Ankylosing spondylitis
By: Muhammad Asim Khan.
Series: Oxford American rheumatology library
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195368079; 9780195368062
Subjects: Ankylosing spondylitis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing -- diagnosis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing -- therapy; Early Diagnosis
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introductory overview on ankylosing spondylitis; title: Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies; title: Causes of ankylosing spondylitis; title: Disease process; title: Clinical features; title: Physical findings; title: Diagnosis; title: Other manifestations and complications; title: Descriptions of related diseases : the spondyloarthropathies; title: Assessment of disease activity; title: Disease management; title: New treatment : remarkable efficacy of TNF-a antagonists; title: Other aspects of disease management; title: Socioeconomic aspects and prognosis; title: Brief illustrative case histories.