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Uveitis : fundamentals and clinical practice / Robert B. Nussenblatt, Scott M. Whitcup.
Holman Biotech Commons RE351 .N87 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nussenblatt, Robert B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Uveitis.
- Uveitis--therapy.
- Uveitis--diagnosis.
- Uveitis--immunology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Uveitis--therapy.
- Uveitis--diagnosis.
- Uveitis--immunology.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 432 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Mosby, [2004]
- Summary:
- Widely respected for its balanced scientific and clinical approach, this one-of-a-kind resource delivers all of today's best knowledge about uveitis -- including epidemiology, immunology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic testing, differential diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutic approaches. Two of the world's preeminent authorities on uveitis present a cohesive clinical approach to patient evaluation and management, equipping you with proven, practical guidelines for achieving optimal outcomes. And, a wealth of vividly illustrated case studies demonstrate how to apply this knowledge in the context of actual clinical situations.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1 Fundamentals
- 1 Elements of the immune system and concepts of intraocular inflammatory disease pathogenesis
- Pt. 2 Diagnosis
- 2 Medical history in the patient with uveitis
- 3 Examination of the patient with uveitis
- 4 Development of a differential diagnosis
- 5 Diagnostic testing
- 6 Evaluation of the uveitis literature
- Pt. 3 Medical therapy and surgical intervention
- 7 Philosophy, goals, and approaches to medical therapy
- 8 Role of surgery in the patient with uveitis
- Pt. 4 Infectious uveitic conditions
- 9 Bacterial and fungal diseases
- 10 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- 11 Acute retinal necrosis and progressive outer retinal necrosis
- 12 Other viral diseases
- 13 Ocular toxoplasmosis
- 14 Ocular histoplasmosis
- 15 Toxocara canis
- 16 Onchocerciasis and other parasitic diseases
- 17 Postsurgical uveitis
- Pt. 5 Noninfectious uveitic conditions
- g 18 Anterior uveitis
- 19 Scleritis
- 20 Intermediate uveitis
- 21 Sarcoidosis
- 22 Sympathetic ophthalmia
- 23 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
- 24 Birdshot retinochoroidopathy
- 25 Behcet's disease
- 26 Retinal vasculitis
- 27 Serpiginous choroidopathy
- 28 White-dot syndromes
- 29 Masquerade syndromes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0323022375
- OCLC:
- 52806334
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