Systemic lupus erythematosus / edited by Robert G. Lahita.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lahita, Robert G. (Robert George), 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus--Etiology.

Systemic lupus erythematosus--Treatment.

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

Diseases--Causes and theories of causation.

Medical Subjects:

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 1343 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.

System Details:

System requirements: Windows 98 or higher, Pentium processor-based PC, 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) 10 MB available hard-disk space, 2x or faster CD-ROM drive, 800x600 resolution VGA monitor supporting thousands of colors (16 bit) or greater, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape 4.7 or later.

Contents:

1. Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus

2. Overview of cellular immune function in systemic lupus erythematosus

3. Etiopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus: the itineraries of three troikas

4. MHC class II and non-MHC genes in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

5. Genetic susceptibility and class III complement genes

6. Complement deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus

7. Gender and age in systemic lupus erythematosus

8. Genes and genetics of murine systemic lupus erythematosus

9. Systemic lupus erythematosus in domestic animals

10. Anti-DNA antibodies: structure, assembly and diversity

11. Anticytoplasmic antibodies in SLE: antibodies to cytoplasmic antigens

12. Antihistone antibodies

13. Antibodis to non-histone agents in systemic lupus erythematosus

14. Immune complexes

15. Origins of antinuclear antibodies

16. The clinical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults

17. Neonatal lupus syndromes

18. Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood

19. Imaging of systemic lupus erythematosus: state of the art

20. Monitoring patients and systemic lupus erythematosus

21. Laboratory evaluation of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

22. Systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancy

23. Epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus

24. Overlap syndromes: mixed connective tissue disease and Sjögren's syndrome

25. Systemic lupus erythematosus and fibromyalgia

26. Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus

27. Psychiatric aspects of systemic lupus erythematosus

28. Cognitive dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus

29. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the skin

30. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the kidney

31. Cardiovascular systemic lupus erythematosus

32. Systemic systemic lupus erythematosus and the cardiovascular system: vasculitis

33. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the lung

34. Nonhepatic gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

35. Hepatic disease and systemic lupus erythematosus: coincidence or convergence

36. The cellular hematology of systemic lupus erythematosus

37. Articular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

38. Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease in systemic lupus erythematosus

39. Immunology of antiphospholipid antibodies and co-factors

40. The clinical aspects of the antiphospholipid syndrome

41. The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

42. Hematology: coagulation problems

43. The antiphospholipid syndrome: pathogenesis and implications for systemic lupus erythematosus

44. Pathophysiology of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus

45. Drug and environmental systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical manifestations and differences

46. Corticosteroid use in systemic lupus erythematosus

47. Antimalarials and immunosuppressive therapies

48. Unproven and experimental therapies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0124339018

0124339026

OCLC:

52486557