Clinical practice in sexually transmissible diseases

Section 1: Introduction 1. Human Sexuality: the background to infection 2. Health Education and Sexually Transmissible Infections 3. Some Social, Ethical, and Medico - Legal Aspects of Sexually Transmissible Infections 4. Clinical Investigation of the Patient Section 2: Viral Infections 5. Human Papillomavirus Infection 6. Herpes Simplex Virus Infection 7. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 8. Sexually Transmissible Viral Hepatitis 9. Other Sexually Transmissible Viruses Section 3: Bacterial, Protozoal and Arthropod Infections 10. Chlamydial Infection 11. Gonorrhea 12. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 13. Prostatitis, Epdidymitis, and Orchitis 14. Sexually Acquired Reactive Arthritis and Reiter's Disease 15. Syphilis and Endemic Treponematoses 16. Chancroid and Granuloma Inguinale 17. Vaginal Infections - Candidiasis, Trichomoniasis, Bacteria Vaginoisis 18. Intestinal and Anorectal Disorders in Homosexual Men 19. Anthropoid Infestations 20. Ulceration and Other Conditions of the External Genitalia.

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This new, one-stop reference source combines authoritative coverage of clinical practice in sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health with a unique and comprehensive collection of 500 superb colour photographs to illustrate the key features of this worldwide problem. Each chapter follows a logical format: Introduction, Virology, Pathology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Complications of Infection, Laboratory Diagnosis, Management, Prevention of Transmission, and Special Circumstances. Emphasizing the clinical approach to the management of the patient with a sexually transmissible infection, it contains sufficient basic science to allow the reader to examine critically the rationale behind the available diagnostic tests and treatments.