Syphilis Complicating Pregnancy And Congenital Syphilis

This book describes the risks facing patients with congenital heart disease who wish to become pregnant and the ways in which these patients can best be followed and treated during pregnancy.

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Text reviews the known literature on diagnosis and management of cancer during pregnancy. Topics include cervical neoplasia, breast cancer, malignant adnexal masses, malignant melanoma, hematologic malignancies, and more. For clinicians.

This book is a complete guide to the diagnosis and management of any infectious disease which may affect the mother or the fetus during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a unique condition in which the interplay of endocrine and immune influences leads to altered severity and susceptibility to infectious diseases. These infections, in turn, are a substantial cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity.

The concept of this book was guided by the desire to provide some help to the ultrasound operators. On a daily basis, they are confronted with the challenging task of ruling out or suspecting/confirming the diagnosis of fetal anomalies, either structural or chromosomal. The chapters of this book contain objective and exhaustive updated reviews of the pertinent literature, so that the reader would have a wide reference basis on each subject. This book is beneficial for all the professionals working in the prenatal diagnosis.