S11C1-Infectious Diseases

S11C1 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES

SECTION 11

Chapter 1 (HOME)

Richard J. Reed, M.D., New Orleans, LA

You are at Section 11, Chapter 1 (HOME). This section provides a discussion of the histologic features of various, representative, infectious disorders. The conventions for moving about this section are the same as those for the other sections, with the same exceptions for Section 14.

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The diseases which have been selected for discussion in this chapter are representative of a variety of etiologic agents. The tissue response may be variable from one disorder to the next, but most general reaction patterns in the category of infectious disorders are included.

 

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