Global movement of people leads to the global movement of disease
International travel enables skin diseases to move around the world with increasing ease. Skin diseases transmitted through casual contact with people, animal vectors and a foreign environment are particularly prone to transport. Dermatologists need to recognize the signs and symptoms of disease not native to their environment to enable proper diagnosis and care.
Imported Skin Diseases provides a clinical guide to the foreign diseases increasingly seen in ‘Western’ clinics. With a focus on accurate diagnosis and effective therapy, the book covers:
- Differences between pigmented and non-pigmented skin
- Viral, bacterial and fungal Infections
- Parasitic infestations
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Aquatic diseases
Written by an international team of experts, with practical tips throughout, Imported Skin Diseases prepares you for the unusual skin diseases you are increasingly likely to see in your clinic.
Table of Contents
Contributors, ix
1 Introduction, 1
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs
2 Precautions and Protection, 4
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs
3 Pigmentary Disorders in Black Skin, 8
J.P.W. van der Veen & L. Nieuweboer-Krobotova
4 Difference between Pigmented and Nonpigmented Skin, 19
B. Naafs
5 Influence of the New Environment on the Skin, 31
S. Badeloe & H.E. Menke
6 Fungal Infections, 45
R.J. Hay
7 Mycobacterial Infections, 64
W.R. Faber
8 Leprosy, 79
B. Naafs & W.R. Faber
9 Buruli Ulcer, 94
D.S. Walsh, W.M. Meyers, & F. Portaels
10 Ulcerating Pyodermas, 107
J.E. Zeegelaar
11 Rickettsioses, 114
P.A. Kager & H.G. Schipper
12 Viral Diseases, 123
R.M. Mays, R.A. Gordon, S. Javed, J.M. Wilson, W.J. LaPolla, N.A. Kjar, & S.K. Tyring
13 Sexually Transmitted Infections, 149
M. Waugh & H.J.C. de Vries
14 Endemic Treponematoses, 162
H.J.H. Engelkens
15 American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis, 171
C. Talhari, J.A. de Oliveira Guerra, A. Chrusciak-Talhari, P.R.L. Machado, & S. Talhari
16 Leishmaniasis: Old World, 189
F. Vega-L´opez
17 Onchocerciasis/Filariasis, 205
M.E. Murdoch
18 Schistosomiasis, 226
A.M. Polderman & L. van Lieshout
19 Tungiasis, 234
H. Feldmeier & J. Heukelbach
20 Cutaneous Larva Migrans, 243
J. Heukelbach & H. Feldmeier
21 Myiasis, 252
R. Kapoor, T.A. McGraw, & D.M. Elston
22 Persistent Insect Bites, 264
C.L.M. van Hees
23 Beetle Dermatitis, 273
M. Glatz & P. Schmid-Grendelmeier
24 Aquatic Skin Disorders, 283
M.T.W. Gaastra
25 Geographic Distribution, 293
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs
26 Clinical Problems, 296
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs
Index, 299
