Primer on the rheumatic diseases / H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr., editor ; [associate editors], John H. Klippel, William J. Koopman.
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Language: | English |
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Atlanta, Ga. :
Arthritis Foundation,
[1993], ©1993.
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Edition: | Tenth edition. |
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Physical Description: | 349 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- History of the rheumatic diseases
- Musculoskeletal system
- Structural molecules of connective tissue
- Role of immunologic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of rheumatic disease
- Immunogenetics
- Molecular mechanisms underlying autoantibody expression
- Mediators of inflammation
- Evaluation of the patient
- Classification of the rheumatic diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Systemic sclerosis and related syndromes
- Inflammatory and metabolic myopathies
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Undifferentiated connective tissue syndromes
- Vasculitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Relapsing polychondritis
- Seronegative spondylarthropathies
- Rheumatic fever
- Pediatric rheumatic diseases
- Adult onset Still's disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Neuropathic arthropathy
- Infectious arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Behcet's syndrome
- Periodic syndromes
- Gout
- Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
- Apatites and miscellaneous crystals
- Storage and deposition diseases.
- (cont) Arthropathies associated with hematologic diseases and malignant disorders
- Amyloidoses
- Neoplasms of the joints
- Arthropathies associated with endocrine diseases
- Hyperlipoproteinemia and arthritis
- Musculoskeletal problems in dialysis patients
- Fibromyalgia syndrome
- Heritable disorders of connective tissue
- Miscellaneous syndromes involving skin and joints
- AIDS and other immunodeficiency diseases
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
- Bone and joint dysplasias
- Disorders of the back and neck
- Osteonecrosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Regional rheumatic pain syndromes
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and transient regional osteoporosis
- Metabolic bone diseases
- Foreign body synovitis
- Sports and occupational injuries
- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents and corticosteroids
- Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs and cytoxic agents
- Biologic agents as potential new therapies for autoimmune diseases
- Therapeutic injection of joints and soft tissues
- Surgical treatment of arthritis
- Rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases.
- (cont) Psychosocial factors and arthritis
- Economic impact of arthritis
- Nontraditional remedies.