Textbook of Paediatric Rheumatology
Saunders (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published in December 1994
Book
Hardback
622 pages
978-0-7216-5244-3 (ISBN)
Description
This text emphasizes the presentation, disease course, treatment and prognosis of the major conditions in the field, including: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, juvenile dermatomyositis and scleroderma. Chapters are also included to aid in differential diagnosis, such as those related to limb pain, skeletal infections and malignancies and the hereditary and metabolic abnormalities that present in children with rheumatic compliants.
This text emphasizes the presentation, disease course, treatment and prognosis of the major conditions in the field, including: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, juvenile dermatomyositis and scleroderma. Chapters are also included to aid in differential diagnosis, such as those related to limb pain, skeletal infections and malignancies and the hereditary and metabolic abnormalities that present in children with rheumatic compliants.
This text emphasizes the presentation, disease course, treatment and prognosis of the major conditions in the field, including: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, juvenile dermatomyositis and scleroderma. Chapters are also included to aid in differential diagnosis, such as those related to limb pain, skeletal infections and malignancies and the hereditary and metabolic abnormalities that present in children with rheumatic compliants.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
403 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
1588 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-5244-3 (9780721652443)
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Persons
Author
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Content
An Introduction to the Study of the Rheumatic Diseases of Children. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Rhematic Diseases: Basic Concepts. Basic Concepts of Drug Therapy. Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes of Nonrheumatic Orgigin. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Spondyloarthropathies. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Vasculitis. The Sclerodermas and Related Disorders. Immunodeficiencies and the Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Related to Infection. Skeletal Malignancies and Related Disorders. Primary Disorders of Bone and Connective Tissues. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Systemic Disease.