Case Studies in Systemic Sclerosis

Description

Case Studies in Systemic Sclerosis deals specifically with Systemic Sclerosis in a case study format. Each case presentation includes illustrative figures, a discussion of the pathophysiology relevant to the case, a discussion of management that is both evidence-based and expert opinion-based and several key references for further reading. With its easy-to-use format, this book presents multiple different manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis to a wide range of readers. Because this disease has a broad range of systemic features, Case Studies in Systemic Sclerosis is a valuable reference tool not only to the community of rheumatologists (trainees, academic and private practice rheumatologists) and dermatologists, but also potentially to internists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists and nephrologists. Front Matter....Pages i-xx A 35-Year-Old Woman with Puffy Hands, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Positive Antinuclear Antibody Test....Pages 1-9 A 30-Year-Old Woman with Puffy Hands, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....Pages 11-21 A 22-Year-Old Woman with Raynaud’s Phenomenon but No Other Symptoms and No Abnormalities on Examination....Pages 23-29 A Young Adult with Localized Skin Sclerosis and Positive ANA....Pages 31-37 Localized Scleroderma in a Child....Pages 39-51 An 8-Year-Old Girl with Tight Skin, Digital Ulcers, and Dysphagia....Pages 53-61 A 60-Year-Old Woman with Skin Thickening, Joint Contractures, and Peripheral Blood Eosinophilia....Pages 63-71 A 35-Year-Old Man with Diffuse Scleroderma and Chemical Exposure....Pages 73-83 A 65-Year-Old Woman with Hardened Skin, Joint Contractures, and Yellow Scleral Plaques....Pages 85-94 Painful Digital Ulcers in a Scleroderma Patient with Raynaud’s Phenomenon....Pages 95-105 Rapidly Progressive Skin Disease in a Patient with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis....Pages 107-114 A 28-Year-Old Woman with Early Diffuse Scleroderma and Shortness of Breath....Pages 115-125 Late Limited Systemic Sclerosis Patient Who Develops Shortness of Breath on Exertion....Pages 127-137 A Diffuse Scleroderma Patient Who Presents with Shortness of Breath and Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette....Pages 139-145 A Patient with Systemic Sclerosis, Dyspnea on Exertion, Atypical Chest Pain, and Arrhythmia....Pages 147-154 A Scleroderma Patient with Dysphagia and Reflux Who Experiences Worsening Cough....Pages 155-163 A Scleroderma Patient with Acute Drop in Hemoglobin and Occult Blood in Stool....Pages 165-171 A 62-Year-Old Woman with Scleroderma and Severe Weight Loss....Pages 173-183 A Patient with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis with Hypertension and Acute Renal Failure....Pages 185-193 A 34-Year-Old Woman with Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma Who Develops Normotensive Renal Failure with Pulmonary Hemorrhage....Pages 195-202 A Scleroderma Patient Inquires About Pregnancy....Pages 203-215 A 38-Year-Old Man with Systemic Sclerosis and Erectile Dysfunction....Pages 217-220 A Female Scleroderma Patient with Sexual Dysfunction....Pages 221-228 A 38-Year-Old Woman with Elevated Muscle Enzymes, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, and Positive Anti-Topoisomerase I Antibody: Is She Depressed?....Pages 229-238 A Scleroderma Patient with Swollen and Tender Joints of Both Hands....Pages 239-250 Two Scleroderma Patients with Differing Patterns of Muscle Disease....Pages 251-257 A Limited Cutaneous SSc Patient with Severe Calcinosis and Acro-osteolysis....Pages 259-266 A 54-Year Old Woman with Pain and Stiffness of Hands and Tendon Friction Rubs....Pages 267-271 A Young Diffuse Scleroderma Patient Having Difficulties with Activities of Daily Living....Pages 273-280 A Middle-Aged Male Scleroderma Patient Who Can No Longer Perform His Occupation....Pages 281-292 A Scleroderma Patient Presenting with Facial Pain....Pages 293-298 A Dentist Inquires About His Patient with Systemic Sclerosis....Pages 299-315 A Scleroderma Patient Complaining of Dry and Gritty Sensation of the Eyes....Pages 317-329 A 34-Year-Old Woman with 2-Year History of Therapy-Resistant, Rapidly Progressive SSc Successfully Treated by Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation....Pages 331-337 Sclerodactyly and Raynaud’s Phenomenon in a Patient Who Has Primary Biliary Cirrhosis....Pages 339-345 Back Matter....Pages 347-355