Introduction The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community has built tremendous momentum in raising awareness of its presence in our communities, and in the past several decades we have…
Introduction Transgender identity is not a mental illness; however, mental health assessment and care is an integral part of transgender care. Transgender people may present with gender dysphoria, for help…
Introduction Transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming individuals have been a part of all cultures historically, yet the emergence of, and advocacy for, transgender individuals in the Western world have become…
Vascular tumors range from red to blue, depending on the degree of vascular stasis and deoxygenation of hemoglobin. When associated with thrombosis or consumptive coagulopathy, the lesions often become hard…
Epidermal neoplasms commonly present with hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, or papillomatosis. These may manifest clinically as a cutaneous horn, scale, palpable induration, a velvety or filiform appearance, or a smooth lesion raised…
The field of dermatology includes diseases of both skin and the skin appendages, namely hair, sweat glands, and nails. A great variety of conditions affect the skin appendages, and some…
Genodermatoses include a variety of skin conditions due to underlying genetic mutations with and without associated systemic findings. New gene mutations are being discovered rapidly and allow for more definitive…
This section of the atlas will focus on vascular disorders of the skin, including such entities as Raynaud disease, erythromelalgia, livedo racemosa, livedoid vasculopathy, cryoglobulinemia, purpura fulminans, superficial thrombophlebitis, purpura,…
This chapter includes granulomatous and histiocytic conditions that are either localized to the skin or can involve the skin as part of a systemic disease. Many will require a skin…
Viral diseases can manifest as nonspecific exanthems, such as in measles and many other morbilliform eruptions, or more specific patterned eruptions, such as the papules on the cheeks, elbows, knees,…
