Diagnostic Pathology: Nonneoplastic Pediatrics, 2nd Edition – A Comprehensive Resource for Pathologists

Authored by renowned experts Angelica R. Putnam MD and Karen S. Thompson MD, this esteemed volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series serves as an indispensable point-of-care resource for practitioners across all levels of experience and training.

Covering the entire landscape of nonneoplastic pediatric pathology, this exhaustive resource incorporates the latest clinical, pathological, and molecular knowledge to provide a thorough understanding of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. The richly illustrated and easy-to-use format makes it an ideal day-to-day reference or a reliable training resource.

Comprehensive Coverage of Nonneoplastic Entities

This authoritative guide provides a clear framework for understanding the clinical and histopathologic appearances of over 270 nonneoplastic entities, covering every organ system with a focus on reactive, infectious, congenital, and genetic conditions.

Significant Advances and Updates

This second edition incorporates significant advances in the field, including:

• Recent molecular discoveries and updated disease entities
• New information on multiple immunologic disorders
• Changes and expansions to several classification systems (WHO, Banff, and ISSVA)
• Updates in other scoring systems

New chapters have been added to address manifestations of pediatric COVID-19 infection, tumoral calcinosis, multiple skeletal dysplasia, skeletal muscle, collagenous gastritis and colitis, adenovirus appendicitis, intestinal pseudoobstruction, disorders of sexual development, and Kikuchi disease.

Visual Aids for Accurate Diagnosis

The book features approximately 3,000 high-quality clinical and histologic images, gross pathology images, radiologic images, and full-color illustrations to help practicing and in-training pathologists reach a confident diagnosis. Additionally, nearly 200 extra images are available online.

The consistently templated chapters and bulleted content enable quick, expert reference at the point of care.

An eBook version is also available, allowing users to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Publisher: Elsevier
Edition: 2nd edition (December 27, 2022)
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 1020
ISBN-10: 0323796664
ISBN-13: 978-0323796668