Anatomy of the Skin
Graphic colour diagram of skin cross-section, with complete descriptions of each layer. |
Botanical
Dermatology Database
An electronic version of Mitchell &
Rook's classic volume Botanical Dermatology. This is an excellent resource for
plant-related dermatoses and treatments, and includes pertinent references. |
Clinical Trials in Dermatology & Plastic Surgery
Centerwatch.com provides a full listing of dermatology clinical trials currently occurring in the U.S. |
Dermatology
in the Cinema
This site presents dermatologic conditions
that appear in movies as well as an interactive forum exploring the cinematic portrayal of
people with skin diseases. |
Dermatology Journal Watch: Medical Articles and Commentary
Perspectives from leading dermatologists on the latest in diagnosing and treating conditions of the skin, hair, and nails, offering clinical perspectives on key research and news. |
Dermatology Laboratory
Tests
Detailed information on specialized
diagnostic laboratory tests. |
Dermatology News
Current news releases and advances in dermatology, including study results, AAD presentations, FDA announcements, and more. |
Dermatology Online with Interactive Technology
DOIT consists of three modules to instruct the basics of Dermatology using a problem-based learning approach: CyberLecture - a virtual lecture text and atlas, CyberTrainer - an interactive clinical training program, and CyberForum - a discussion platform with tutors. Free to all with registration. |
DermIS
DermIS.net is one of the largest dermatology information services available on the internet. It offers elaborate image atlases (DOIA and PeDOIA) complete with diagnoses and differential diagnoses, case reports and additional information on almost all skin diseases. |
DermLinx - Dermatologist Medical News Journals Daily
Daily listing of dermatology news, including recent publications, news releases, articles, conferences, CME courses, and more, searchable by subspecialty. |
Dermoscopy Tutorial
This tutorial instructs physicians to recognize dermoscopic criteria, to diagnose pigmented lesions, and to calculate diagnostic algorithms by covering basic and advanced aspects of dermoscopy thus facilitating the management of patients with pigmented skin lesions. |
DermQuest
The Art, Science, and Practice of Dermatology - focused content reviewed by an international panel of respected dermatologists who add insights to issues shaping your practice. |
DermWiz
Dermwiz is a searchable database of non-tumoral skin diseases. It provides a list of diseases that match criteria selected by the user from a vast menu covering clinical and pathological aspects of diseases. Since the database contains descriptions of nearly all diseases and variants, it will yield differential diagnoses containing both common and rare conditions. |
Drug3k Online Drug Encyclopedia
Drug3K.com offers an excellent free online database for thousands of the most commonly prescribed drugs and includes links to detailed product monographs: Prescription Drug Information, Side Effects, Interactions, and pictures of Medications. Drug3k is a project of European Organisation of Family Health Research (EOFHR) - a non-profit research and education organization. |
Drug Eruption Global Database
Drug eruptions are searchable by
drug name, reaction pattern type, category, and interaction. Includes pertinent literature references. 10 day free trial, followed by a subscription. |
Electronic Textbook of Dermatology
A multi-authored
searchable textbook on a variety of dermatologic conditions. |
eMedicine Dermatology Textbook
Extremely content-rich site with numerous chapter and articles, along with available CME courses for different conditions. |
ePocrates
Provides a clinical drug database with about 2,800 drug monographs for the PDA. Each monograph includes information on pricing, adverse reactions, contraindications, pharmacokinetics as well as related drug monograph topics. The autoupdate function, which is engaged when the palm pilot is connected to the internet, provides information on new drugs, new indications, and recalls. Available as a free download and for purchase; purchased version has more features. |
Evidence-Based Dermatology
A web-based tool designed to help dermatology residents, dermatologists, and allied health professionals learn and practice evidence-based dermatology. |
Introduction for Mohs Micrographic Surgery Lesson
A basic illustrated introduction to a simple Mohs Surgery on a small basal cell carcinoma on a patient's cheek. |
The Language
of Dermatology
A Web based program that teaches the terms
used in morphologic diagnosis. |
Latex Allergy
iVillage provides a complete overview of latex allergy, with potential causes, related allergies, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods. |
mediLexicon
A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. Plus medical news and searches for the medical, pharmaceutical or healthcare professional. |
Merck Manual Professional: Dermatology Disorders
An encyclopedic listing of dermatology disorders sorted by type, with descriptions of etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. |
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages
A searchable glossary which translates terms into multiple languages, in which you can browse by language and show definitions of items from an English language of medical terms. |
National Center for Biotechnology Information Dermatology Database Search
Rich results from a dermatology search in the database simultaneously show results from PubMed, PubMed Central, online books, Nucleotide sequence database, Protein sequence database, and much more. |
National Skin Centre Information on Skin Diseases (Singapore)
Descriptions, care, medications, and photographs of over 35 skin conditions and diseases. |
Occupational Skin Infections
A list of occupations, the high-risk job task involved, and the potential diseases and infections that can result. |
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Online version of the definitive catalog of
heritable diseases in man. |
PubMed
This is a database of most the published articles and books on dermatology, run by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. There are currently more than 17,400 dermatology focused and dermatology related publications listed, with title, author, and abstracts available, with articles linked to others of related interest. If full text is available online PubMed will link to it. |
RxList
The Internet Drug Index enables advanced searching by keyword, side effect, interaction, name, pill id, imprint codes, NDC codes, and medical terminology, as well as maintaining a list of the top 150 most recent drug name searches and the top 300 prescriptions for 2005 by number of U.S. prescriptions dispenses. |
SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD)
A clinical tool for assessing the severity of atopic dermatitis as objectively as possible. Includes a short course and also an online SCORAD calculator. |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Slides
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides 9 PowerPoint presentations and graphics on the major STD's. Registration with the site is necessary to download the files. |
