Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin-NTDs)-A New Challenge

• Main Author: Asiedu, Kingsley (auth)
• Other Authors: Hay, Roderick J. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; n/a; topical corticosteroids; mental health; digital handheld microscope; skin infections; sporotrichosis Community dermatology; mHealth; animal reservoir; iatrogenic; case management; Wet Dermatoscopy (w-DS); Mycobacterium ulcerans; transmission; neglected tropical diseases; review; Enhanced Dermatoscopy (e-DS); outbreak; long range diagnosis; teledermatology; Treponema pallidum; leprosy; onchocerciasis; mass drug administration; point of care test; scabies; Africa; podoconiosis; Mite-Gallery Unit (MGU); diagnosis; Amerindian communities; eumycetoma; community engagement; clinical presentation; integration; onchocercal skin disease; mycetoma; PCR; mobile phone application; stigma; resource-poor setting; slit skin smears; morbidity management; training; tele-expertise; ivermectin; eHealth; NTDs; Dry Dermatoscopy (d-DS); Amazon lowland; actinomycetoma; patient involvement; tropical skin diseases; surveillance; yaws; skin diseases; skin NTDs; lymphedema; Cushing syndrome; onchodermatitis; skin disease; primary health care; technology; skin biopsy; impetigo; early diagnosis; dermatology; telepathology; drought; subcutaneous mycosis; disease mapping; emergency state; Entodermoscopy (EDS); leprosy diagnosis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This Special Issue explores the range of clinical manifestations and epidemiology of both skin NTDs and common skin disease in endemic regions, the use of common diagnostic and management pathways, the different technologies that play a role in diagnosis and training, the role of patient involvement at a community level, as well as the assessment of the results of different initiatives in the field.