The pocket atlas is an excellent reference work that presents pathologic findings in all clinically relevant fields, using high-quality photographs and concise, well structured explanatory texts. Images include color photos and micrographs. Electron microscopic images are included where necessary. Clear schematic drawings illustrate procedures such as the course of infections, etc. Text boxes on clinical and morphological aspects, on complications, and with easy-to-remember mnemonic summaries are set off in color.

1 Fundamentals of pathology 2 Cellular pathology 3 Connective tissue lesions 4 Errors of metabolism : inorganic compounds 5 Errors of metabolism : organic compounds 6 Pigment lesions 7 Sublethal cell damage 8 Lethal cell injury 9 Calcification and stone disorders 10 Chemical cell injury 11 Physical cell injury 12 Immune pathology 13 Pathology of inflammation 14 Viral infection 15 Bacterial infection 16 Mycotic infection 17 Protozoan infection 18 Helminthic infection 19 Hereditary disorders 20 Congenital malformations 21 Tissue repair 22 Tumor pathology 23 Generalized circulatory disorders 24 Localized circulatory disorders 25 Edema