{"product_id":"tropical-medicine-isbn-9780470658536","title":"Tropical Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, \u003ci\u003eTropical Medicine Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncreased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV\/AIDS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully supported by a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com\/tropicalmed containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom 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transmitted infections 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Splenomegaly in the tropics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Major tropical infections 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Malaria 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Visceral leishmaniasis 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Cutaneous leishmaniasis 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Tuberculosis 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 HIV infection and disease in the tropics 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Onchocerciasis filariasis and loiasis 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 African trypanosomiasis 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ disease) 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Schistosomiasis 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Leprosy 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Other tropical diseases 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Amoebiasis 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Bacillary dysentery 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Cholera 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321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Haematinic deficiencies 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Bites and stings 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Non-communicable diseases 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Refugee health 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Syndromes of malnutrition 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Eye disease in the tropics 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Neglected tropical diseases 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a comprehensive review of many tropical diseases, appropriately updated from the previous edition, that accomplishes its educational purpose by presenting material in a way that makes learning uncomplicated and enhancing it with online materials and multiple-choice questions.”  \u003ci\u003e (Doody’s\u003c\/i\u003e, 9 January 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Beeching\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases at Liverpool School of Tropical 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