Current diagnosis & treatment of sexually transmitted diseases / edited by Jeffrey D. Klausner, Edward W. Hook III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klausner

Contributor:

Klausner, Jeffrey D.

Hook, Edward W., III

Series:

Lange Medical Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexually transmitted diseases.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Physical Description:

xvi, 248 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Current diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw Hill Medical, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations.

Contents:

Screening guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection / Jeffrey D. Klausner

I. Syndromes

Vaginal discharge / Jane Schwebke

Urethral discharge / Jonathan M. Zenilman

Genital ulcer disease / Daniel E. Cohan and Kenneth Mayer

Lower abdominal pain in women / Mark H. Yudin and Harold C. Wiesenfeld

Epididymitis & the acute scrotum syndrome / William M. Geisler and John N. Krieger

Persistent & recurrent urethtitis / Philip M. Grant and Thomas M. Hooton

Pelvic inflammatory disease / Craig R. Cohen

Proctitis & proctocolitis / Anne M. Rompalo

Cervicitis / Jeanne M. Marrazzo

Bacterial vaginosis / Jane R. Schwebke

II. Infections

Chancroid / Stephanie N. Taylor and David H. Martin

Genital chlamydial infections / William M. Eisler and Walter E. Stamm

Genital herpes / Peter Leone

External genital warts / Peter V. Chin-Hong and Joel M. Palefsky

Gonorrhea / Heidi Swygard, Arlene C. Sena, Peter Leone, and Myron S. Cohen

Lymphogranuloma venereum / Christopher S. Hall

Trichomoniasis / Jane R. Schwebke

Syphilis / Michael Augenbraun

Neurosyphilis / Roger P. Simon

III. Special topics

Sexually transmitted diseases in HIV-infected persons / Lisa A. Mills and Thomas C. Quinn

Sexually transmitted diseases in pregnancy / Natali Aziz and Craig R. Cohen

Sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents / Renata Arrington-Sanders, Jeri Dyson, and Jonathan Ellen

Sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men / William Wong

Sexually transmitted diseases in women who have sex with women / Jeanne M. Marrazzo

Principles of serologic testing or syphilis / Edward W. Hook III

Principles of risk reduction counseling / Cornelis A. Rietmeijer

Partner notification & management / Thomas A. Peterman and Richard H. Kahn

Management of abnormal pap smears / Michael E. Hagensee

Commonly encountered genital dermatoses / Laura Hinkle Bachmann

The sexual history / Jeffrey D. Klausner.

Notes:

"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Oct. 20, 2016.

ISBN:

1-281-03069-4

9786611030698

0-07-150961-5

OCLC:

1074309228