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. 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. CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Travellers, New Immigrants, Asylum Seekers William Faber, Roderick Hay and Ben Naafs 2. Precautions and Protection William Faber, Roderick Hay and Ben Naafs 3. Pigmentary Disorders in Black Skin JPW van der Veen and Nieuweboer-Krobotova 4. Difference Between Pigmented and Non-pigmented Skin Ben Naafs 5. Influence of the new Environment on the Skin Sadhanna Badeloe and Henk Menke 6. Fungal Infections Roderick Hay 7. Mycobacterial Infections William Faber 8. Leprosy Ben Naafs and William Faber 9. Buruli Ulcer Douglas S Walsh, WM Meyers and F Portaels 10. Ulcerating Pyodermas JE Zeegelaar 11. Rickettsioses PA Kager and H.G. Schipper 12. Viral Diseases Rana Mays, Rachel A. Gordon, Saba Javed, Janice M. Wilson, Whitney J. LaPolla, Natalie Kjar and Stephen K. Tyring 13. Sexually Transmitted Infections MA Waugh and Henry de Vries 14. Endemic Treponematoses HJH Engelkens 15. American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Carolina Talhari, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Anette Chrusciak-Talhari, Paulo Roberto Lima Machado and Sinésio Talhari 16. Leishmaniasis: Old World F Vega-Lopez 17. Onchocerciasis/Filariasis Michele E. Murdoch 18. Schistosomiasis AM Polderman and Lisette van Lieshout 19. Tungiasis Hermann Feldmeier and Jörg Heukelbach 20. Cutaneous Larva Migrans J Heukelbach and Hermann Feldmeier 21. Myiasis Roger Kapoor, Timothy A. McGraw and Dirk M. Elston 22. Persistent Insect Bites CLM van Hees 23. Beetle Dermatitis Martin Glatz abdP Schmid-Grendelmeier 24. Aquatic Skin Disorders MTW Gaastra 25. Geographic Distribution William Faber, Roderick Hay and Ben Naafs 26. Clinical Problems William Faber, Roderick Hay and Ben Naafs