Diagnosis in Color
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2nd Edition
Published in July 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-7234-2496-3 (ISBN)
Description
This text offers a visual guide to the full spectrum of STDs. Throughout more than 600 colour photographs show clinical manifestations as they are likely to appear in practice. This edition contains a completely revised HIV section which includes discussions on current treatments, updated CDC classifications, discussions of asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV disease and new information on the affects of HIV on organ systems.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Residents and Physicians in genito-urinary medicine and infectious diseases.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
633 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7234-2496-3 (9780723424963)
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Content
Section I: Aetiology of Common Presentations. Male Patients. Female Patients. Section II: Techniques of Examination. Section III: The Treponemal Diseases. Syphilis. Non-Venereal Treponematoses. Section IV: Chancroid, Donovanosis, Lymphogranuloma Venereum. Chancroid. Donovanosis. Lymphogranuloma Venereum. Section V: Common Inflammatory Conditions. Gonorrhoea. Non-Gonococcal Genital Infection. Chlamydial Infection. SARAand Reiter S Syndrome. Candidiasis. Trichomoniasis. Bacterial Vaginosis. Intestinal Problems in Homosexual Males. Section VI: Viral Infections (Excluding HIV). Hepatitis Viruses. Herpes Genitalis. Molluscum Contagiosum. Human Papillomavirus. Section VII: Other Conditions. Balanoposthitis. Behcet S Syndrome. Erythrasma. Hidroadenitis. Fungal Infections. Lichen Simplex. Lichen Planus. Pemphigus Vulgaris. Pseudoacanthosis Nigricans. Pityriasis Rosea. Psoriasis. Seborrhoeic Dermatitis. Drug Reactions. Dystrophic Conditions. Parasitic Infestations. Premalignant and Malignant Conditions. Pyogenic Lesions. Trauma. Miscellaneous. Section VIII: Interaction Between HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Transmission. Clinical Effects. Intervention. Clinical Examples. Section IX: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease. Introduction. Cause. Transmission of Infection. Immunology. Serological Diagnosis. Natural History of HIV Infection. Definitions/Classification. Primary HIV Infection. Clinical Manifestations of HIV Disease. Pulmonary Disease. Malignant Disease. Neurological Presentations. Ocular Presentations. Alimentary Tract Presentations. Skin Disease. HIV in the Hair and Nails. Index.