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Risk Management
Dermatology, vols 1 & 2
edited by Jean L. Bolognia, Joseph L. Jorizzo, and Ronald P. Rapini, includes CD-ROM, 2568 pp, with illus, $299, ISBN 0-32302-4092, e-dition includes Web site access, $399, ISBN 0-32302-5781, St Louis, Mo, 2003.
JAMA. 2005;293:101-102.
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This textbook of dermatology is best described in a few words: well written and user friendly. In compiling it, the well-known editors have had the help of a six-member editorial board and hundreds of contributors.
In the preface, the editors express the hope that the text will not reside on a bookshelf but rather be used on a regular basis. Both the extent and scope of the information included in the book justify this bold statement. Many well-organized tables, diagrams, algorithms, and charts help the reader to better understand dermatology.
The 20-page introductory chapter on clinical and pathologic differential diagnosis is a stand-alone gem for physicians in training. Like the aphorism "When you hear hoof beats, think first of horses, not zebras," the chapter is organized to emphasize common causes and presents a coordinated way of thinking about diagnosis and treatment. Table I.1, "Approach to the Dermatology Problem Patient," should . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Zoltan Trizna, MD, PhD, Reviewer
Austin, Tex
ztrizna@pol.net
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