Global Dermatology : Diagnosis and Management According to Geography, Climate, and Culture

A comprehensive source of information on variations found in skin diseases throughout the world is offered here. By considering the overall problems of hereditary variables, climate fluctuations, and therapeutic differences, this volume provides an appraisal of the diverse factors that make up the composite picture of cutaneous medicine. Divided by continent and then further organized into countries or regions, each entry presents basic information on the disease indigenous to the area, including its definition and symptoms, etiology, clinical manifestations, histopathology, appropriate laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, management, prevention and references. Additional chapters discuss the influence of travel and migration as well as of variables such as climate. 38 full color plates superbly illustrate the many variations of major dermatologic diseases. As technology has made global travel far quicker and more commonplace, this book is a must for all dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, and for all family practitioners and general internists. Front Matter....Pages i-ins15 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Comments....Pages 3-5 Tropical Medicine and Tropical Public Health....Pages 6-9 Dermatological Epidemiology....Pages 10-14 Climatology....Pages 15-19 Culture and Socioeconomic Background: Constructing the Relationship Between the Skin, Touch, and Sexuality....Pages 20-26 The Cultural Construction of Illnesses of the Skin....Pages 27-34 The Globalization of Medical and Dermatologic Education....Pages 35-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 Comments....Pages 43-44 The United States of America....Pages 45-50 Western Europe....Pages 51-55 The United Kingdom....Pages 56-61 Immigrants in Eastern Europe....Pages 62-63 Africa....Pages 64-70 Travel Medicine....Pages 71-78 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 Comments....Pages 81-82 Diseases Affected by Heat....Pages 83-92 Diseases Affected by Cold: Arctic and Subarctic Areas....Pages 93-95 Diseases Affected by War: The Korean Experience....Pages 96-102 Global Veterinary Dermatology....Pages 103-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Comments....Pages 113-113 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Diseases Among Arab People....Pages 114-119 Diseases Among Australian Aborigines....Pages 120-136 Diseases Among Black People....Pages 137-153 Diseases Among Jewish People....Pages 154-163 Diseases Among Native American People....Pages 164-168 Front Matter....Pages 169-169 Comments....Pages 171-172 Caribbean Region....Pages 173-178 Chile....Pages 179-184 Colombia....Pages 185-196 Mexico....Pages 197-202 Venezuela....Pages 203-209 Germany....Pages 210-218 Greece....Pages 219-223 Malta....Pages 224-229 Poland....Pages 230-235 Malawi....Pages 236-241 Nigeria....Pages 242-264 Rwanda....Pages 265-271 South Africa....Pages 272-283 Japan....Pages 284-288 Front Matter....Pages 169-169 India....Pages 289-296 Lebanon....Pages 297-300 United Arab Emirates....Pages 301-305 Front Matter....Pages 307-307 Therapeutic Considerations....Pages 309-310 Antimicrobial Therapy....Pages 311-316 Antifungal Therapy....Pages 317-330 Antiparasitic Therapy....Pages 331-339 Back Matter....Pages 341-359