Skin Disease in Travelers

One of the most frequent medical complaints among travelers is dermatologically related. As many as one in ten people are affected during travel itself with others not experiencing symptoms until well after they have returned from their trip. This book provides comprehensive information on infectious diseases; bacterial, viral, and fungal as well as skin diseases due to physical injuries and or exposure to contaminated foods. It compiles common dermatoses in one place to provide an easy-to-read tool for diagnosis and advice on further investigation and treatment of the skin disease. Featuring contributions from experts around the world, this book covers a wide variety of skin diseases. Where most literature focuses on the various skin issues from traveling to tropical locations, this title is inclusive of dermatoses found in other locales. Chapters also includes tables and figures to illustrate each disease.

Skin reactions to new environments.- Part 1-Dermatoses caused by infection-Bacterial Infections.- Impetigo.- Ecthyma.- Boils or furunculosis.- Cellulitis and Erysipelas.- Part 2-Dermatoses caused by infection-Viral Infections.- Chikungunya, Dengue & Zica.- Coronavirus.- Part 3-Dermatoses caused by infection-Fungal Infections-Superficial mycoses.- Pityriasis versicolor.- Dermatophyte infections.- Tinea nigra.- Part 4-Dermatoses caused by infection-Fungal Infections-Subcutaneous mycoses.- Mycetoma.- Chromoblastomycosis.- Sporotrichosis.- Part 5-Dermatoses caused by infection-Fungal Infections - Deep mycoses.- Blastomycosis.- Coccidioidomycosis.- Histoplasmosis.- Talaromycosis.- Part 6 - Dermatoses caused by bites or stings.- Insect bites.- Tick-borne infections.- Spider bites and scorpion stings.- Part 7-Dermatoses caused by parasites.- Cutaneous larva migrans.- African-Asian-European cutaneous leishmaniasis.- New world leishmaniasis.- Myiasis.- Human gnathostomiasis.- Scabies.- Tungiasis.- Onchocerciasis.- Part 8-Dermatoses caused by injury.- Cold injury.- Sunburn.- Part 9-Marine Dermatosis.- Aquatic Dermatoses.- Schistosomiasis.- Part 10-Miscellaneous.- Insect repellents.- Sun protection.- Bed bugs.- Skin disease in refugees.

Wanda Robles, MBBS, MD, FRCP, PhD

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Barnet Hospital

 

Dr. Wanda Robles was born in Honduras and received her primary medical qualifications in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and also undertook post graduation education (MD) in that country. Additionally, Dr Robles holds a PhD from the University of London.

 

Dr. Robles was a full-time NHS Consultant from 1996 until her retirement in 2017.  During this time she was a Departmental Head for over 10 years and appointed Clinical Director for Specialty Medicine: Dermatology, Rheumatology, Neurology, Haematology & Anticoagulation Services, GUM, Oncology and Cancer Services. In 2010 Dr Robles was awarded her fellowship of The Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

 

Following retirement from her full-time NHS position, Dr Robles now holds an Honorary Consultant Post at the Royal Free London NHS Trust doing exclusively Biologics Interventions for patients with severe psoriasis.

 

Dr Robles teached for many years the postgraduate students at Sht John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. She continues to teach postgraduate students and junior dermatology trainees at the Royal Free Hospitals NHS Trust and also teaches intensively in Latin America. Dr. Robles work has been published in scientific journals and she has contributed to eight chapters in the book “Treatment of Skin Disease”, which is the gold standard for treatment in Europe.

 

Dr. Robles is a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, American Academy of Dermatology and Colegio Ibero-Latino-Americano de Dermatologia, amongst others.