Diagnostic Pathology of Parasitic Infections with Clinical Correlations

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Oxford University Press, 2000 - 769 pages
This book provides a comprehensive reference and diagnostic aid to the practicing pathologist or infectious disease specialist encountering a parasite in an examined tissue sample. Organized by phylogenetic group, the text facilitates diagnosis by discussing common characteristics and patterns of different parasites, and misleading artifacts that resemble parasites in tissue. This second edition includes molecular biology and immunologic aspects, and a more in-depth discussion of syndromes more prevalent due to increased world travel, immigration and the AIDS epidemic.

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Contents

Introduction
1
The Protists
9
Microspora
17
Intestinal and Urogenital Flagellates
43
Leishmaniae
63
Trypanosomes
91
FreeLiving Amebae
114
Intestinal Amebae
143
Rhabditida
283
StrongylidaHookworms Oesophagostomum Trichostrongylus Angiostrongylus and Others
314
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
343
OxyuridaEnterobius vermicularisEnterobiasis or Oxyuriasis
354
Ascaridida
367
Visceral Larva Migrans
402
Trematodes of the Blood VesselsSchistosomes
545
Cysticercosis Coenurosis Sparganosis and Proliferating Cestode Larvae
635

Intestinal Apicomplexa
168
Tissue Apicomplexa
196
Apicomplexa of the Blood
235
The Ciliates
263
The Nematodes
271
Pentastomes Demodex Mites Scabies Flies and Fleas
711
A Guide to Differential Diagnosis by Organ Systems and Tissues with a Listing of Parasites
739
Index
753
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Yezid Gutierrez is at Case Western Reserve University.

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