Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2/ed. [American Academy of Pediatrics]

Significantly updated and expanded, The new 2nd edition provides must-know information for diagnosing, evaluating, and treating more than 100 pediatric conditions. Look here for all the essentials on everything from actinomycosis to amebiasis to anthrax...hepatitis to herpes to hookworm...tuberculosis to tularemia to typhus. Includes more than 800 full color images - 300 new! And 27 new chapters! Some 800 finely detailed clinical photos and radiographs illustrate disease features. Succinct captions illuminate crucial aspects of patient presentation and disease processes and offer valuable insights for differential diagnosis. A super-efficient ready-reference and learning tool CONCISE TEXT DESCRIPTIONS STEP YOU THROUGH DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS FOR EACH CONDITION: - Clinical manifestations - Etiology - Epidemiology - Incubation period - Diagnostic tests - Treatment 27 NEW CHARPTERS INCLUDE: Astrovirus Bacillus cereus Blastocystis hominis Burkholderia Human Calicivirus Chlamydophila pneumonia Chlamydophila psittaci Clostridium perfringens Coronavirus Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptosporidiosis Cyclosporiasis Dengue Fusobacterium Infections Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Human Herpesvirus 8 Legionella Human Metapneumovirus Infections Microsporidia Infections Parasitic Diseases Prion Diseases Q Fever Rickettsial Diseases Other Tapeworm Infections (including Hydatid Disease) Other Vibrio Infections