Series Preface; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1: An Introduction to Infectious Disease Pathology; 1.1 Microscope Setup; 1.2 Caveats Regarding Histologic Sectioning and the Appearance of Microorganisms; 1.3 Special Stains and Immunohistochemistry; Suggested Reading; 2: Bacterial Infections; 2.1 Typical Appearances of Common Pathogenic Bacteria; 2.2 Bacterial Pneumonia; 2.3 Diphtheria; 2.4 Bacterial Endocarditis (Figs. 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29,2.30, 2.31 and 2.32)

2.5 Gastrointestinal Bacterial Infections (Figs. 2.33, 2.34, 2.35, 2.36, 2.37, 2.38, 2.39, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.43, 2.44, 2.45,...2.5.1 Whipple Disease; 2.6 Bacterial Infections of Skin and Soft Tissue; 2.6.1 Bacillary Angiomatosis; 2.6.2 Rhinoscleroma; 2.6.3 Erysipelas (Figs. 2.60 and 2.61); 2.6.4 Blistering Skin Disorders Caused by Bacterial Infections (Figs. 2.62, 2.63, 2.64 and 2.65); 2.6.5 Necrotizing Fasciitis and Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene); 2.7 Syphilis; 2.8 Bacterial Lymphadenitis; 2.9 Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome; 2.10 Actinomycosis; 2.11 Nocardial Infections

2.12 Mycobacterial Infections Including LeprosySuggested Reading; 3: Viral Infections; 3.1 Viral Classification and Genomics; 3.2 Human Adenoviruses; 3.3 Human Herpesviruses; 3.4 Human Papillomaviruses; 3.5 Human Parvoviruses; 3.6 Human Polyomaviruses; 3.7 Paramyxoviruses; 3.8 Poxviruses; 3.9 Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses and Miscellaneous Human-Pathogenic Viruses; Suggested Reading; 4: Fungal Infections; 4.1 Infections Caused by Candida Species; 4.2 Malassezia Infections; 4.3 Cryptococcal Infections; 4.4 Pneumocystis jirovecii; 4.5 Infections Caused by Hyaline Hyphomycetes

4.5.1 Aspergillus Species Infections4.5.2 Infections with Other Hyaline Fungi (Figs. 4.41, 4.42, 4.43, 4.44, 4.45, 4.46, 4.47, 4.48, 4.49, 4.50, 4.51, 4.52, and 4...; 4.6 Infections Caused by Zygomycetes; 4.7 Infections Caused by Dimorphic Fungi; 4.7.1 Blastomyces Species; 4.7.2 Histoplasma Species; 4.7.3 Coccidiodes Species; 4.7.4 Paracoccidiodes Species; 4.7.5 Sporothrix shenckii; 4.8 Infections Caused by Dematiaceous Fungi; 4.8.1 Phaeohyphomycosis; 4.8.2 Black Grain Mycetoma; 4.8.3 Chromoblastomycosis; Suggested Reading; 5: Parasitic Infections; 5.1 Helminth Infections

5.1.1 Cestode Infections5.1.2 Trematode Infections; 5.1.3 Nematode Infections; 5.2 Protozoal Infections; 5.2.1 Malaria; 5.2.2 Toxoplasmosis; 5.2.3 Trypanosomiasis; 5.2.4 Leishmaniasis; 5.2.5 Cryptosporidiosis; 5.2.6 Giardiasis; 5.2.7 Amebic Infections; 5.3 Ectoparasites; Suggested Reading; 6: Mimics and Artifacts; 6.1 Common Artifacts and General Considerations in Cytology Specimens; 6.2 Control Contamination; 6.3 Artifacts and Obstacles When Interpreting Silver Staining Methods