Lupus : the essential clinician's guide / Daniel J. Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Daniel J. (Daniel Jeffrey), 1949-

Series:

Oxford American Rheumatology Library

Oxford American rheumatology library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lupus erythematosus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One million people in the United States suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can affect any part of the body, but most often damages the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys and nervous system. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness alternating with remission. It can be treated symptomatically, mainly with corticosteroids and immunosuppres

Contents:

Cover; Lupus The Essential Clinician's Guide; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 The History of Lupus; Chapter 2 Definitions and Classification; Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Chapter 4 Pathogenesis; Chapter 5 Clinical Symptoms and Signs; Chapter 6 Laboratory and Imaging Abnormalities; Chapter 7 Differential Diagnosis and Disease Associations; Chapter 8 Important Subsets and Special Considerations; Chapter 9 Methods of Clinical Ascertainment; Chapter 10 General Treatment Concepts; Chapter 11 Medications Used to Manage Lupus Erythematosus

Chapter 12 Economic Impact and Disability IssuesChapter 13 Prognosis; Chapter 14 Experimental and Innovative Therapies; Glossary; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-938964-0

0-19-938949-7

OCLC:

869096217