Harrison’s Rheumatology

by Langford, Carol A., M.D.; Fauci, Anthony S.; Hauser, Stephen; Jameson, J. L.; Kasper, Dennis; Harrison, Tinsley Randolph

• ISBN13: 9780071457439
• ISBN10: 0071457437
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The full content of the Rheumatology section of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16e --supplemented with exam/board review questions, brand new pathophysiological drawings, and clinical photographs -- and edited by one of the most respected immunologists in the world as well as the entire Harrison's team of world renowned authorities.

Author Biography

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Contributors	p. vii
The Immune System in Health and Disease
Introduction to the Immune System	p. 3
The Major Histocompatibility Gene Complex	p. 43
Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases	p. 59
Disorders of Immune-Mediated Injury
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	p. 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	p. 85
Rheumatic Fever	p. 105
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) and Related Disorders	p. 111
Sjogren's Syndrome	p. 133
The Spondyloarthritides	p. 139
The Vasculitis Syndromes	p. 157
Behcet's Syndrome	p. 183
Relapsing Polychondritis	p. 185
Sarcoidosis	p. 191
Amyloidosis	p. 203
Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis	p. 213
Disorders of the Joint and Adjacent Tissues
Approach to Articular and Musculoskeletal Disorders	p. 227
Osteoarthritis	p. 241
Gout and Other Crystal Arthropathies	p. 259
Infectious Arthritis	p. 269
Fibromyalgia, Arthritis Associated with Systemic Diseases, and Other Arthritides	p. 281
Periarticular Disorders of the Extremities	p. 299
Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance	p. 303
Review and Self-Assessment	p. 317
Index	p. 339
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