Common Medical Conditions

Crispian Scully - Dean and Director of Studies and Research, Eastman Dental Institute; Professor of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, University of London; Professor of Special Needs Dentistry, UCL. Professor Scully has published over 770 MEDLINE papers; about 300 original research papers in these fields, about 200 review articles, 100 chapters in books, 50 clinical papers and over 40 books. In 2000 he was honoured with the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Steve Bain - Professor of Medicine (Diabetes), University of Wales, Swansea & Honorary Consultant Physician, Swansea NHS Trust, Singleton Hospital, Swansea. John Hamburger - Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Oral Medicine, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

• Preface vChapter 1 Cardiovascular Conditions 1Atheroma 1Coronary artery disease 1Angina pectoris 5Myocardial infarction 7Hypertension 11Congenital heart disease 14Infective endocarditis 16Chapter 2 Respiratory Conditions 19Lung cancer 19Asthma 21Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 24Chapter 3 Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions 27Pregnancy 27Breast cancer 30Diabetes mellitus 31Alcoholism 40Chronic liver disease 44Chronic kidney disease 48Thyrotoxicosis 53Cushing disease and Cushing syndrome 54Addison disease 56Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal Conditions 61Peptic ulcer disease 61Stomach (gastric) cancer 63Inflammatory bowel disease 65Coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) 71Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) 73Chapter 5 Haematological Conditions 75Anaemia 75Von Willebrand disease 79Haemophilias 80Leukaemias 83Thrombocytopaenias 86Chapter 6 Mental Health Conditions 89Anxiety and stress 89Depression 90Eating disorders 93Schizophrenia 95Chapter 7 Neurological Conditions 99Bell palsy 99Cerebrovascular accident 101Epilepsy 104Multiple sclerosis 108Dementia 110Chapter 8 Osteoarticular Conditions 113Osteoarthritis 113Rheumatoid arthritis 115Gout 119Sjögren syndrome 121Chapter 9 Mucocutaneous Conditions 125Allergy 125Lichen planus 129Behçet disease 131Erythema multiforme 133Pemphigoid 136Pemphigus 138Scleroderma 140Systemic lupus erythematosus 143Chapter 10 Infectious Diseases 145HIV infection and AIDS 145Herpesviruses: Herpes simplex virus (HSV: human herpesviruses type 1 and 2) infections 149Herpesviruses: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV: human herpesvirus type 3) infections 152Herpesviruses: Epstein−Barr virus (EBV: human herpesvirus type 4) infections 154Tuberculosis 155Syphilis 158Index 161

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