In our daily practice, although we have gold standard treatments for the treatment of skin diseases, our treatment decisions may differ in our patients with the impact of several parameters such as age, gender, comorbidities, disease pattern and severity, guidelines in diagnosis and treatment provide us with the most upto-date, evidence-based treatment for our patients.

In our Guidelines in Dermatology book, evidence-based current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for 27 different diseases that are frequently encountered in dermatology and considered clinically prioritized were reviewed. In addition to international guidelines, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and follow-up algorithms are systematically presented to our colleagues in a systematic format based on current literature reviews. This book, which is aimed to support the patient management in our daily practice, will be a practical and reference book for dermatology specialists and residents. The chapters in this book have been prepared by academicians and experienced clinicians who are experts in their fields and have been prepared within the framework of national and international guidelines, current literature and clinical experiences.

This book not only serves as a reference source in clinical practice, but also provides a content that will contribute to the dermatology education process of our young colleagues. We believe that this study will be useful to the dermatology community both in terms of reviewing basic information and following new developments.

We would like to thank all our colleagues who have contributed to the preparation of this book and hope that it will facilitate our colleagues’ access to up-to-date information.

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Zekayi KUTLUBAY
İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology,
İstanbul, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuğba Kevser UZUNÇAKMAK
İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology,
İstanbul, Türkiye