Welcome to the fi rst edition of Handbook of Dermatology: A Practical Manual, a pocket guide designed for practicing dermatologists, dermatology residents, medical students, and physicians in other fi elds who may be interested in dermatology. Written and edited by former residents and attending physicians in the Division of Dermatology at Washington University School of Medicine, this book is based on an in-house resident handbook which has been used by our department for the past fi ve years. Our goal was to compile and consolidate need-to-know dermatologic information for daily use in patient care and resident and fellow education. As such, it represents the indispensable pocket-sized quick reference which we.
