Tropical Nephrology
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Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Elvino Barros, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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This unique book provides an introduction to the fascinating field of tropical nephrology, covering nephrology, infectious diseases and tropical medicine. These topics are connected since numerous infectious and parasitic diseases affect the kidneys and are endemic in the tropical areas of the globe. Considered neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization, they are largely linked to poverty and lack policies to prevent, treat and decrease their prevalence and incidence. The trop…
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- Responsibility
- Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Elvino Barros, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 314 p.) : 45 illus., 26 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030445003
- 9783030444990 (Print ed.)
- 9783030445010 (Print ed.)
- 9783030445027 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Disease Control
- Kidney Diseases
- Tropical Medicine
- Specialty
- Nephrology
- Tropical Medicine
- Abstract
- This unique book provides an introduction to the fascinating field of tropical nephrology, covering nephrology, infectious diseases and tropical medicine. These topics are connected since numerous infectious and parasitic diseases affect the kidneys and are endemic in the tropical areas of the globe. Considered neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization, they are largely linked to poverty and lack policies to prevent, treat and decrease their prevalence and incidence. The tropics currently encompass nearly 150 countries and account for 40% of the world's population, and it is predicted that by 2050 this figure will rise to 55%. Most of the countries in the tropical regions have been classified by the World Bank as low-middle income countries and have limited access to services, including health care. As such, this highly topical book is of interest to a large number of healthcare professionals and researchers who are in contact with tropical diseases, especially those investigating their complications, such as kidney injury. Divided into 23 chapters, it describes the most prevalent tropical diseases and conditions that affect the kidneys. It also presents the most recent epidemiological data, clinical manifestations, details of kidney involvement, including the pathophysiology of kidney injury, and the current treatment for each disease.
- Contents
- 1. Tropical Diseases: A Public Health Problem with Impact on Nephrology -- 2. Renal Function Evaluation in Tropical Diseases -- 3. Snakebites Accidents and Renal Complications -- 4. Hemorrhagic Accidents Caused by Lonomia obliqua -- 5. Toxic Acute Kidney Injury -- 6. Tropical Diseases in Kidney Transplantation -- 7. Renal Involvement in Patients with Arbovirus Infections -- 8. Renal Involvement in Chagas’ Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) -- 9. Schistosomiasis Mansoni-Associated Kidney Disease -- 10. Acute Kidney Injury in Yellow Fever -- 11. Nephropathy in Lymphatic Filariasis -- 12. Post-streptococcal and Epidemic Glomerulonephritis -- 13. Leprosy Nephropathy -- 14. Hantavirus Infection and the Renal Syndrome -- 15. Viral Hepatitis and Kidney Disease -- 16. HIV-Associated Kidney Disease -- 17. Staphylococcal Infections and Kidney Disease -- 18. Renal Involvement in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis -- 19. Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) Nephropathy -- 20. Leptospirosis and Weil’s Syndrome -- 21. Malaria and Renal Complications -- 22. Acute Kidney Injury in Tetanus -- 23. Renal Tuberculosis.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
