Principles and Practice of Clinical Mycology

This book describes the principles and practice of clinical mycology. It is a comprehensive review of clinical fungal infections--organized by system rather than taxonomically.

Contributors ix Preface xi 1 The Fungal Kingdom: Essentials of Mycology 1 2 Pathogenesis of Fungal Diseases 7 3 Epidemiology of Fungal Disease 13 4 Diagnosis of Fungal Disease 23 5 Antifungal Therapy 35 6 Fungal Disease of Bone and Joint 49 7 Fungal Diseases of the Cardiovascular System 69 8 Fungal Meningtis 81 9 Mycoses causing mass lesions of the Central Nervous System 95 10 Fungal Diseases in Dermatology 103 11 Fungal Infections of the Ear, Nose and Throat 131 12 Fungaemia and Disseminated Fungal Infection 143 13 Fungal Infection of the Gastrointestinal Tract 165 14 Fungal Diseases in Genitourinary Medicine 179 15 Fungal Infections of the Kidney and Those Associated with Renal Failure, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation 201 16 Fungal Diseases in Ophthalmology 221 17 Fungal Infections of the Respiratory Tract 235 Index 269