620 p.This World War II scene painted by Franklin Botts, titled Jungle—Ally of the Enemy, exemplifies Major General Sir W. G. Macpherson's insight regarding the profound toll that dermatologic problems can take during wartime.Foreword by The Surgeon General
Preface
Patient Flow in a Theater of Operations
Historical Overview and Principles of Diagnosis
Cold-Induced Injury
Skin Diseases Associated with Excessive Heat, Humidity, and Sunlight
Immersion Foot Syndromes
Cutaneous Reactions to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare
Allergic and Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Cutaneous Trauma and its Treatment
Arthropod and Other Animal Bites
Arthropod Infestations and Vectors of Disease
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Rickettsial Diseases
Tropical Parasitic Infections
Bacterial Skin Diseases
Leprosy
Cutaneous Tuberculosis
Atypical Mycobacterial Diseases
Superficial Fungal Skin Diseases
Deep Fungal Skin Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Common Skin Diseases
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index
