management of Skin Cancer—Prevention & Treatment
	7.6 Skin Cancer and Color of the Skin
	Bibliography
8 Scalp
	8.1 Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA)
		8.1.1 Diagnosis
		8.1.2 Management
	8.2 Alopecia Areata (AA)
		8.2.1 Clinical Features
		8.2.2 Diagnosis
		8.2.3 Management
	8.3 Telogen Effluvium
		8.3.1 Diagnosis
		8.3.2 Management
	8.4 Trichotillomania
		8.4.1 Diagnosis
		8.4.2 Management
	8.5 Seborrheic Dermatitis (Fig. 8.3) (SD)
	8.6 Psoriasis Scalp
		8.6.1 Management
	8.7 Actinic Keratoses
		8.7.1 Diagnosis
		8.7.2 Management
	8.8 Contact Dermatitis
		8.8.1 Management
	8.9 Acne Keloidalis Nuchae (Folliculitis Keloidalis Nuchae)
		8.9.1 Management
	Bibliography
9 Face
	9.1 Acne Vulgaris
		9.1.1 Diagnosis
		9.1.2 Treatment of Acne
	9.2 Rosacea
		9.2.1 Diagnosis
		9.2.2 Management
	9.3 Perioral Dermatitis
		9.3.1 Diagnosis
		9.3.2 Management
	9.4 Atopic Dermatitis (AD) (Fig. 9.8)
	9.5 Contact Dermatitis (Fig. 9.9)
		9.5.1 Management
	9.6 Actinic Keratosis
		9.6.1 Management
	9.7 Phtosensitivity Rash
	9.8 Cutaneous Infections
	9.9 Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
		9.9.1 Management
	9.10 Seborrheic Dermatitis
	9.11 Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) (Fig. 9.12)
	9.12 Melasma (Fig. 9.13)
		9.12.1 Management
	Bibliography
10 Trunk
	10.1 Acne Vulgaris
	10.2 Psoriasis
	10.3 Pityriasis Rosea (PR)
	10.4 Pityriasis Versicolor (Figs. 10.4 and 10.5)
	10.5 Cutaneous Infections
		10.5.1 Tinea Corporis
	10.6 Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD)
	10.7 Contact Dermatitis
	10.8 Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (SCLE)
	Bibliography
11 Upper Extremity Including Hands
	11.1 Keratosis Pilaris (KP)
		11.1.1 Diagnosis
		11.1.2 Management
	11.2 Actinic Purpura or Senile Purpura (Bateman Purpura)
		11.2.1 Diagnosis
		11.2.2 Management
	11.3 Actinic Keratoses (AK)
	11.4 Acne Vulgaris
	11.5 Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
	11.6 Nummular Eczema or Nummular Dermatitis or Discoid Eczema
		11.6.1 Management
	11.7 Psoriasis Vulgaris
	11.8 Lichen Planus (LP)
	11.9 Granuloma Annulare (GA)
		11.9.1 Diagnosis
		11.9.2 Management
	11.10 Pompholyx (Dyshydrotic Eczema)
		11.10.1 Management
	11.11 Hand Eczema (Figs. 11.10 and 11.11)
	11.12 Palmoplantar Psoriasis (Figs. 11.12 and 11.13)
		11.12.1 Diagnosis
		11.12.2 Management
	11.13 Cutaneous Infections
		11.13.1 Tinea Manuum
		11.13.2 Acute Staphylococcal Paronychia
	Bibliography
12 Axilla
	12.1 Contact Dermatitis
	12.2 Cutaneous Infections
		12.2.1 Tinea Axillaris (Fig. 12.3)
		12.2.2 Candidiasis
		12.2.3 Erythrasma (Fig. 12.5)
	12.3 Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
		12.3.1 Management
	Bibliography
13 Genitals and Groin
	13.1 Tinea Cruris
		13.1.1 Diagnosis
		13.1.2 Management
	13.2 Erythrasma
		13.2.1 Management
	13.3 Candidiasis
		13.3.1 Management
	13.4 Contact Dermatitis
		13.4.1 Diagnosis
		13.4.2 Management
	13.5 Inverse or Flexural Psoriasis
		13.5.1 Diagnosis
		13.5.2 Management
	13.6 Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
		13.6.1 Diagnosis
		13.6.2 Management
	13.7 Pearly Penile Papules
		13.7.1 Management
	13.8 Genital Warts (Fig. 13.6)
		13.8.1 Management
	13.9 Herpes
	13.10 Syphilis
		13.10.1 Diagnosis
		13.10.2 Management
	13.11 Erythroplasia of Queyrat
		13.11.1 Management
	Bibliography
14 Legs
	14.1 Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis (CSVV)
		14.1.1 Management
	14.2 Stasis Dermatitis (Fig. 14.2)
		14.2.1 Management
	14.3 Erythema Nodosum (EN) (Fig. 14.3)
		14.3.1 Clinical Features
		14.3.2 Management
	14.4 Lichen Simplex Chronicus (LSC) (Fig. 14.4)
		14.4.1 Management
	14.5 Nummular Eczema (Nummular Dermatitis) (Discoid Eczema)
		14.5.1 Management
	14.6 Asteatotic Eczema (Eczema Craquele)
		14.6.1 Management
	14.7 Atopic Dermatitis (AD) (Fig. 14.7)
	14.8 Psoriasis Vulgaris (Fig. 14.8)
	Bibliography
15 Feet
	15.1 Tinea Pedis (Athlete’s Foot)
		15.1.1 Clinical Manifestations
		15.1.2 Diagnosis
		15.1.3 Management
	15.2 Psoriasis
		15.2.1 Diagnosis
		15.2.2 Management
	15.3 Contact Dermatitis
		15.3.1 Management
	15.4 Corns (Fig. 15.4)
		15.4.1 Diagnosis
		15.4.2 Management
	15.5 Callosity (Fig. 15.5)
		15.5.1 Diagnosis
		15.5.2 Management
	15.6 Plantar Warts (Fig. 15.6)
	15.7 Pompholyx (Dyshidrotic Eczema)
		15.7.1 Management
	15.8 Erythrasma
	15.9 Candidal Intertrigo (Fig. 15.8)
	15.10 Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis (CSVV) (Fig. 15.9)
	Bibliography
16 Common Disorders of Nails
	16.1 Anatomy of the Nail Apparatus
	16.2 Subungual Hyperkeratosis
	16.3 Onycholysis
		16.3.1 Management
	16.4 Nail Pitting (Fig. 16.2)
	16.5 Onychomycosis
		16.5.1 Clinical Features
		16.5.2 Diagnosis
		16.5.3 Management
	16.6 Nail Psoriasis
		16.6.1 Clinical Presentation
		16.6.2 Diagnosis
		16.6.3 Management
	16.7 Pseudomonas Infection of the Nail
		16.7.1 Management
	16.8 Paronychia
		16.8.1 Acute Paronychia
		16.8.2 Chronic Paronychia
	16.9 Subungual Hematoma
		16.9.1 Management
	16.10 Longitudinal Melanocytic Nevus (LMN) (Fig. 16.7)
	16.11 Nail Melanoma
	Bibliography
17 Pregnancy Dermatoses
	17.1 Pemphigoid Gestationis (PG) or Herpes Gestationis
		17.1.1 Clinical Features
		17.1.2 Diagnosis
		17.1.3 Fetal Risk (Himeles and Pomeranz 2022)
		17.1.4 Management
		17.1.5 Prognosis
	17.2 Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy
		17.2.1 Clinical Features
		17.2.2 Fetal Risk
		17.2.3 Diagnosis
		17.2.4 Management
		17.2.5 Prognosis
	17.3 Atopic Eruption of Pregnancy (AEP)
		17.3.1 Clinical Features
		17.3.2 Fetal Risk
		17.3.3 Diagnosis
		17.3.4 Management
	17.4 Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
		17.4.1 Clinical Features
		17.4.2 Fetal Risk
		17.4.3 Diagnosis
		17.4.4 Management
		17.4.5 Prognosis
	Bibliography
18 Skin Biopsies and Cryosurgery
	18.1 Skin Biopsy
		18.1.1 Shave Biopsy
		18.1.2 Punch Biopsy
		18.1.3 Excisional Biopsy Using an Elliptical Excision
	18.2 Cryosurgery
	Bibliography
Index