Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases : Clinical Aspects and Differential Diagnosis.

The Atlas of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Differential Diagnosis is a complete course through the most important sexual diseases. Counting with about 1000 figures, this atlas focuses on the peculiar characteristics of each of these diseases and in the relevant aspects for a proper differential...

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Main Author: Passos, Mauro Romero Leal
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, z. Hd. Alexander Grossmann, 2017.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9783319574707
3319574701
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • What a Professional Involved in STD Should Know
  • Therefore, It Should Not Be Postponed
  • Major Syndromes to Be Observed in STD/Genital Infections
  • Notes
  • Important
  • Sensitivity of a Laboratory Test
  • Specificity of a Laboratory Test
  • Reflection
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1: The Skin and Eruptives Lesions
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Skin Structure and Function (Fig.  1.1)
  • 1.2.1 Epidermis
  • 1.2.1.1 Basal or Germinative Layer
  • 1.2.1.2 Spinous Extract
  • 1.2.1.3 Granulous Extract
  • 1.2.1.4 Corneal Extract1.2.1.5 Dermoepidermic Junction
  • 1.2.1.6 Other Epidermic Cellular Components
  • Melanocyte
  • Langerhans Cell
  • Merkel Cell
  • 1.2.1.7 Cuttaneous Attachments
  • Pilosebaceous Follicle
  • Hair Follicle
  • Sebaceous Gland
  • Apocrine Sebaceous Gland
  • Erector Hair Muscle
  • Eccrine Sudoriparous Glands
  • 1.2.2 Dermis
  • 1.2.3 Hypodermis
  • 1.2.4 Nails
  • 1.3 Dematological Diagnosis
  • 1.3.1 Dermatologic Semiology
  • 1.3.1.1 According to Type of Lesion
  • Color-Changing Lesions (Fig. Â 1.5)
  • Solid Lesions
  • Liquid Content LesionsLesions with Cutaneous Thickness Change
  • Lesions with Continuity Solutions
  • Senile Lesions
  • 1.3.1.2 Shape and Disposition of the Lesions
  • Lesions Distribution
  • 2: Syphilis
  • 2.1 Synonymy
  • 2.2 Concept
  • 2.3 Incubation Period
  • 2.4 Etiologic Agent
  • 2.5 Clinical Presentation
  • 2.5.1 Early Syphilis
  • 2.5.2 Latent Syphilis
  • 2.5.3 Late Syphilis
  • 2.6 Laboratory Diagnosis
  • 2.7 Evaluation of Laboratory Methods
  • 2.7.1 Treatment and Control
  • 2.7.2 Complications
  • 2.7.3 Differential Diagnosis2.7.4 Observations
  • 3: Genital Herpes
  • 3.1 Synonyms
  • 3.2 Concept
  • 3.3 Incubation Period
  • 3.4 Etiologic Agent
  • 3.5 Clinical Presentation (Figs. 3.1â#x80;#x93;3.54)
  • 3.6 Laboratory Diagnosis Tests: Figs. 3.55â#x80;#x93;3.63
  • 3.7 Treatment
  • 3.8 Other Medication
  • 3.9 Complications
  • 3.10 Differential Diagnosis
  • 3.11 Observations
  • 4: Chancroid
  • 4.1 Synonyms
  • 4.2 Concept
  • 4.3 Incubation Period
  • 4.4 Etiologic Agent
  • 4.5 Clinical Presentation (Figs. 4.1â#x80;#x93;4.25)
  • 4.6 Laboratory Diagnosis
  • 4.7 Evaluation of Laboratory Methods (Lewis, DAâ#x80;#x94;modified)4.8 Treatment and Control of Cure
  • 4.9 Complications
  • 4.10 Differential Diagnosis
  • 4.11 Main Differences between Hard Chancre and Soft Chancre
  • 4.12 Observations
  • 5: Lymphogranuloma Venereum: LGV
  • 5.1 Synonyms
  • 5.2 Concept
  • 5.3 Incubation Period
  • 5.4 Etiological Agent
  • 5.5 Clinical Manifestations (Figs. 5.1â#x80;#x93;5.12)
  • 5.6 Laboratory Diagnosis
  • 5.7 Treatment and Control
  • 5.8 Complications (Figs. 5.13â#x80;#x93;5.17)
  • 5.9 Differential Diagnosis