Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Homosexual Men Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research

Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Homosexual Men Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research / edited by David G. Ostrow.

This book is intended to educate the primary health care provider about sexually transmitted and related diseases as they present in homosexually active men. But why a book discussing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in this population only? Surely STDs are not limited to homosexual males. The r...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ostrow, David G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1983.
Edition:1st ed. 1983.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Infectious diseases.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • I. General Considerations
  • 1. Factors Affecting the Incidence and Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Homosexual Men
  • 2. Sexual Practices History
  • 3. Setting Up the Physician’s Office for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • II. Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • 4. Syphilis
  • 5. Gonococcal Infections
  • 6. Nongonococcal Urethritis
  • III. Enterically Transmitted Diseases
  • 7. Amebiasis
  • 8. Giardiasis
  • 9. Shigellosis
  • 10. Viral Hepatitis
  • IV. Anal Disorders
  • 11. Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, and Condylomata Acuminata
  • 12. Trauma to the Rectum: Colorectal Foreign Bodies and Manual-Anal Intercourse
  • V. Dermatologic Disorders
  • 13. Scabies
  • 14. Pediculosis Pubis
  • 15. Venereologic Dermatology in Homosexual Men
  • VI. Acquired Immune Disorders
  • 16. Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Other Rare Malignancies in Homosexual Men
  • 17. Diagnosis and Treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency States and Opportunistic Infections
  • VII. A Special Consideration
  • 18. Medical Consequences of the Inhalation of Volatile Nitrites
  • Appendix. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Treatment Guidelines, 1982.

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