Parasitic Lung Diseases

From The Critics

Reviewer: Wayne M. Samuelson, MD(University of Utah Health Sciences Center)
Description: This is a monograph devoted to the pulmonary manifestations of parasitic disease. Chapters are written by experts in parasitic protozoa and helminths who have experience in studying them at the bench as well as in the field.
Purpose: The motivation behind the production of this book was to introduce state-of the-art information on the causative organisms and the host-parasite relationship with detailed clinical descriptions. This is a particularly worthwhile and important objective, especially for physicians who have had little or no experience with parasitic illnesses and their pulmonary manifestations. The author and contributors have easily met and surpassed this objective and have provided a useful and easy-to-read volume.
Audience: The book is written for practicing physicians in the fields of infectious disease and pulmonology. However, students and physicians in training will find it an easy-to-read and valuable resource. The author and contributors are qualified and credible authorities in the field of parasitic illness.
Features: The black-and-white illustrations are appropriate in number. Each chapter is completely referenced with current citations. The table of contents and index are well done and helpful. The book is another in the Lung Biology in Health and Disease series and has the same characteristic appearance as preceding volumes.
Assessment: This is a well-done, concise but complete reference on a topic that confuses and intimidates many practitioners. It would be useful for practicing physicians, especially in the fields of infectious disease and pulmonary medicine. However, trainees at any level of experience and medical students could benefit from reading this book. This would be a useful acquisition for a medical library.

Wayne M. Samuelson

This is a monograph devoted to the pulmonary manifestations of parasitic disease. Chapters are written by experts in parasitic protozoa and helminths who have experience in studying them at the bench as well as in the field. The motivation behind the production of this book was to introduce state-of the-art information on the causative organisms and the host-parasite relationship with detailed clinical descriptions. This is a particularly worthwhile and important objective, especially for physicians who have had little or no experience with parasitic illnesses and their pulmonary manifestations. The author and contributors have easily met and surpassed this objective and have provided a useful and easy-to-read volume. The book is written for practicing physicians in the fields of infectious disease and pulmonology. However, students and physicians in training will find it an easy-to-read and valuable resource. The author and contributors are qualified and credible authorities in the field of parasitic illness. The black-and-white illustrations are appropriate in number. Each chapter is completely referenced with current citations. The table of contents and index are well done and helpful. The book is another in the Lung Biology in Health and Disease series and has the same characteristic appearance as preceding volumes. This is a well-done, concise but complete reference on a topic that confuses and intimidates many practitioners. It would be useful for practicing physicians, especially in the fields of infectious disease and pulmonary medicine. However, trainees at any level of experience and medical students could benefit from reading this book. This would be a usefulacquisition for a medical library.

Booknews

A reference volume covering the etiology and treatment of endemic and non-endemic pulmonary infections caused by parasitic protozoa and helminths. The nine contributors, all members of the divisions of geographic medicine and infectious diseases at Case Western Reserve University, discuss their clinical and investigative observations of host-parasite relationships through virulence, pathogenesis, and immunopathology, the biological properties of causative organisms such as amoeba and ascarids, and the epidemiological and diagnostic features of pulmonary syndromes such as pleuropulmonary amebiasis, strongyloidiasis, and trichinosis. Includes photographs, graphs, and diagrams. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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