- Features diagnostic, treatment and follow up photographs throughout the chapters
- Outlines the pathological features in a detailed description of each inflammatory and rheumatic disease
- Provides an extensive spectrum of clinical pictures of each inflammatory and degenerative rheumatic disease
This book comprehensively reviews clinical aspects and features of rheumatic and musculo-skeletal diseases in an integrated and easy to read format.
It enables the reader to become confident in identifying common and unusual disease symptoms and be able to apply a variety of diagnostic modalities and evaluate potential treatment options. Every disease covered has a variety of clinically relevant images detailing both typical and rare signs and symptoms. Each image is accompanied by a detailed description covering relevant epidemiological data, diagnostic modalities and treatment options.
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Illustrated Handbook of Rheumatic and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases, 2ndEdition has been fully revised with new content and clinical photographs throughout each chapter. Rheumatologists seeking a comprehensive and clinically relevant guide for the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of rheumatic and allied diseases will find this book to be an essential resource in their daily clinical practice.
Table of Contents- Examination of the Musculoskeletal System
- Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Pathophysiology and Laboratory Tests
- Disease Metrics and Activity Scores
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sjögren’s Syndrome
- Spondyloarthropathies
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Scleroderma
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- Vasculitides
- Osteoarthritis
- Crystal Arthropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Miscellaneous Conditions
- Adverse Drug Reactions in Rheumatology
