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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

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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

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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

Author Biography

Professor William R. Faber, MD, PhD, Dermatovenereologist Studied Medicine at the?University of Leiden, thereafter medical officer in Uganda, and general practitioner in the Netherlands. Trained as a dermatovenereologist at the Binnengasthuis Amsterdam and thereafter consultant dermatologist at the Meander Medisch Centrum Amersfoort, and the Academic Medical Center (AMC) Amsterdam. At present Professor in Tropical Dermatology at the University of Amsterdam. Professor Roderick J. Hay, DM FRCP FRCPATH, Professor Roderick Hay trained in dermatology at Guys Hospital, the St John's Institute of Dermatology, London and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has been a consultant since 1979 working in St John's Hospital, Guys and St Thomas Hospitals, the Belfast Hospitals Trust and is currently based at Kings College Hospital.
He has been an honorary consultant to the Public Health Laboratory Service (HPA) and University College Hospital. He has also worked in the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA and in a number of other different countries overseas.
He chairs the International Foundation for Dermatology which provides a global network for skin health and has written books, scientific papers and chapters particularly on the subject of skin infection, nail disease, fungal infection, eczema and international health.
His clinical interests include general dermatology, infectious and tropical skin disease, fungal infections and related areas such as nail disorde.Dr Bernard Naafs, MD PhD Dipl. TM&H Dermatovenereologist; Studied Medicine at the University of Utrecht, and Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Amsterdam, and trained as a dermatovenereologist at the Binnengasthuis, Amsterdam. His other appointments have?included: Head,?Clinical Research, All Africa Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Centre (ALERT), Addis Ababa Ethiopia; Head, Leprosy Control Zimbabwe; Head OPD Department of Dermatology Dijkzigt Hospital Erasmus University Rotterdam;?and consultant dermatologist, IJsselmeerziekenhuizen Emmeloord/ Lelystad. At present he is a Consultant in Tropical Dermatology at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in the Netherlands and visiting professor at the Regional Dermatology Training Centre (RDTC) Moshi Tanzania and at the Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL) Bauru SP Brazil.

Table of Contents

Contributors, ix 1 Introduction, 1
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs 2 Precautions and Protection, 4
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs 3 Pigmentary Disorders in Black Skin, 8
J.P.W. van der Veen & L. Nieuweboer-Krobotova 4 Difference between Pigmented and Nonpigmented Skin, 19
B. Naafs 5 Influence of the New Environment on the Skin, 31
S. Badeloe & H.E. Menke 6 Fungal Infections, 45
R.J. Hay 7 Mycobacterial Infections, 64
W.R. Faber 8 Leprosy, 79
B. Naafs & W.R. Faber 9 Buruli Ulcer, 94
D.S. Walsh, W.M. Meyers, & F. Portaels 10 Ulcerating Pyodermas, 107
J.E. Zeegelaar 11 Rickettsioses, 114
P.A. Kager & H.G. Schipper 12 Viral Diseases, 123
R.M. Mays, R.A. Gordon, S. Javed, J.M. Wilson, W.J. LaPolla, N.A. Kjar, & S.K. Tyring 13 Sexually Transmitted Infections, 149
M. Waugh & H.J.C. de Vries 14 Endemic Treponematoses, 162
H.J.H. Engelkens 15 American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis, 171
C. Talhari, J.A. de Oliveira Guerra, A. Chrusciak-Talhari, P.R.L. Machado, & S. Talhari 16 Leishmaniasis: Old World, 189
F. Vega-L´opez 17 Onchocerciasis/Filariasis, 205
M.E. Murdoch 18 Schistosomiasis, 226
A.M. Polderman & L. van Lieshout 19 Tungiasis, 234
H. Feldmeier & J. Heukelbach 20 Cutaneous Larva Migrans, 243
J. Heukelbach & H. Feldmeier 21 Myiasis, 252
R. Kapoor, T.A. McGraw, & D.M. Elston 22 Persistent Insect Bites, 264
C.L.M. van Hees 23 Beetle Dermatitis, 273
M. Glatz & P. Schmid-Grendelmeier 24 Aquatic Skin Disorders, 283
M.T.W. Gaastra 25 Geographic Distribution, 293
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs 26 Clinical Problems, 296
W.R. Faber, R.J. Hay, & B. Naafs Index, 299

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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

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