The Skin and Common Disorders
Colorful, user friendly clearly labeled illustrations show:
cross section of the skin shows normal anatomy
describes the role of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer,
detailed cross sections of derivative of skin - hair and nail
Includes non-threatening illustrations and descriptions of types of skin lesions and common skin disorders:
fissure, ulcer, cyst, macule, papule, wheal, vesicle, pustule, bulla, and nodule,
acne (closed and open comedo), actinic keratosis (solar keratosis), junctional nevus (mole),
basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, verruca vulgaris (wart), seborrheic keratosis, dermatofibroma,
and urticaria (hives).