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Skin problems in returning travelers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1405825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A new skin lesion in a returning traveler often poses a difficult diagnostic problem for the clinician whose knowledge of geographic medicine is limited. To reach a diagnosis the physician has to consider the location and style of travel, exposure to pathogens, length of stay, epidemiology, incubation period, and clinical presentation of dermatologic diseases in the countries visited. As with any dermatologic problem, the appearance of the presenting lesion should help to establish the differential diagnosis. This article is a guide to the diagnosis and investigation of skin lesions in returning travelers; it is not intended as a comprehensive review of tropical dermatology.
Authors:
D N Lockwood; J S Keystone
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Medical clinics of North America     Volume:  76     ISSN:  0025-7125     ISO Abbreviation:  Med. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  1992 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-11-12     Completed Date:  1992-11-12     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985236R     Medline TA:  Med Clin North Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1393-411     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Skin Diseases / diagnosis*,  etiology
Travel*

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