Clinical Cases in Dermatopathology

This book provides a case-based guide to the diagnosis and management of dermatopathological conditions. Clinical cases are examined to help the reader through the treatment of unusual skin diseases using best practice techniques. A variety of skin conditions are covered, including skin lesions of the forehead, leg lesions, tinea capitis, skin lesions of the abdomen, trichofolliculoma, eosinophilic cellulitis, and occipital scalp skin.

Clinical Cases in Dermatopathology highlights evidence-based best practice through its multidisciplinary approach and is relevant to trainees and clinicians working within dermatology and pathology.

Dr Dong-lin Xie MD, PhD is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology, and dermatopathology. She received her medical degree from Shanghai Medical University and completed her PhD in Biochemistry at Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center. She followed this with a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where she also completed fellowships in dermatopathology and transfusion medicine. Dr Xie served as clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida from 1999 to 2001.  She is a member of the College of American Pathologists, American Society of Clinical Pathology and the Florida Society of Pathologists.