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Diagnostic pathology of parasitic infections with clinical correlations. 2nd ed

This book provides a reference and aid to the practicing pathologist or infectious disease specialist encountering a parasite in an examined tissue sample. This 2nd 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.
Print Book, English, 2000
Oxford University Press, New York, 2000
9780195121438, 0195121430
1141028289
1: IntroductionPart I The Protists2: Microspora3: Intestinal and Urogenital Flagellates4: The Leishmaniae5: The Trypanosomes6: Free Living Amebae7: Intestinal Amebae8: Intestinal Apicomplexa9: Tissue Apicomplexa10: Apicomplexa of the Blood11: The CiliatesPart II The Nematodes12: Rhabditida13: Strongylida14: Cutaneous Larva Migrans15: Oxyurida16: Ascaridida17: Visceral Larva Migrans18: Spirurida19: Filariae of Lymphatics20: Filariae of Subcutaneous Tissues and Body Cavities21: Filariae of Lungs, Brain, and Eyes22: TrichinelloideaPart III The Trematodes23: Trematodes of the Blood Vessels24: Biliary and Pancreatic Trematodes25: Intestinal, Pulmonary, Eye and other TrematodesPart IV The Cestodes26: Cysticercosis, Coenurosis, Sparganosis, and Proliferating Cestode Larvae27: Echinococcus--Hydatid DiseasePart V The Arthropods28: Pentastomes, Demodex Mites, Scabies, Flies, and FleasPart VI Differential Diagnosis29: A guide to Differential Diagnosis by Organ Systems and Tissues with a Listing of ParasitesIndex