| Edition |
10th ed. |
| Description |
349 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 erythemnatosus -- 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. |
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(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 -- Psteonecrosis -- 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 -- Surgica treatment of arthritis -- Rehabilitation of paitents with rheumatic diseases. |
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(cont.) Psychosocial factors and arthritis -- Economic impact of arthritis -- Nontraditional remedies. |
| Subject |
Rheumatism.
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Arthritis.
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| Added Author |
Schumacher, H. Ralph, 1933-
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Klippel, John H.
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Koopman, William J.
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| ISBN |
0912423072 : 25.00 |
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