Skin Infections
Diagnosis and Treatment

A complete and concise diagnosis and therapy for infectious diseases associated with skin disease.

John C. Hall (Edited by), Brian J. Hall (Author)

9780521897297, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 April 2009

360 pages, 6 b/w illus. 259 colour illus. 74 tables
28.5 x 22 x 1.8 cm, 1.23 kg

'Not only should Skin Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment be in every medical and departmental library, but the practicing physician might consider this book as a top contender for his or her library.' Journal of the American Medical Association

This is the first textbook linking the two disciplines of dermatology and infectious diseases. As the number of elderly, AIDS, transplant and cancer surviving patients continues to rapidly increase worldwide, all medical personnel need to be able to rapidly recognize and treat infections. The skin is the most easily accessed and monitored of all organs and is often the first sign of infection. Knowledge of the integument's link to infection is a must for the modern medical nurse, nurse practitioner, medical student, resident and practitioner. To accomplish these goals, the text features authors from around the world who are considered experts in their various fields of expertise. The book is organized into types of infections, locations in the integument, and specific subpopulations of patients at risk and regional variations of infections.

Part I. Common Infections: 1. Common bacterial infections Tammie Ferringer
2. Common viral infections Anne Marie Tremaine, Aron Gewirtzman, Brenda Bartlett, Natalia Mendoza, Alejandra Varela and Stephen K. Tyring
3. Common fungal infections Elizabeth A. Cooper and Aditya K. Gupta
Part II. Less Common Infections: 4. Tuberculosis in the skin Sunil Dogra and Kumar Bhushan
5. Leprosy Arturo P. Saavedra and Samuel L. Moschella
6. Atypical mycobacteria Francesa Prignano, Caterina Fabroni and Torello Lotti
7. Arthropod born infections Dirk M. Elston
8. Deep fungal infections Paulo Ricardo Criado and Evandro Ararigboria Rivitti
9. Parasitology Francisco G. Bravo
Part III. Infections in Selected Ecosystems: 10. Infections in the desert: eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere Joseph C. Pierson and David J. DiCaudo
11. Infections in the tropics Paula Pereira Araujo, Sueli Coelho Carneiro and Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
12. Aquatic dermatology Domenico Bonamonte and Gianni Angelini
Part IV. Infections in Selected Patient Populations: 13. Skin infections in HIV patients Joe Susa and Clay J. Cockerell
14. Infections in organ transplant patients Daniela Kroshinsky, Jennifer Y. Lin and Richard Allen Johnson
15. Cancer patients and skin infections John C. Hall
16. Skin infections in pediatric patients Michelle R. Wanna and Jonathan A. Dyer
17. Skin infections in the elderly Noah S. Scheinfeld
18. Skin infections in the athlete Brian S. Adams
19. Skin infections in diabetes mellitus Nawaf Al-Mutairi
Part V. Infections of Specific Skin-Associated Body Sites: 20. Infections of the scalp Shannon C. Harrison, Haydee Knott and Wilma Bergfeld
21. Infections of the nail unit Claudine Pierard-Franchimont, Pascale Quatresooz and Gerald E. Peirard
22. Infections of mucous membranes Alison J. Bruce, Julia S. Lehman and Roy S. Rogers
Part VI. Special Disease Categories: 23. Infections in skin surgery Jean-Michel Amic, Anne-Marie Rogues and Alain Taieb
24. Venereal diseases Travis Vandergriff, Mandy Harting and Ted Rosen
25. Life threatening skin infections Lisa A. Drage.

Subject Areas: Dermatology [MJK], Medicine: general issues [MB]