Paediatric Rheumatology Update

by Woo, Patricia; White, Patience H.; Ansell, Barbara M.

• ISBN13: 9780192618603
• ISBN10: 0192618601
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-09-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume is an up-to-date examination of pediatric rheumatology, a relatively new and rapidly growing specialty. It includes information from expert contributors in the field, concentrating on recent advances and clinical studies, as well as possible future directions. The book is unique for its international perspective, is the most up-to-date work of its kind, and is an ideal guide for pediatricians, rheumatologists, immunologists, orthopedic surgeons, and ophthalmologists who need to keep up with the recent surge of research in this area.

Table of Contents

Juvenile Chronic Arthritis

Classifications and Nomenclature

Immunogenetic Aspects

Pathogenises of Juvenile Arthritis

Complications of Juvenile Arthritis

Mangement of JCA

Modern Trends in Surgical Management of Juvenile Arthritis

Differential Diagnosis of Juvenile Arthritis

Overall Review

The Chronic, Infantile, Neurological, Cutanerous, and Articular Syndrome (CINCA EUROPE IDMID USA)

Management of Non-Organic Muscoluskeletal Symptoms

Rarer Connective Tissue Disorders

Juvenile Deermatomyositis. Natural History and Susceptibility Factors

What is the Role of the Immune System in Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Juvenile Scleroderma

Overlap Syndrome

Morbidity of Childhood Systematic Lupus Erythematosus

Vasculitic Syndromes

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