Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice [electronic resource] /
Laxer, Ronald M.author.
Sherry, David D.author.
Hashkes, Philip J.author.
In this second edition, the authors have expanded on this specialty by exploring medical advances accumulated in the last decade. They look closely at clinical presentations and how to arrive at a diagnosis, focusing on new treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and advances in the field of autoinflammatory diseases, as well as new information on sarcoidosis, IgG4 disease and tumors involving the musculoskeletal system. Readers will find up-to-date management plans using tables, algorithms and figures to serve as useful visual aid within the chapters. Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition provides accessible information about conditions peculiar to young patients, to assist pediatricians, general practitioners as well as rheumatologists in the diagnosis and management of these diseases.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
General Presentation of Musculoskeletal Problems in Childhood -- General Principles of Management -- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) -- Juvenile Dermatomyositis -- Scleroderma and Related Disorders -- Overlap Syndromes -- Vasculitis -- Lyme Arthritis -- Autoinflammatory Syndromes -- Acute Rheumatic Fever and Post Streptococcal Arthritis -- Noninflammatory Mechanical Pain Syndromes -- Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain -- Hereditary Conditions of Bone and Cartilage. Benign and Malignant Tumors Involving the Musculoskeletal System.
In this second edition, the authors have expanded on this specialty by exploring medical advances accumulated in the last decade. They look closely at clinical presentations and how to arrive at a diagnosis, focusing on new treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and advances in the field of autoinflammatory diseases, as well as new information on sarcoidosis, IgG4 disease and tumors involving the musculoskeletal system. Readers will find up-to-date management plans using tables, algorithms and figures to serve as useful visual aid within the chapters. Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition provides accessible information about conditions peculiar to young patients, to assist pediatricians, general practitioners as well as rheumatologists in the diagnosis and management of these diseases.
Rheumatology.
Pediatrics.
Rheumatology.
Pediatrics.