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Third edition. Edited by Phillip H. McKee, Eduardo Calonje, and Scott R. Granter. 1865 pp., plus index, in two volumes, illustrated, with CD-ROMs. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2005. $399. ISBN 0-3230-3672-4.

Weighing in at close to 20 lb, this two-volume textbook is an excellent source of information concerning diagnostic and scientific aspects of dermatopathology. It should be no surprise that nearly 2000 pages would be required to cover the numerous pathologic conditions of skin that affect patients from the cradle to the grave. The skin is the largest organ of the body and reflects disease not only within the protective coat itself but often also primary maladies of noncutaneous origin inside the body.

McKee and his coeditors, with contributions by several other authors, have masterfully covered virtually all the diseases that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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