This book summarises the key clinical features and their treatment across a range of skin
diseases and describes the decision-making process when referring patients to specialists. It
describes how treatment of the skin is often very different to other specialities as both
topical and systemic medications are used and reviews the clinical signs investigation and
diagnostic approaches to skin diseases. Treatment of Skin Diseases: A Practical Guide
principally aids primary care physicians trainee dermatologists and dermatology nurse
practitioners but it is also a convenient management guide for allied health professionals
students and hospital-based physicians. A concise atlas of diagnostic photographs is included
and incorporated with a simple set of common differentials to provide a useful reference for
primary care readers and those training in dermatology. The book also contains information on
the management of common skin problems together providing a comprehensive introduction to the
treatment of skin diseases. The treatment options for secondary and tertiary care are also
included to provide a thorough picture of the spectrum of dermatologic therapeutics.