Title	Tuberculosis [electronic resource] / edited by David Schlossberg
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1988
Edition	Second Edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0305-3
Descript	XVIII, 227 p. online resource

Completely revised and updated, this comprehensive resource covers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, varied clinical manifestations, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis. All of the extra-pulmonary as well as pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis are covered. Atypical mycobacterial infection is detailed. A special feature of this second edition is the new material on AIDS, which is now known to be complicated by tuberculosis infection

1. Epidemiology and Host Factors -- 2. Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Immunology -- 3. Bacteriology and Bacteriologic Diagnosis of Tuberculosis -- 4. Tuberculin Skin Testing -- 5. Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis -- 6. Prophylaxis -- 7. Pulmonary Tuberculosis -- 8. Upper Respiratory Tract Tuberculosis -- 9. Otologic Tuberculosis -- 10. Ocular Tuberculosis -- 11. Central Nervous System Tuberculosis -- 12. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis -- 13. Genitourinary Tuberculosis -- 14. Bone and Joint Tuberculosis -- 15. Cardiovascular Tuberculosis -- 16. Tuberculosis Enteritis -- 17. Tuberculous Peritonitis -- 18. Tuberculosis of the Liver and Biliary Tract -- 19. Cutaneous Tuberculosis -- 20. Miliary Tuberculosis -- 21. Endocrine and Metabolic Aspects of Tuberculosis -- 22. Clinical Syndromes and Diagnosis of Nontuberculous (โ{128}{156}Atypicalโ{128}{157}) Mycobacterial Infection -- 23. Therapy for Atypical Mycobacterial Infections