Vulvo-Vaginal Infections
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 2007
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-84076-069-9 (ISBN)
Description
In gynecological practice one third of patient complaints involve vulvo-vaginal infections. This book helps the practitioner towards accurate diagnosis, and provides suggestions for appropriate patient care that will avoid ineffective treatments and thus ongoing discomfort for the patient. To avoid misdiagnoses the authors outline the correct testing and screening processes that should be used. Two sections of therapy follow: the first outlines the standard accepted modes of therapy, and the second is for patients who fail to respond to the medication prescribed, or who respond and then become symptomatic again after the treatment has ended.
Reviews / Votes
"Ledger and Witkin argue against the common practice of treating women on the basis of their symptoms alone and, with the aid of numerous colour photographs of both clinical and microscopic appearances, describe how accurate diagnoses may be made...The style of writing is informal and easy to read...the immunology sections are relevant and clearly explained."-The British Journal of Hospital Medicine
"Provides extensive insight into the resolution of real-life clinical dilemmas...The chapter on Candida infection is possibly the best published review of this topic...provides a leap forward in the understanding and management of vulvovaginal disease."
-Clinical Infectious Diseases
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Gynaecologists in practice and in training. Physicians working in emergency departments, outpatient clinics and general practice.
Illustrations
171 Illustrations, color
ISBN-13
978-1-84076-069-9 (9781840760699)
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William Ledger | Steven Witkin
Vulvo-Vaginal Infections
Book
03/2007
1st Edition
Manson Publishing Ltd
€62.15
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Persons
William J. Ledger, MD - Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Chief, New York Weill Cornell Center, New York, USA. Steven S. Witkin, MD - Director - Division of Infection and Immunology, New York Weill Cornell Center, New York, USA.
Content
Scientific Basis for the Care of Women with Vulvo Vaginitis
Microbiology of the Vagina
Vaginal immunology
Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal disease
Vulvo-Vaginal Infections
Candida Vulvovaginitis
Bacterial vaginosis
Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis
Desquamative Inflammatory vaginitis
Genital herpes
Human papilloma virus
Other sexually transmitted diseases
Staphylococcus aureus and group A streptococcal infections of the vagina and vulva
Non-Infectious Vulvo-Vaginitis
Allergic vulvovaginitis
Menopausal vulvovaginitis
Vulvodynia
Dermatologic conditions causing vulvo-vaginitis
Microbiology of the Vagina
Vaginal immunology
Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal disease
Vulvo-Vaginal Infections
Candida Vulvovaginitis
Bacterial vaginosis
Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis
Desquamative Inflammatory vaginitis
Genital herpes
Human papilloma virus
Other sexually transmitted diseases
Staphylococcus aureus and group A streptococcal infections of the vagina and vulva
Non-Infectious Vulvo-Vaginitis
Allergic vulvovaginitis
Menopausal vulvovaginitis
Vulvodynia
Dermatologic conditions causing vulvo-vaginitis