Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color 2/E 2nd Edition

Taylor and Kelly's book "Dermatology for Skin of Color is a masterpiece. I have been teaching dermatology for more than 35 years and it was heretofore very difficult to find a comprehensive resource on skin of color. There has historically been a dearth of information about skin of color in the major dermatologic texts. This book belongs in every academic dermatology training venue and on the shelf of every practicing dermatologist. The book contains invaluable photographs that show the nuances of clinical presentation sin skin of color. There are also invaluable pearls of wisdom regarding therapeutic options.The book is further enriched by a fascinating account spearheaded by Dr. Fred Quarles, on African American, Hispanic and Asian Pioneers in dermatology. These magnificent physicians and leaders had to over come in many cases racial barriers that barred people of color from receiving training in dermatology and opportunities to practice. In sum this book has invaluable clinical and cultural material that makes it a must have.George Cohen MD, Founding Program Director Florida State University College of Medicine, Dermatology Residency at Dermatology Associates of Tallahassee

What a great book. Topics are well covered and so much better than the other ten shorter books that I have.I see difficult derm patients , mostly minority people , and this book is not only relevant, but it gives much more information that average Dermatology books. In Medicine, we need in general at least 2 pages of info rather than 5 lines on most conditions.

This 2nd edition of Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color is outstanding. It takes the education about skin of color to another level. You will thoroughly enjoy utilizing this text. Purchased several as gifts to Dermatologists in training to optimize the overall knowledge base of dermatology and provide an excellent resource book.

Dr's A.Paul Kelly and Susan Taylor have crafted such an expansive 2nd Edition to their seminal groundbreaking work Dermatology For Skin of Color, that it is hard to imagine another such work of this extraordinary caliber will ever appear within the remaining decades of this century. Kelly and Taylor have virtually redefined, created and authored a new and exciting discipline within the field of dematology so unique and important, that it stands alone on its own merit inviting researchers, academicians, and health care professionals to enter a new world of science not previously held as valid or important. Kelly and Taylor have permanently altered that myopic thinking. The vastly unique differences, both subtle and not so subtle, between the skin of caucasians and that of people of color demands a complete rethinking of the pathophysiology, genetic markers, and the profound contributory importance of melanin in the onset of skin disease manifestations seen in pigmented skin that cannot be discarded and dismissed as trivial or aberrant. Significant to this issue, is the fact this work reveals the connection between virtually every form of pathology seen in different physiological systems, and how that pathology is manifested in dermatological symptoms similar to but in many cases vastly different from caucasian skin disorders. Whether it is psychiatric illness or endocrine disorders, neoplastic disease or cardiopulmonary deficits, renal failure or obstetrical compromise, neurological manifestations or pediatric disease, hematological pathology or gastrointestinal disorders -- at some point in time the symptoms all come to the surface. And the knowing dermatological practitioner must be able to discern the clinical difference between symptoms manifested in pigmented skin and non-pigmented skin.Another tremendous health care benefit of this 2nd Edition of Dermatology For Skin of Color, is the fact the editors Kelly and Taylor along with their Co-editors Dr's Henry Lim and Ana Serrano have included the skin differences seen in people of color from Hispanic cultures as well as Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. This is important because pigmented skin is a rainbow of colors throughout the world, and dermatological disease entities are clinically manifested in different ways than might be traditionally viewed in western societies.Regardless of specialty, I cannot imagine a health care practitioner in today's society, be he or she in private practice or institutional research, who does not have both 1st and 2nd editions of Kelly and Taylor's Dermatology For skin of Color in their libraries. Because without it, it's like practicing medicine with one arm tied behind your back.

There was not as many pics of colored peopled as I thought would be in the text book

The book itself is wonderful, with a multitude of different skin conditions and many cultural considerations listed, including common natural supplement specific to cultural origin.However, I originally ordered a new book. The book was sent in a cardboard box with no protection or packaging except a plastic bag. Amazon was kind enough to send a replacement, and establish a return for me. The return was also sent in the same packaging, with deeply creased pages, & a spotty residue on the covers. If I’m ordering a “new” $250 book, I imagine it would arrive in better condition. I have had no problem with other Amazon sellers sending new books intact with shrink wrap, & padded insulation to protect the book.