Global Dermatology: Diagnosis and Management According to Geography, Climate, and Culture

ISBN-13: 9781461276074 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 359 str.

Lawrence C. Parish; Larry E. Millikan

Opis

A comprehensive source of information on variations found in skin diseases throughout the world is offered here. By considering the overall problems of hereditary variables, climate fluctuations, and therapeutic differences, this volume provides an appraisal of the diverse factors that make up the composite picture of cutaneous medicine. Divided by continent and then further organized into countries or regions, each entry presents basic information on the disease indigenous to the area, including its definition and symptoms, etiology, clinical manifestations, histopathology, appropriate laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, management, prevention and references. Additional chapters discuss the influence of travel and migration as well as of variables such as climate. 38 full color plates superbly illustrate the many variations of major dermatologic diseases. As technology has made global travel far quicker and more commonplace, this book is a must for all dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, and for all family practitioners and general internists.

Spis treści

I. Prologue.- 1. Comments.- 2. Tropical Medicine and Tropical Public Health.- 3. Dermatological Epidemiology.- 4. Climatology.- 5. Culture and Socioeconomic Background: Constructing the Relationship Between the Skin, Touch, and Sexuality.- 6. The Cultural Construction of Illnesses of the Skin.- 7. The Globalization of Medical and Dermatologic Education.- II. The Influence of Migration and Travel.- 8. Comments.- 9. The United States of America.- 10. Western Europe.- 11. The United Kingdom.- 12 Immigrants in Eastern Europe.- 13. Africa.- 14. Travel Medicine.- III. Variables in Dermatology.- 15. Comments.- 16. Diseases Affected by Heat.- 17. Diseases Affected by Cold: Arctic and Subarctic Areas.- 18. Diseases Affected by War: The Korean Experience.- 19. Global Veterinary Dermatology.- IV. Anthropologic Dermatology.- 20. Comments.- 21. Diseases Among Arab People.- 22. Diseases Among Australian Aborigines.- 23. Diseases Among Black People.- 24. Diseases Among Jewish People.- 25. Diseases Among Native American People.- V. Regional Dermatology.- 26. Comments.- The Americas.- 27. Caribbean Region.- 28. Chile.- 29. Colombia.- 30. Mexico.- 31. Venezuela.- Europe.- 32. Germany.- 33. Greece.- 34. Malta.- 35. Poland.- Africa.- 36. Malawi.- 37. Nigeria.- 38. Rwanda.- 39. South Africa.- Asia.- 40. Japan.- 41. India.- 42. Lebanon.- 43. United Arab Emirates.- VI. Global Therapy.- 44. Therapeutic Considerations.- 45. Antimicrobial Therapy.- 46. Antifungal Therapy.- 47. Antiparasitic Therapy.