Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Skin (AFIP Atlas of Tumor and Non-Tumor Pathology, Series 5)

The human skin, as the largest organ of the body, is home to numerous neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders.The vast majority of non-neoplastic skin diseases are inflammatory in nature, while a small subset is non-inflammatory.This book covers 194 non-neoplastic dermatologic conditions, classified by their primary microscopic tissue reaction patterns.Our aim is to provide a concise, practical, and up-to-date review of these diseases.We offer a discussion on the clinical presentation, histopathologic features, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and management for each entity.One of the key attributes of this clinical atlas is the abundant collection of clinical and microscopic images used to illustrate the salient features of these disorders. In this book, we will focus on inflammatory dermatoses, which encompass a wide range of dermatologic conditions that can be challenging to diagnose due to significant overlaps in clinical and histopathologic features.Dermatopathologists are mo