Imported Skin Diseases

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. Imported Skin Diseases, 2nd edition Edited by William R. Faber, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Roderick J Hay DM, FRCP, FRCPath, Kings College London, London, UK Bernard Naafs MD, PhD, Regional Dermatology Training Center (RDTC), Moshi, Tanzania; Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL)Bauru, Brasil; and Stichting Tropen-Dermatologie, Munnekeburen, The Netherlands 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. Titles of Related Interest Baran and Dawber’s Diseases of the Nail and Their Management Baran, de Berker, Holzberg, Thomas (eds); ISBN 978-0-470-65735-5 Diagnostic Dermatology: The Illustrated Guide Bowling; ISBN 978-1-4051-9855-4 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.