1st Edition

Tropical Dermatology

By Roberto Arenas Copyright 2001
    378 Pages 195 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Tropical diseases are not merely a group of nosologic diseases indigenous to the intertropical zone. Many are diseases of poor public health originating from poverty, ignorance, and population upheaval. Tropical dermatoses represent a public health problem in 127 countries with a population of 3 billion people who do not have access to health care. Currently, infectious and parasitic diseases along with emergent diseases such as AIDS, or old re-emergent, drug-resistant diseases constitute the majority of tropical dermatoses. This handbook presents the geographical distribution, etiology, clinical picture, and treatment of dermatoses in the tropics.

    A: Superficial Mycosis; Dermatophytosis; Pityriasis Versicolor; Candidiasis; Tinea nigra; Tricosporonosis; B: Pseudomycosis; Erythrasma; Pitted Keratolysis; Trichomycosis; Protothecosis; Actinomycosis; Botryomycosis; C: Subcutaneous Mycosis; Mycetoma (Madura Foot); Sporotrichosis; Chromoblastomycosis; Lobomycosis (Jorge Lobo's Disease); Entomophtoromycosis; Rhinosporidiosis; D. Systemic Mycosis; Coccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Histoplasmosis; E. Mycosis By Opportunists; Penicilliosis Due to Penicillium marneffei; F. Mycobacteriosis; Leprosy; Cutaneous Tuberculosis; Atypical Mycobacteriosis; G. Pyodermas; Impetigo; Folliculitis/Furunculosis; Hidradenitis; Ecthyma/Erysipelas; Necrotizing Fasciitis (Streptococcal Gangrene); Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (Ritter's Disease); Anthrax; Tularemia; Rhinoscleroma; Lyme Borreliosis; H. Treponematosis and Genital Ulcers; Syphilis; Pinta; Yaws (Pian, Frambesia); Endemic Syphilis (Bejel); Chancroid (Soft Chancre); Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis); Lymphogranuloma Venereum; I. Parasitic Dermatosis; Pediculosis; Scabies (Sarna); Larva Migrans (Larva Migrans Syndrome); Tungiasis; Myiasis; Leishmaniasis; Cutaneous Amebiasis; Trypanosomiasis; Onchocerciasis; Trichinosis; Dracunculosis; Cysticercosis; J. Virosis; Herpes Simplex/Aphthous Ulcer; Varicella/Zoster; Viral Warts/Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia; Molluscum Contagiosum; Dengue; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS); K. Malnutrition; Pellagra/Kwashiorkor; L. Sweaty Syndromes; Miliaria/Dyshidrosis; Caloric Intertrigo; M. Tropical Ulcer; Tropical Ulcer; N. Contact Reactions; Reactions to Contact with Marine Animals; O. Reaction to Arthropods; Reactions to Arthropods (Spiders); Reactions to Arthropods (Scorpions); P. Dyschromias; Ashy Dermatosis; Q. Others; Acne; Ainhum (Spontaneous Dactylolysis); Actinic Prurigo; Keloids; Verruga Peruana: An Infectious Endemic Angiomatosis

    Biography

    Roberto Arenas