AIDS and Respiratory Medicine - Brossura

Johnson, Margaret A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0412601400 ISBN 13: 9780412601408

Casa editrice: Springer, 1997

Riassunto

This book is a comprehensive treatise on AIDS and respiratory medicine. It provides the reader with concise reviews on the current scientific thinking surrounding the clinical presentation, natural history, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions in HIV patients. Preventative measures, paediatric aspects and research priorities are also discussed. Written from a world-wide perspective, this book is an essential reference for respiratory physicians, consultants in infectious diseases, epidemiologists, intensivists and other clinicians involved in the management of HIV and AIDS patients.

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Contenuti:

Epidemiology of Lung Complications in Patients with AIDS.- Lung Immunology and HIV.- Radiology of the Lung in AIDS.- Pulmonary Radiological Features of AIDS in the Tropics.- Nuclear Medicine and the Chest in AIDS.- Molecular Biology of Pneumocystis Carinii Infection.- Prophylaxis and Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia.- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis.- Clinical Aspects of Adult Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients.- Pediatric Tuberculosis and the HIV Epidemic.- Diagnosis and Molecular Biology of Tuberculosis.- Management of Mycobacterial Infections in AIDS.- Atypical Mycobacteria in AIDS.- Acute Bacterial Infections.- Empyema Thoracis in AIDS Patients in the Tropics.- Fungal Infections.- Parasitic Pulmonary Infections.- Kaposi’s Sarcoma — Clinical Features.- Kaposi’s Sarcoma — Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Pulmonary Lymphomas in AIDS.- Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis.- Sinusitis and Sinus Disease.- Pulmonary Disease in Pediatric HIV Infection.- Potential Immunotherapy for Tuberculosis and Future Potential for HIV.- Research Priorities for the Common HIV-Related Respiratory Infections.

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• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0412601400
• ISBN 13: 9780412601408
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 444