Tropical Medicine (eBook)

Nick Beeching, Geoff Gill (Autoren)

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2014 | 7. Auflage
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-73456-8 (ISBN)

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Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions.

• New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook
• Brand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
• Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
• More colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding
• Fully supported by a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/tropicalmed containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom Colbert)
• Now available in a range of digital formats - perfect for on-the-go study and clinical practice

Nick Beeching is Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Geoff Gill is Emeritus Professor of International Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Inhalt

Contributors vii

Preface ix

List of Abbreviations x

New Drug Names xiii

How to use your textbook xiv

About the companion website xvii

Part 1 A general approach to syndromes/symptom complexes 1

1 Gastrointestinal presentations 3

2 Respiratory presentations 11

3 Neurological presentations 16

4 Febrile presentations 24

5 Dermatological presentations 29

6 The patient with anaemia 33

7 A syndromic approach to sexually transmitted infections 38

8 Splenomegaly in the tropics 47

Part 2 Major tropical infections 51

9 Malaria 53

10 Visceral leishmaniasis 70

11 Cutaneous leishmaniasis 77

12 Tuberculosis 82

13 HIV infection and disease in the tropics 96

14 Onchocerciasis filariasis and loiasis 126

15 African trypanosomiasis 141

16 South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) 148

17 Schistosomiasis 151

18 Leprosy 163

Part 3 Other tropical diseases 175

19 Amoebiasis 177

20 Bacillary dysentery 183

21 Cholera 186

22 Giardiasis and other intestinal protozoal infections 190

23 Intestinal cestode infections (tapeworms) including cysticercosis 195

24 Soil-transmitted helminths 199

25 Viral hepatitis 205

26 Liver and intestinal flukes 214

27 Hydatid disease 218

28 Pneumonia 222

29 Lung flukes 229

30 Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia 231

31 Pyogenic meningitis 233

32 Cryptococcal meningitis 241

33 Encephalitis 243

34 Acute flaccid paralysis 248

35 Spastic paralysis 251

36 Rabies 254

37 Tetanus 259

38 Brucellosis 262

39 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers 267

40 Arboviruses 273

41 Viral haemorrhagic fevers 276

42 Dengue and yellow fever 283

43 Relapsing fevers 289

44 Rickettsial infections 292

45 Leptospirosis 294

46 Melioidosis 297

47 Tropical ulcer 299

48 Buruli ulcer 301

49 Myiasis 305

50 Cutaneous larva migrans 307

51 Scabies and lice 309

52 Strongyloidiasis 311

53 Guinea worm infection (dracunculiasis) 315

54 Histoplasmosis 317

55 Other fungal infections 319

56 Haemoglobinopathies and red cell enzymopathies 321

57 Haematinic deficiencies 326

58 Bites and stings 330

59 Non-communicable diseases 334

60 Refugee health 351

61 Syndromes of malnutrition 358

62 Eye disease in the tropics 364

63 Neglected tropical diseases 372

Index 381

Rezensionen

"This is a comprehensive review of many tropical diseases, appropriately updated from the previous edition, that accomplishes its educational purpose by presenting material in a way that makes learning uncomplicated and enhancing it with online materials and multiple-choice questions." (Doody's, 9 January 2015)

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List of abbreviations

 

3TC	Lamivudine

AAFB	acid- and alcohol-fast bacilli

Ab

antibody

ABC

abacavir

ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme

ACPR	adequate clinical and parasitological response

ACR	adequate clinical response

ACT	artemisinin combination therapy

ADLA	acute dermatolymphangioadenitis

AFB	acid-fast bacilli

AFL	acute filarial lymphangitis

Ag

antigen

AgB

antigen B

AHI	acute HIV infection

AIDP	acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

AIDS	acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ALA	amoebic liver abscess

ALB	albendazole

AMAN	acute motor axonal neuropathy

AmB	amphotericin B

APOC	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control

AQ	Amodiaquine

ARB	angiotensin receptor blocker

ARC	AIDS-related complex

ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome

ARI	annual risk of infection

ART	antiretroviral therapy

ARV	antiretroviral drug

AST	aspartate transaminase

ATB	antibiotic

AVPU	Alert, responds to Voice, to Pain, or Unresponsive

AZT	zidovudine

BB	borderline leprosy

BCG	bacille Calmette–Guérin

b.d.	twice daily

BI	bacterial index

BL	borderline lepromatous leprosy

BMI	body mass index

BP	blood pressure

b.p.m.

beats per minute

BT	borderline tuberculoid leprosy

cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate

cART	combination antiretroviral therapy

CATT	card agglutination test for trypanosomes

CBT	cognitive behaviour therapy

CCA	circulating cathodic antigen

CCHF	Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever

CD4	CD4 positive T lymphocyte (formerly T-helper cell)

CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA).

ComDT

Community directed treatment with ivermectin

CFT	complement fixation test

CHE	complex humanitarian emergency

CHK	chikungunya virus

CIATT

card indirect agglutination test for trypanosomes

CL	cutaneous leishmaniasis

CM	cryptococcal meningitis

CMI	cell-mediated immunity

CMR	crude mortality rate

CMV	cytomegalovirus

CNS	central nervous system

COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CQ	chloroquine

CRP	C-reactive protein

CSF	cerebrospinal fluid

CT	computerized tomography

CTC	community based therapeutic care

CTF	Colorado tick fever

CVP	central venous pressure

CXR	chest x-ray

DALY	disability adjusted life year

DART	Development of Anti-Retroviral Therapy

DAT	direct agglutination test

d4T

stavudine

DCL	diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis

ddI	didanosine

DD5	double diffusion test for arc 5

DEN	dengue virus

DDS	4,4-diaminodiphenylsulphone

DDT	dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane

DEC	diethylcarbamazine citrate

DF	dengue fever

DHF	dengue haemorrhagic fever

DHFR	dihydrofolate reductase

DHPS	dihydropteroate synthetase

DIC	disseminated intravascular coagulation

DKA	diabetic ketoacidosis

DOT	directly observed therapy

DOTS	directly observed short course therapy

DSS	dengue shock syndrome

DTH	delayed-type hypersensitivity

DTM&H

diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene

DTP	diptheria, tetanus and pertussis

EBV	Epstein–Barr virus

ECG	electrocardiogram

EEE	eastern equine encephalitis

EEG	electroencephalography

EFV

efavirenz

EHEC	enterohaemorrhagic

EIA	enzyme immunoassay

EITB	enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay

EMF	endomyocardial fibrosis

ENL	erythema nodosum leprosum

EPI	extended programme of immunization

ERCP	endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ETF	early treatment failure

EFV

Efavirenz

FAR	fever–arthralgia–rash

FAST	fast agglutination-screening test

FBC	full blood count

FCPD	fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes

FES	fasciola excretory–secretory

FEV1	forced expiratory volume in 1 second

FGM	female genital mutilation

FGT	formol gel test

FTC	emtricitabine

FUO	fever of unknown origin

FVC	forced vital capacity

G6PD	glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid

GAELF

Global Alliance for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis

GAVI	Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

GBS	Guillain-Barré syndrome

GCS	Glasgow coma score

GDP	gross domestic product

GPELF

Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis

GSK	GlaxoSmithKline

GTT	glucose tolerance test

HAV	hepatitis A virus

HbA	adult haemoglobin

HbF	foetal haemoglobin

HbS	sickle haemoglobin

HBeAg

hepatitis B ‘e’ antigen

HBIg	hepatitis B immunoglobulin

HBsAg

hepatitis B...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.4.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Klinische Umweltmedizin
• Schlagworte: available • Clinical • Companion • Comprehensive • Containing • Content • digital • Edition • Formats • hundreds • Infectious Disease & Microbiology • Infektionskrankheit • Infektionskrankheiten u. Mikrobiologie • Interactive • Introduction • medical education • Medical Science • Medicine • Medizin • Medizinstudium • Multiplechoice • New • perfect • Photographs • questions • Range • Reise- u. Tropenmedizin • Study • Travel / Tropical Medicine • Tropenmedizin • Tropical • Website
• ISBN-10: 1-118-73456-4 / 1118734564
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-73456-8 / 9781118734568