Paediatric Dermatology

Sue Lewis-Jones (Hon consultant in dermatology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee), has over 40 years clinical experience in paediatric dermatology. Research interests include Quality of Life (QoL) in children. Co copyright holder of 3 QoL Questionnaires: Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI), Dermatitis Family Index (DFI) and the Infants Dermatology QoL index (IDQoL). Chair of NICE Guideline CG057 for management of atopic eczema in children under 12 and Chair of NICE quality standards for this guideline. Author of many articles and reviews on eczema and QOL in childhood skin diseases. Past Chair of the British Society for Paediatric Dermatology, past Chair of the Scottish Dermatological Society, and past Convenor for Dermatology for the Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health. Past member of Skills for Health Dermatology Strategy Group and development of competences for dermatology. National and international lecturer and Hon lecturer in dermatology University of Addis Ababa.Dr Murphy is a Consultant Dermatologist at Sheffield University Teaching Hospital and the Dental Hospital and Sheffield Children's Hospital. She is a Councillor for the International Psoriasis Council and is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal diseases. She does paediatric clinics at Nottingham University Children's and is Associate Professor of Dermatology in Nottingham from where she continues her research interest in paediatric psoriasis, vulval, and connective tissue disease. She is President of the British Association of Dermatologists and Immediate Past President of the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology. As previous Chair of the Specialty Advisory Committee to the Royal College of Physicians, she has a personal and professional interest in medical Education at all levels and is committed to improving the diagnosis and treatment of children with skin disease.

Review from previous edition The book's strength lies in the wide range of topics, given its compact size...There is an impressive amount of information packed into this little book. Physicians caring for children will find it useful in their everyday practice.

• Section 1: Basics of dermatology 1: Structure and function of the skin 2: The dermatological consultation 3: Dermatological treatments 4: Patterns, shapes, and distribution in skin disease 5: Endocrine dysfunction and the skin 6: Faltering growth and the skin Section 2: Neonatal 7: Neonatal skin problems 8: Vascular birthmarks Section 3: Diagnosis by body distribution 9: Skin problems of the face, nose, eyelids, and ears 10: Oral problems 11: Trunk and flexures 12: Hands, feet, and limbs 13: Genital skin disorders 14: Hair and scalp disorders 15: Nail changes 16: Photosensitivity Section 4: Rashes 17: Eczema and related itchy rashes 18: Acne and acneiform rashes 19: Pustular rashes 20: Papular rashes 21: Urticarial and urticarial-like rashes 22: Psoriasis, red rashes and erythroderma 23: Cutaneous drug reactions 24: Abuse and self-inflicted disease Section 5: Textural skin changes 25: Blisters 26: Crusts, scabs, and eschars 27: Dry skin disorders 28: Lumps and bumps 29: Changes in skin thickness and elasticity 30: Ulceration of the skin Section 6: Discolouration of the skin 31: Purple colouration 32: White colouration 33: Brown colouration 34: Moles (melanocytic naevi) 35: Blue, grey, and black colouration 36: Red colouration 37: Yellow or orange colouration Section 7: Rashes in rheumatology and transplant patients 38: Skin changes associated with rheumatological disease 39: Rashes associated with transplantations