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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Consult the second edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide for information on more than 1,700 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, articles range in length from one or two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major topics. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This second edition includes more than 200 new entries, 300 updated entries, approximately 650 color images and illustrations, and a comprehensive subject index. New features include biographical and historical sidebars throughout the text.

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Book Description
The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Consult the second edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide for information on more than 1,700 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, articles range in length from one or two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major topics. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This second edition includes more than 200 new entries, 300 updated entries, approximately 650 color images and illustrations, and a comprehensive subject index. New features include biographical and historical sidebars throughout the text.

Disease/disorder articles contain some or all of the following sections:

• Definitions -- brief dictionary-style definition of the disorder
• Descriptions -- overview of the disorder; who gets it and why
• Causes & symptoms -- process, substance or organism that produces the condition; any risk factors that increase susceptibility to the condition; signs and symptoms of the disease
• Diagnosis -- overview of procedures and tests used to diagnose the condition; how the test is done; who should be tested and when; time required; cost; whether it's typically covered by insurance
• Treatments -- overview of conventional methods of care or management of the condition, such as drugs, surgeries, physical therapy, etc.
• Alternative treatments -- overview of alternative/complementary therapies that may be used to treat the condition
• Prognosis -- probable outcome of the disease
• Preventions -- what actions can be taken to prevent the condition from occurring

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 6191 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Blastomycosis of bones and joints.(Original Article)
Author: Mark Oppenheimer
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 100Issue: 6Page: 570(9)

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to blastomycosis. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to blastomycosis.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to blastomycosis. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to blastomycosis.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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Rare medical monograph on Cryptococcosis, which fully describes and illustrates the wide range of clinical and pathological manifestations produced in man and animals by the fungus C. neoformans, and provides historical, epidemiologic, and technical information on the subject. Includes appendix of the most important mycologic and histopathologic technics for use in laboratory diagnosis. Illustrations includes several color plates. ... Read more

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This timely reference consolidates all accessible data andinformation on blastomycosis. It includes the most complete andcurrent bibliography of literature on the disease available, maps ofendemicity, and color photographs of gross and microscopic pathology. ... Read more

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Review of "Blastomycosis"
A thorough collection of information about this fungal disease. Includes topics on the virology, ecology, epidemiology, pathology, immunology and prognosis and therapy. Also includes a chapter on blastomycosis in animals. Reasonably understandable even for readers without a medical or veterinary background.Provides information not readily available, about this little known disease. Suggested drug therapies may be slightly out of date for some treatments, since the book was published in 1992. ... Read more

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to blastomycosis (also European Blastomycosis; Gilchrist's Disease; North American Blastomycosis; South American Blastomycosis), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on blastomycosis. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.Download Description
This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to blastomycosis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on blastomycosis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Blastomycosis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Blastomycosis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Blastomycosis; Chapter 5. Books on Blastomycosis; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Blastomycosis; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 8. Dissertations on Blastomycosis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Nutrition; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; BLASTOMYCOSIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: European Blastomycosis, Gilchrist's Disease, North American Blastomycosis, South American Blastomycosis. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2137 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001-2002.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Pia D.M. MacDonald
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 8Page: 1242(3)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 4475 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Blastomycosis in Ontario, 1994-2003.(RESEARCH)
Author: Shaun K. Morris
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 2Page: 274(6)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on June 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1128 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Enjoy the outdoors? Watch for fungal infections.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Kerri Wachter
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 6Page: 40(1)

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