Full Description
This second volume describes a further wide variety of parasitic infections and other diseases,including benign and malignant tumors. Some are widespread, others re- stricted to specific geographical or climatic regions; almost all affect countless patients, some with generalized illnesses, others with limited involvement which may nonetheless be serious for the individual. The book contains numerous images at the important stages of the diseases, with photographs and histopathological sections to help understand the clinical progress, and often the response to treatment. These two volumes will be of great value to all who care for patients with tropical diseases, clinicians as well as radiologists.
Contents
Giardiasis; Ascariasis; Anisakiasis; Ancylostomiasis (Hookworm Disease); Strongyloidiasis; Capillariasis, Trichinosis (Trichinellosis); Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever, Salmonella Infections; Tropical Sprue, Kwashiorkor; Trichuriasis (Whipworm Infection); Helminthoma; Bacillary Dysentery; Lymphogranuloma Venereum; Clonorchiasis and Other Liver Fluke Diseases, Oriental Cholangitis; Paragonimiasis, Melioidosis; Plague; Cardiovascular Diseases in the Tropics; Filarial Diseases; Guinea Worm Infection (Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia); Brucellosis; Tetanus; Leprosy; Yaws and Endemic (Non-Veneral) Syphilis; Tropical Ulcer; Ainhum; Scleroma (Rhinoscleroma); Cancrum Oris (Noma); Small Pox; Burkitt's Lymphoma; Kaposi Sarcoma; Geographic Variations of Malignant Neoplastic Diseases in the Tropics; Geographic Variations of Non-Neoplastic Diseases in the Tropics; Toxoplasmosis; Fevers; The Imaging Dept. in Small Hospitals; The Ultrasonography of Tropical Diseases; INDEX
