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Prevalence of hydrocele as a rapid diagnostic index for lymphatic filiariasis

open access: yes, 1998
Bennett, S.   +3 more
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Tropical dermatology: Fungal tropical diseases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2005
Fungal infections are common in tropical countries and can have an important impact on public health. Lobomycosis is a common fungal infection in the tropical rain forest of South America, and paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) is a widespread and sometimes severe illness. Penicilliosis marneffei is an opportunistic infection of AIDS
Omar, Lupi   +2 more
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Tropical dermatology: Bacterial tropical diseases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2006
Bacterial infections are common in tropical parts of the world and can include those species also seen regularly in temperate climates. Many tropical bacterial infections, however, are rarely diagnosed in temperate parts of the world and include bartonellosis, tropical ulcer, tropical pyomyositis, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, yaws ...
Omar, Lupi   +2 more
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Imported tropical diseases

Dermatologic Therapy, 2009
Imported tropical diseases are among the top three leading causes for morbidity and may affect up to 8% of returning travelers. Because the spectrum of dermatological manifestations seen in travelers is broad, it can be challenging for physicians to recognize and treat such conditions in a timely and efficient manner.
Shaily, Patel, Aisha, Sethi
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Tropical Neuroinfectious Diseases

Continuum, 2015
This article discusses the assessment of the patient presenting with neurologic symptoms who has lived in or traveled through tropical or subtropical regions and reviews selected nervous system infections prevalent in the tropics and subtropics, with discussion of the epidemiology, clinical features, recommended diagnostic testing, and management ...
Kiran, Thakur, Joseph, Zunt
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The burden of tropical diseases

Medical Journal of Australia, 1993
More than half the world's population is at risk of the tropical diseases malaria, leprosy, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, and half a billion people are infected with at least one of these diseases.
J H, Remme, P, De Raadt, T, Godal
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Unpacking the Pathogen Box—An Open Source Tool for Fighting Neglected Tropical Disease

ChemMedChem, 2019
The Pathogen Box is a 400‐strong collection of drug‐like compounds, selected for their potential against several of the world's most important neglected tropical diseases, including trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis ...
Clinton G. L. Veale
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Glomerular Disease in the Tropics

Seminars in Nephrology, 2003
Glomerular disease in the tropics differs considerably from that in temperate climates and between the developed and the developing world. The prevalence and pattern of glomerular disease in the tropics in turn varies widely in different geographic regions and is influenced by environmental, nutritional, and socioeconomic factors.
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Tropical pulmonary diseases

Respirology, 1996
Abstract The term ‘tropical’ refers to the region of the Earth lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Located between these equatorial parallels demarcating the Torrid Zone are several underdeveloped and developing countries: Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, southern India, Sri Lanka, Brazil ...
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