Rare and Complex Cases of Infectious Pathology

Prof. Vsevolod A. Zinserling (Tsinzerling) graduated from Leningrad Paediatric Medical Institute in 1977, worked as research scientist, practicing as pathologist in Leningrad Research Institute of Children’s Infections (1977-1988). In 1978-80 had postgraduate training at the chair of pathology (chief. Prof. O.K. Khmelnitsky) of Leningrad Institute for Postgraduate Medical Training. Since 2017 V. Zinserling is organizing and providing the postgraduate medical training in pediatric pathology in Russia. He is also providing consultations in the city’s Consulting Centre for the Infectious Pathology and. Yulia R. Zyuzya graduated from the Perm State Medical Academy, where she subsequently worked at the Department of Pathological Anatomy. In 2000, she defended her PhD dissertation on the topic of "Morphological Characteristics of Skin Lesions in Ixodes Tick-Borreliosis with Erythema migrans." She conducted research at the Departments of Pathomorphology at the Central Russian Research Institute of Tuberculosis and at the Federal Research Institutes of Morphology, Phthisiopulmonology, and Infectious Diseases in Moscow. Vadim E Karev graduated in 1995 from the St. Petersburg Pediatric Medical Academy. After completing his internship in 1996, he worked as pathologist at the S.P. Botkin Infectious Diseases Hospital in St. Petersburg. In 2004, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences, "The Role of Chronic Viral Hepatitis in the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma," under the supervision of professor V.A. Zinserling. Dr Katharina Wassilew graduated from the Charite'- Humboldt University in Berlin/Germany (MD).  She trained in histopathology at well-known University hospitals in Israel, Bulgaria and Switzerland and subspecialised initially in soft tissue and bone pathology and further in cardiothoracic pathology in subspecialised departments in Italy (Rizzoli Institute) and in the UK (Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital).

• Introduction.- General Principles of Diagnostics of Infectious Pathology.- Infectious Lesions of Liver.- Infectious Lesions of Pancreas.- Infectious Lesions of Gastrointestinal Tract.- Infectious Lesions of Kidneys and Urinary Tract.- Infectious Lesions of Genital organs.- Infectious Lesions of Heart and Vessels.- Infectious Lesions of Skin.- Infectious Lesions of Bones.- Infectious Lesions of Muscles and Soft Tissues.- Infectious Lesions of Endocrine Organs.- Infectious Lesions of Immune Organs.- Infectious Lesions of Serous Cavities.- Infectious Lesions of Mouth and Salivary Glands.- Generalized Infections and Sepsis.- Possible Role of Infectious Pathogens in Development of Certain Noninfectious Diseases: Atherosclerosis, Diabetes, Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases.