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Tropical Skin Diseases

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Pharmacology of the Skin II

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 87 / 2))

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Abstract

Chronic infections — parasitic, bacterial or fungal — dominate tropical dermatology. All the diseases to be considered in this chapter are difficult to treat and their eventual control is likely to be difficult.

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  1. G. H. Rée
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EH, London, Great Britain

    Malcolm W. Greaves M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    Sam Shuster M.D., Ph. D., F.R.C.P.

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Rée, G.H. (1989). Tropical Skin Diseases. In: Greaves, M.W., Shuster, S. (eds) Pharmacology of the Skin II. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 87 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74054-1_42

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