Unusual Diseases with Common Symptoms : A Clinical Casebook / edited by Anthony M Szema.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Szema, Anthony M., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family medicine.

Internal medicine.

Allergy.

General Practice / Family Medicine.

Internal Medicine.

Allergology.

Local Subjects:

General Practice / Family Medicine.

Internal Medicine.

Allergology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVII, 238 p. 166 illus., 96 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

Summary:

This book presents detailed case reports of unusual diseases with common symptoms, many of which have emerged in the past decade as a result of nature, advances in medical treatment, and increasing recognition of specific underpinnings of human biology and immunology. These rare diseases must now be considered when the mundane diagnoses do not exactly fit the patient’s clinical history or treatment fails. Some of these diseases include: eosinophilic esophagitis, blastocystis hominis infection, and paromyces allergic fungal sinusitis. Chapters provide in depth clinical examples of a wide range of diseases affecting multiple organ systems. Each case is structured by: a vignette of the case, background / salient features of the case, diagnosis, treatment, key points, and questions to aid in critical thinking. Unusual Diseases with Common Symptoms: A Clinical Casebook is of great interest to practicing physicians and as a teaching resource for students and residents who will one day encounter conditions more complex than they initially appear.

Contents:

Throat Clearing

Diarrhea

Stuffy Nose

Fever

Itch

Rash

Dyspnea

Stiff Legs

Phlegm

Tachycardia

Swelling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-58952-0