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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Book Description (from Amazon.com) Editorial Review This hefty, 925 page book summarises the most up-to-date information on sexually transmitted infections and diseases. The rationale for the seemingly ambiguous title is provided by the inclusion of diseases that are not transmitted sexually, but can be the result of an infection that is (eg, AIDS and HIV) and of ectoparasites that can be transmitted through sexual contact. Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology Book Description (from Amazon.com) Mucosal Immunology and Virology
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Editorial Review During the past few decades, there has been an explosion of interest in tropical medicine among the dermatology community. One likely explanation is that dermatologists in Western countries are encountering more and more patients with tropical diseases, either imported during international travel or related to a progressively more multiethnic society (immigrants, refugees, or adoptees). Although in tropical areas such diseases are usually well known and easily recognized by experienced physicians, at our latitudes the rarity of and unfamiliarity with them may lead to problems of differential diagnosis and, consequently, improper management. Tropical Dermatology represents both a practical and comprehensive guide to the mucocutaneous manifestations of tropical diseases. This book is concise enough to be read cover-to-cover, yet authoritative enough to be used as a reference as well. Moreover, the huge number of color images and figures serve as a pseudo-atlas and facilitate an understanding of the various topics. Apart from the expected, systematic, and more or less conventional description of the most common tropical infections and infestations, this manual shines with its section dedicated to noninfectious conditions. Environmental causes of dermatitis, which are often missing from other texts, are included here, and may represent a recurrent source of cutaneous problems in returned travelers. Contact to tropical plants, for example, can cause mechanical injury, primary irritant (toxic) dermatitis, allergic phytodermatitis, or contact urticaria. Taking into account the frequency of exotic-sea vacations and the popularity of tropical aquariums, another section of the book addresses the dermatologic manifestations of marine and freshwater exposures to various organisms, such as bacteria, sponges, coelenterates, worms, echinoderms, mollusks, and fish. One nice feature of this book faces the issues of the prospective traveler. This section prepares the reader to counsel travelers about potential dermatoses, infections, and environmental hazards specific to the area of destination, and discusses general preventive measures, including appropriate vaccinations and prophylaxis. Moreover, it offers practical and useful recommendations on what might be considered for a travel medical kit. Because tropical arthropods act repeatedly as vectors of disease carrying bacterial, protozoan, and helminthic pathogens, this section details practical information on how to prevent bites and stings (including the use of repellents, insecticides, bed nets, and infrastructure improvement). General preventive measures for travelers concerning food, beverages, poisons, weather, altitude, walking, and safe sexual practices are also included. In addition, there is helpful posttravel advice aimed at facilitating early recognition of signs or symptoms of travel-related illnesses. It seems increasingly important that current dermatologists become acquainted with tropical mucocutaneous diseases to promptly diagnose and consequently avoid potential complications. Tropical Dermatology represents a valuable tool that guides a thorough approach to and treatment of patients with tropical diseases. Book Review from American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene by Douglas S. Walsh Stephen K. Tyring, Omar Lupi, Ulrich R. Hengge. 2005. London: Churchill Livingstone. 528 pages. Comprehensive textbooks about the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of tropical diseases are often described as challenging to assemble because many so-called "tropical" diseases, although more common in the tropics, often occur in temperate climates. This issue is especially relevant to a book describing "tropical skin diseases". In a new textbook entitled Tropical Dermatology, Stephen Tyring and 2 colleagues, Omar Lupi and Ulrich Hengge, have succeeded in producing a germane, comprehensive review of skin diseases relevant to the tropics. A large factor in their success was assembling an impressive collection of over 90 qualified authors to write about tropical skin diseases in their areas of interest or expertise. Many authors are well-respected clinicians and researchers in the field, are from disease endemic regions, and have diagnosed and treated the entities they describe. As importantly, the book contains a large number of high-quality color clinical, histopathological, and microbiological images that are essential, if not expected, parts of any dermatology textbook that is destined to be highly regarded. Many chapters contain helpful maps showing regions where specific diseases are found, as well as color diagrams that depict entities such as viral envelopes and life cycles and provide the reader with basic pathogenicity information. There are only a handful of tropical dermatology textbooks available, a topic that is increasingly relevant. The preface of Tropical Dermatology echoes some important concepts on tropical dermatology in 2006. Not only are an increasing number of health care providers practicing in tropical locales, persons living in temperate climates are more frequently presenting with skin diseases acquired in tropical countries, largely because of the ease and availability of international travel. This is evidenced by a growing number of journal articles describing traveler’s dermatoses. Like many general tropical disease textbooks, Tropical Dermatology is organized into 3 large sections, including an Introduction that covers syndromal tropical dermatology, issues for travelers, and working in the tropics. The remaining 2 sections describe infections and non-infectious conditions, respectively. The placement of infectious before non-infectious conditions is appropriate, given the etiology of the majority of tropical diseases. However, the comprehensive list of non-infectious etiologies reminds the reader that not all tropical dermatoses are infectious, and the importance of formulating multi-etiological differential diagnoses that include entities such as bites and stings. The infections section is subdivided into major etiologies by organism group, and then by individual causative organisms. The arrangement of the table of contents is clean and logical, and does not overwhelm the reader with extraneous details. The chapter headings re-appear at the beginning of each major section in the book, providing the reader helpful landmarks. The editors placed protozoan and helminthic diseases ahead of bacterial, viral, and fungal disease, a reminder of the breadth of tropical disease etiologies. At the beginning of each chapter, the main topics are highlighted in colored boxes, a pattern that is repeated for each individual condition. This quickly focuses important concepts for the reader, an especially useful format for those just browsing. Each chapter follows a logical format that includes introduction, history, epidemiology, pathogenesis and etiology, clinical features, patient evaluation, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and treatment. Synonyms and key feature boxes at the beginning of each individual condition are useful graphical summary techniques appearing more frequently in reviews and textbooks. There are numerous tables throughout the book that provide useful summaries of the text, many covering an entire page. Tables contain black text on a light blue background, making them readily apparent. The tables, formatted as grids with both horizontal and vertical lines, are somewhat tedious to read. There is little bolding of the text in most tables, and text line spacing is generous, features that may cause some difficulty in identifying related items. The individual chapters are generally well written and provide current, accurate, and comprehensive information. In addition, many chapters include interesting anecdotes or pearls of wisdom that are not often mentioned in general tropical disease books, making the book an enjoyable read. Reference lists are appropriate in length, focused, and accurate. This book will be a welcome addition to the library of health care providers interested in learning more about tropical dermatology, or by those who evaluate patients on a regular or occasional basis with skin diseases that may fall in the category of tropical skin diseases. The editors should consider producing updated editions as time passes.
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Editorial Review
Field of medicine: Virology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Format: Hardcover book.
Audience: Clinicians and scientists working in the fields of virology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Purpose: To enhance clinicians' and scientists' knowledge and understanding of current management strategies for viral diseases and the prospects of future advances. Antiviral therapy is an important subject because several major viral infections lack adequate therapy. In some situations, treatments exist, but they are limited by substantial toxicity.
Content: The book reviews recent advances in antiretroviral therapies, general antiviral therapies, antiviral vaccines, and immunotherapies that are used to prevent and treat viral infections. Chapter 1 reviews the current status of antiviral therapy. It discusses future needs and highlights the importance of public health measures and vaccine development. The chapter's introduction discusses customized vaccines and antiviral therapy based on assessment of singlenucleotide polymorphisms. Chapter 2 provides an excellent overview of current antiretroviral agents and the mechanisms of action and adverse events of the major agents. Chapter 3 is an extensive overview of the major nonantiretroviral and antiviral agents, including those that work against herpesviruses, respiratory viruses, human papillomavirus, and hepatitis B and C viruses. In addition, this chapter discusses immunomodulation agents, such as interferon-x and imiquimod. Chapter 4, the final chapter, discusses vaccines and immunotherapies, current vaccines against viruses, and investigational products. The chapter briefly addresses polyclonal intravenous immune globulin and monoclonal antibodies. It also summarizes the recommended immunization schedule for adults issued by The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and provides the childhood and adolescent schedules for vaccination.
Highlights: This is a brief but excellent, well-referenced review of antiviral therapy. It puts the current state of knowledge in perspective, while highlighting the directions for future work. The material is presented systematically, is easy to read and understand, and includes well-organized tables. It spans from molecular structures and mechanisms of action to practical aspects of drug availability, and it discusses the economic impact of antiviral treatment. Finally, the book provides a unique clinician-investigator perspective.
Limitations: While the book is comprehensive, some areas lack details. It is difficult to capture all aspects of antiviral management in a book of this size. More details in areas such as vaccination might further improve future editions of this text. Similarly, replacing the current schematic figures with better-quality illustrations might be more reader-friendly and instructive.
Related reading: Several related texts could supplement specific topics in the book: Knipe and colleagues' Fields Virology, 4th edition (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001), and Stiehm's Immunologic Disorders in Infants & Children, 5th edition (WB Saunders, 2004). In addition, up-to-date information on the evolving field of antiretroviral agents is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/drugs).
Reviewers: Upton D. Allen, MBBS, MSc, and Chaim M. Roifman, MD, Infection, Immunity, Injury and Repair Program, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
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Editorial Reviews
The layout of each chapter is user friendly and tailored to the visual as well as the traditional learner. Complex immunologic mechanisms are made clear. Each chapter begins with a definition of the virus under consideration, followed by a short history and a discussion of the incidence, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of the viral disease. Each chapter contains excellent charts and diagrams illustrating the geographic distribution, the taxonomy, and the mechanism of transmission, including host, vector, and animal reservoirs. Tables enhance the concise but comprehensive clinical data and summarize the clinical manifestations, differential diagnoses, key distinguishing features, and treatment. A reference list of useful articles appears at the end of each chapter. The extensive collection of color photographs is the highlight of this book. For example, the chapter on human herpesvirus 8 illustrates in vivid color not only a dozen clinical presentations of Kaposi's sarcoma but also other conditions that should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
The chapter on poxviruses illustrates excellent examples of smallpox and also examples of vaccination-site reactions, localized dissemination, autoinoculation of vaccinia, and eczema vaccinatum. Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases is a clearly written and well-illustrated single-volume textbook. It is ideal for hospitalists, dermatologists, infectious-disease specialists, pediatricians, internists, and family practitioners. Ginat Wintermeyer Mirowski, D.M.D., M.D.
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From Book News, Inc.
The book contains 13 chapters totaling 153 pages of text, and is divided into 4 parts: (1) Introduction; (2) molecular and cellular aspects ("Biology of Human Papillomaviruses," "Molecular Mechanisms of HPV-Associated Oncogenesis," and "Immune Response to HPV"); (3) lesions and diseases ("Cutaneous Warts," "Genital Warts," "Human Papillomavirus and Oral Disease," "Respiratory Papillomatosis," "Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis," "Human Papillomavirus and Immunosuppression"); and (4) prospects ("Antivirals," "Vaccines," and "Basic Research"). The chapters were written by a panel of 18 renowned scientists, mostly from the United States and the United Kingdom , actively involved in clinical and basic research on HPV. The chapters are illustrated with many color photographs, diagrams, and tables. These are of high quality and are documented by a reasonable amount of recent relevant references, which facilitates the understanding of the text. The chapters covering HPV biology provide a good overview to physicians who may not be familiar with this topic; those dealing with diseases caused by HPV are similarly instructive and provide useful therapeutic guidelines. The last part of the book summarizes current and future modes of treatment, and discusses the prospect of prophylactic vaccinations.
Overall, this book nicely covers aspects of the biological changes and diseases associated with HPV. It is pleasant to read, and will certainly be useful to all physicians, be they dermatologists, pediatricians, urologists, otolaryngologists, or dentists, who have to deal with HPV infections. It will also be of interest to scientists involved in research related to HPV.
Utility Index: Indispensable
Production Quality: Outstanding
Primary Readership: Physicians (nondermatologists), clinical dermatologists, subspecialists in dermatology (dermopathologists, pediatric dermatologists, etc), research scientists, allied health professionals, dermatologists in training
Value for Money: Good buy
Komal F. Chopra, MD, Reviewer
Book Description (from Amazon.com)
This book combines a discussion of up-to-date research findings with clinical features, the treatments presently available and future directions for therapy. It is aimed principally at clinicians, who need to keep up to date with the basic science but also want practical information to apply to clinical cases, and will also appeal to scientists needing a clinical background to their research. In order to achieve this balance, the well respected editors have recruited contributions from a number of scientists eminent in their particular areas of HPV research, as well as from clinicians with wide experience in dealing with the medical challenges of treating warts.
The book will be essential reading for trainee and practicing dermatologists, and a valuable shelf reference for immunologists and other researchers and clinicians with an interest in HPV infection.
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