Tropical medicine: lecture notes

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. -- Résumé de l'éditeur.

Index : p.[383]-390.

Contributors, vii<br> Preface, ix<br> List of abbreviations, x<br> New drug names, xiii<br> How to use your textbook, xiv<br> About the companion website, xvii<br> <br> <b>Part 1 A general approach to syndromes/symptom complexes, 1</b><br> 1 Gastrointestinal presentations, 3<br> 2 Respiratory presentations, 11<br> 3 Neurological presentations, 16<br> 4 Febrile presentations, 24<br> 5 Dermatological presentations, 29<br> 6 The patient with anaemia, 33<br> 7 A syndromic approach to sexually transmitted infections, 38<br> 8 Splenomegaly in the tropics, 47<br> <br> <b>Part 2 Major tropical infections, 51</b><br> 9 Malaria, 53<br> 10 Visceral leishmaniasis, 70<br> 11 Cutaneous leishmaniasis, 77<br> 12 Tuberculosis, 82<br> 13 HIV infection and disease in the tropics, 96<br> 14 Onchocerciasis, filariasis and loiasis, 126<br> 15 African trypanosomiasis, 141<br> 16 South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease), 148<br> 17 Schistosomiasis, 151<br> 18 Leprosy, 163<br> <br> <b>Part 3 Other tropical diseases, 175</b><br> 19 Amoebiasis, 177<br> 20 Bacillary dysentery, 183<br> 21 Cholera, 186<br> 22 Giardiasis and other intestinal protozoal infections, 190<br> 23 Intestinal cestode infections (tapeworms) including cysticercosis, 195<br> 24 Soil-transmitted helminths, 199<br> 25 Viral hepatitis, 205<br> 26 Liver and intestinal flukes, 214<br> 27 Hydatid disease, 218<br> 28 Pneumonia, 222<br> 29 Lung flukes, 229<br> 30 Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, 231<br> 31 Pyogenic meningitis, 233<br> 32 Cryptococcal meningitis, 241<br> 33 Encephalitis, 243<br> 34 Acute flaccid paralysis, 248<br> 35 Spastic paralysis, 251<br> 36 Rabies, 254<br> 37 Tetanus, 259<br> 38 Brucellosis, 262<br> 39 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, 267<br> 40 Arboviruses, 273<br> 41 Viral haemorrhagic fevers, 276<br> 42 Dengue and yellow fever, 283<br> 43 Relapsing fevers, 289<br> 44 Rickettsial infections, 292<br> 45 Leptospirosis, 294<br> 46 Melioidosis, 297<br> 47 Tropical ulcer, 299<br> 48 Buruli ulcer, 301<br> 49 Myiasis, 305<br> 50 Cutaneous larva migrans, 307<br> 51 Scabies and lice, 309<br> 52 Strongyloidiasis, 311<br> 53 Guinea worm infection (dracunculiasis), 315<br> 54 Histoplasmosis, 317<br> 55 Other fungal infections, 319<br> 56 Haemoglobinopathies and red cell enzymopathies, 321<br> 57 Haematinic deficiencies, 326<br> 58 Bites and stings, 330<br> 59 Non-communicable diseases, 334<br> 60 Refugee health, 351<br> 61 Syndromes of malnutrition, 358<br> 62 Eye disease in the tropics, 364<br> 63 Neglected tropical diseases, 372<br> Index, 381.