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...

practitioner up to date on the various aspects of conditions and diseases considered to be sexually transmitted. REFERENCES 1. Crissey JT, Denenholz DA: Development of the modern forms and concepts of syphilis. Clin Dermatol, 2(1):1-10, 1984. 2. Panconesi E, Mazzi M: The day syphilis came. Int 1 Dermatol, 23:284-286, 1984. 3. Washington AE, Johnson RE, Sanders LL: Chlamydia trachomatis infections in the United States: What are they costing us? lAMA, 257:2070-2074, 1987. 4. Bulkley LD: Syphilis in the Innocent. New York: Bailey and Fairchild, 1894. 5. Syphilis: Major perinatal killer. Med...

With patients now surviving trauma, neurological diseases, and the geriatric state for longer periods, dermatologists are increasingly being called on to manage these often devastating cutaneous defects. Unrealistic goals regarding prevention and wound healing have compounded the problem, while patient awareness, government intervention, and legal entanglements make an understanding of the diagnosis and management of this dermatologic entity mandatory.
This volume addresses how to both recognise and manage the condition. Beginning with the background of the disease, the book goes on to...

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Despite the development of penicillin and other treatments, the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide continues to rise. In Genital and Perianal Diseases, A Colour Handbook, the authors discuss the diagnosis and treatment of the main cutaneous conditions of the anogenital region, with a special focus on those diseases considered to be sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Through succinct text and more than 240 top-quality illustrations, this volume combines the advantages of an atlas...

A brilliant collection of colour pictures, augmented by appropriate discussion, describing both common and unusual afflictions. Sections on clinical manifestations, histologic findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment, complemented by significant references, have been written by selected authorities in the field. Dermatologists, dentists, and even primary care physicians will find this an indispensable volume in their practices.