Habif's Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy

Full of great pics

I must admit that as an over optimistic resident going into my first year of residency, I read almost all of the derm forums to get a list of the best dermatology books to begin with and I was lost lost lost lost and overburdened with a list of so many resources! Bolognia, Andrew's, Fitzpatrick, Rook's and even Uptodate were some of the resources I was bombarded with. A minority mentioned that their program recommended Habif as a first reading before moving on to Bolognia but I never gave that possibility a second thought because it was as I said a minority of people who suggested it. Then I heard this recommendation again by one of my dermatology tutors whom I've come across online and I wasn't so enthusiastic but I thought what would I lose, let me give it a try! and OMG once I started reading it, I found that it was written as though Habif was holding my hands and getting me through the derm diseases in a very logical, and elaborate way. Everything started making sense and I found myself thinking back to most of the patients I saw during my first few months of residency and connecting the dots with regards to some treatment decisions. The treatment sections are elaborate and GOLD. I have to say though that I had very minimal exposure to derm as a med student. This book is a must read in the first couple of weeks/ months of residency. Once I get done with it, I am moving to Bolognia.

This is an excellent book that has multiple graphics, great index and treatment modalities. The only downside is that it does not show different skin types as well.

This has to be one of the best Clinical Reference tools I have ever purchased.

Excellent clinical dermatology atlas with great photographs , treatment, and wonderful organization by regions. I also love the disorders index on the very first page. I found this most useful to quickly find a disease. I love this book. I also have Bolognia that I found bulky and the print is much too small. As a result I rarely use itUNFORTUNATELY, there is no mention of " migratory necrolytic erythema " that is seen with glucagonoma. I also have Fitzpatrick's atlas of clinical dermatology and and that disease is well illustrated in it. I suggest you add it to your next edition.My wife is a retired dermatologist and I a retired plastic surgeon. We practiced together for 40 years and she always called me to see the interesting cases. As a result I learned a lot of dermatology and still kept my interest in dermatology and Internal medicine .I highly recommend this textbook that I find most useful and enjoyable. It is a MUST have !

Dr. Dinulos took the helm in editing this classic clinical dermatology textbook, previously edited by the late Dr. Habif, and made it better than ever. I have used all the major dermatology textbooks (Bolognia's, Rook's, and Andrew's) and have found Habif's Clinical dermatology to be the most clinically relevant. A lot of clinical pearls and just enough information on the many dermatologic conditions to give you a good understanding of the disease, without the extraneous information that is better reserved for more detailed reference textbooks. I highly recommend this textbook.

I'm a nurse practitioner for a while now and my dermatology texts are old and decided to get newer editions. I saw this book and decided to try it. It's one of the best things I've ever done! Even with my decades of experience in hospital and outpatient settings, and with guidance of dermatologists, dermatology can still be very challenging. With this book I feel like Dr. Habif is beside me, explaining to me what to look for, what could be the differential diagnoses... great book!

Very good book, great pictures. My hiring dermatologist recommended it for me. I'm a beginner Nurse practitioner entering into this field