Pregnancy, autoimmunity, and connective tissue disorders
By: edited by J.S. Scott and H.A. Bird.
Contributors: Scott, J. S.; Bird, H. A. 1945-
Series: Oxford medical publications
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Connective tissue diseases in pregnancy; Autoimmune diseases in pregnancy; Pregnancy -- Immunological aspects; Autoimmune Diseases -- in pregnancy; Connective Tissue Diseases -- in pregnancy; Pregnancy -- immunology
Description: "In this book an international team of medical experts examines the important relationship between pregnancy and rheumatic diseases. The first section reviews fundamental concepts and recent research, including the immunology of pregnancy, and hormonal and epidemiological aspects of rheumatic diseases. Additional chapters focus on such specific diseases as systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and seronegative spondarthritis. Other topics include anticardiolipin antibodies and their relation to thrombosis and fetal loss, and hereditary abnormalities of collagen and their impact upon pregnancy. Other organ-specific autoimmune diseases are also covered. Combining elements of basic pathology and clinical practice, this comprehensive text also features chapters on drug treatment, infertility, and rehabilitation, providing invaluable practical information for all clinicians who care for pregnant patients with rheumatic diseases."--Publisher description (LoC).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.