The third edition of this highly regarded text continues to provide a comprehensive resource for pediatric dermatologists. The book offers evidence-based diagnosis and treatment recommendations and covers both common and rare conditions, including emerging conditions and research, especially at the genetic level. A refreshing new text design makes the book more accessible, and new editors and contributors bring a distinctly international perspective to the work.

Alan Irvine, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor and Consultant Pediatric Dermatologist, University of Dublin and Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland

Albert Yan, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Pediatric Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Dr Yan is also President-elect of the Society of Pediatric Dermatology

Peter Hoeger, MD, Professor and Head of Pediatric Demratology, Cathjolic Children's Hospital, Hamburg and Department of Dermatology, University of Hamburg, Germany

List of Contributors, xiii

Preface to the Third Edition, xxv

Acknowledgements, xxvii

List of Abbreviations, xxix

VOLUME 1

Part 1 The Development of Paediatric Dermatology as a Medical Sub-speciality

1 The History of Paediatric Dermatology, 1.1
John Harper

Part 2 The Newborn

2 Embryogenesis of the Skin, 2.1
Karen A. Holbrook

3 Physiology of Neonatal Skin, 3.1
Peter H. Hoeger

4 The Role of Histopathology in Paediatric Dermatopathology, 4.1
Marian Malone

5 Skin Care of the Newborn, 5.1
Jean-François Stalder

6 Common Transient Neonatal Dermatoses, 6.1
Franck Boralevi & Alain Taïeb

7 Disorders of Subcutaneous Tissue in the Newborn, 7.1
Susan J. Bayliss & Roy Colven

8 Cutaneous Manifestations of Congenital Infections, 8.1
Peter H. Hoeger

9 Acquired Neonatal Infections, 9.1
Nico G. Hartwig, Arnold P. Oranje, Dirk Van Gysel & Marinus C.G. van Praag

10 Developmental Abnormalities, 10.1
Henning Hamm

11 Differential Diagnosis of Neonatal Erythroderma, 11.1
Hagen Ott & Peter H. Hoeger

12 Collodion Baby, 12.1
Edel A. O'Toole & David P. Kelsell

13 Harlequin Ichthyosis, 13.1
Edel A. O'Toole & David P. Kelsell

14 Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus, 14.1
Sara J. Brown & Rosemarie M. Watson

15 Restrictive Dermopathy, 15.1
David G. Paige

16 Congenital Erosive and Vesicular Dermatosis, 16.1
Bernard A. Cohen

17 Iatrogenic Disorders of the Newborn, 17.1
Elia F. Maalouf & Wilson B. Lopez

Part 3 Napkin Dermatitis

18 General Aspects of Napkin Dermatitis, 18.1
Arnold P. Oranje

19 Causative Factors of Napkin Dermatitis, 19.1
Ernesto Bonifazi

20 Clinical Features and Differential Diagnosis of Napkin Dermatitis, 20.1
Albert C. Yan & Paul J. Honig

21 Management of Napkin Dermatitis, 21.1
Arnold P. Oranje

Part 4 Atopic Dermatitis

22 Epidemiology of Atopic Dermatitis, 22.1
Carsten Flohr & Hywel C.G. Williams

23 Genetics of Atopic Dermatitis, 23.1
Stephan Weidinger & Alan D. Irvine

24 Immunology of Atopic Dermatitis, 24.1
Aideen M. Byrne & Donald Y.M. Leung

25 Immunopharmacological Mechanisms in Atopic Dermatitis, 25.1
Clive B. Archer

26 Microbiology in Atopic Eczema, 26.1
Christina Schnopp & Martin Mempel

27 The Skin Barrier in Atopic Dermatitis, 27.1
Simon G. Danby & Michael J. Cork

28 Clinical Features and Diagnostic Criteria of Atopic Dermatitis, 28.1
Sinéad M. Langan & Hywel C.G. Williams

29 Atopic Dermatitis: Scoring Severity and Quality of Life Assessment, 29.1
M. Susan Lewis-Jones & Carolyn R. Charman

30 Guidelines to Management of Atopic Dermatitis, 30.1
John Harper, Kathrin Giehl & E. Ann Bingham

31 Food Allergy and Eczema, 31.1
Helen E. Cox & Jonathan Hourihane

32 Aeroallergies and Atopic Eczema, 32.1
Ann-Marie Powell, Gideon Lack & Adam Fox

33 Eczema Herpeticum, 33.1
Helen M. Goodyear

34 Psychosocial Aspects of Atopic Dermatitis, 34.1
Margaret DeJong, Ereni Skouta & Mary T. Glover

Part 5 Other Types of Dermatitis

35 Infantile Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, 35.1
Carlo M. Gelmetti & Ramon Grimalt

36 Hypereosinophilic Disorders, 36.1
Nerys M. Roberts & Richard Staughton

37 Pityriasis Alba, 37.1
Nanette B. Silverberg

38 Perioral Dermatitis, 38.1
Ki-Young Suh & Ilona J. Frieden

39 Pompholyx, 39.1
Carlo M. Gelmetti

40 Nummular or Discoid Dermatitis, 40.1
Linda E. De Raeve

41 Seborrhoeic Dermatitis of Adolescence, 41.1
James A.A. Langtry

42 Lichen Simplex Chronicus and Prurigo, 42.1
Howard B. Pride & Mercedes E. Gonzalez

43 Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis, 43.1
John Browning & Alanna Bree

44 Allergic Contact Dermatitis, 44.1
Carsten Flohr & John S. C. English

45 Phytodermatoses, 45.1
Christopher R. Lovell

Part 6 Infections

46 Molluscum Contagiosum, 46.1
Ali Alikhan & Tor Shwayder

47 Human Papillomavirus Infection, 47.1
Zsuzsanna Z. Szalai

48 Herpes Simplex Virus Infections, 48.1
Helen M. Goodyear

49 Viral Exanthems, 49.1
Wynnis L. Tom & Sheila Fallon Friedlander

50 Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome, 50.1
Carlo M. Gelmetti

51 Poxviruses, 51.1
M. Susan Lewis-Jones

52 HIV Infection, 52.1
Neil S. Prose & Coleen K. Cunningham

53 Infective Dermatitis (Skin Manifestations of HTLV Infection), 53.1
Rosalia A. Ballona & Neil B. Prose

54 Pyodermas and Toxin-mediated Syndromes, 54.1
Christian R. Millett, Warren R. Heymann & Steven M. Manders

55 Skin Manifestations of Meningococcal Infection, 55.1
Saul N. Faust, Parviz Habibi & Robert S. Heyderman

56 Pitted Keratolysis, Erythrasma and Erysipeloid, 56.1
Anita P. Sheth

57 Mycobacterial Infections of the Skin, 57.1
Lisa McNally, Huda Al-Ansari & Vas Novelli

58 Bartonella Infections: Bacillary Angiomatosis, Cat Scratch Disease and Bartonellosis, 58.1
Diana B. McShane, Heidi H. Kong & Sarah A. Myers

59 Lyme Borreliosis, 59.1
Susan O'Connell

60 Endemic Treponematoses: Yaws, Pinta and Endemic Syphilis, 60.1
Herman Jan H. Engelkens

61 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Rickettsial Infections, 61.1
Daniel J. Sexton

62 Superfi cial Fungal Infections, 62.1
Peter P.M. Mayser & Yvonne Gräser

63 Deep Mycoses and Opportunistic Infections, 63.1
Adrián-Martín Pierini,, María Marta Bujan & Agustina Lanoël

64 Cutaneous Infections in Immunocompromised Children, 64.1
Hagen Ott & Peter H. Hoeger

Part 7 Nutritional Disorders

65 Skin Manifestations of Nutritional Disorders, 65.1
Luz Orozco-Covarrubias & Carola Durán McKinster

Part 8 Tropical Dermatoses

66 Tropical Ulcer, 66.1
Vibhu Mendiratta

67 Leishmaniasis, 67.1
Evelyne Halpert, Gerzain Rodriguez & Carlos Arturo Hernández

68 Cutaneous Larva Migrans, 68.1
Antonia K. Kienast

69 Myiasis, 69.1
Peter H. Hoeger

70 Leprosy (Hansen Disease), 70.1
Sunil Dogra & Amrinder J. Kanwar

Part 9 Stings and Infes…