Book excerpt: Written for trainees as well as experienced dermatopathologists, this 3rd edition of the Atlas And Synopsis Of Lever's Histopathology Of The Skin provides a systematic approach to diagnosing skin diseases. Classifying skin diseases by location, reaction patterns, and cell type if applicable, this new edition greatly improves the ability of the reader to recognize a wide variety of skin diseases and help in the development of differential diagnoses. Written to be a useful reference tool and teaching aid rather than a comprehensive textbook, this guide will aid dermatopathologists of all experience levels in the understanding of cutaneous reaction patterns and diagnosis. FEATURES * Expanded table of contents -- key to the skin disease classification system * Sections are color-coded for ease of reference throughout book * New tables compare "lookalike" diseases * Over 1600 color images * Each disease illustrated with multiple color photomicrographs * Online image bank