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by Kay S.-M. Kane, Jen B. Ryder, Richard A. Johnson, Howard P. Baden, Alexander Stratigos, 652 pp, with color illus, $79, paper, ISBN 0-07-006294-3, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2002;4:272.

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Color Atlas & Synopsis of Pediatric Dermatology is an exceptional resource of pediatric dermatology for any clinician involved in the care of children from neonates to adolescents. Almost 500 illustrations are incorporated into this first-edition textbook. Its format provides for readily accessible diagnostic and therapeutic information on several cutaneous disorders common to the pediatric population.

The 652-page book is divided into 25 main sections, which represent a plethora of skin conditions such as benign epidermal and dermal proliferations, bullous dermatoses, disorders of melanocytes and pigmentation, infections, and inflammatory processes. For each dermatologic disorder, a brief overview, typically including epidemiology, pathophysiology, history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, and management, is presented alongside a color photograph of a characteristic example.

In particular, the section on the disorder of melanocytes gives an excellent overview on nevocellular lesions encountered in children. The presentation of dysplastic melanocytic nevi or atypical nevi, given their presence as a . . . [Full Text of this Article]