Uncommon Diseases in the ICU

Claude Martin is CNRS senior research fellow at the University of Rennes 1 (Centre de recherches sur l'action politique en Europe) and director of the LAPSS at the National school of public health. Trained in sociology (PhD), he teaches at the Institute of political science in Rennes and at Sorbonne University. He was a member of the European Observatory on Social situation, demography and the Family of the European Commission (1998 - 2005). His research interests concerns social care and social policies in Europe. He is co-editing with Jane Jenson the international journal: Lien social et politiques and is a member of the board of Social Policy and Administration.

Introduction.- Genetic aspects of uncommon diseases.- Cardiovascular system.- Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy.- Brugada syndrome.- Calcium channel disorders.- Pulmonary hypertension.- Pheochromocytoma.- Infectious diseases.- Lemierre's syndrome.- Rickettsiosis in ICU.- Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome.- Dengue virus infection.- Cikungunya in ICU.- Respiratory system.- Pulmonary fibrosis.- Nervous system.- Myasthenia in ICU.- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.- ICU and Parkinson disease.- Internal medicine diseases.- Immunological diseases in ICU.- Metabolic diseases in ICU.- Mitochondrial disease.- Hematological diseases.- Hemolytic anemia.- Retinoic acid syndrome.- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.- Skin system.- Hereditary angioedema (B. Floccard, B. Allaouchiche).- Toxic epidermal necrolysis in children.- Renal system.- Gitelman and Bartter syndromes.- Liver system.- Uncommon liver diseases.

From the book reviews:

"This small book describes uncommon problems that could present in patients in the intensive care unit. ... Critical care providers at all levels are an appropriate audience. The authors are a group of leading European intensivists. ...This work can be recommended for the overall scope of the important problems it presents." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2014)