A Clinician's Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology

Description

A Clinician's Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology is a rich assemblage of the clinical wisdom of expert rheumatologists from a whole range of specialties and nationalities. It examines the nuggets of wisdom, or ‘pearls’ gained from collective clinical experience about the diagnosis or treatment of various diseases whilst also aiming to debunk certain myths that have influenced the practice of many clinicians but have proven false. The pithy style of writing ensures that the reader thoroughly enjoys delving into this trove of diagnostic and therapeutic guidance. In addition, an abundance of illustrations, including 300 clinical photographs, significantly augments the reader’s understanding of these ‘pearls’. With contributions from 126 authors across the various subspecialties in rheumatology, and comprising a total of more than 1400 Pearls and Myths, this book truly provides the corpus of current clinical wisdom in rheumatology. Dr John H. Stone, MD MPH is Clinical Director of Rheumatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. He has pioneered a great deal of clinical research in rheumatology, particularly in the area of systemic vasculitis. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Rheumatoid Arthritis....Pages 1-13 Rheumatoid Vasculitis....Pages 15-22 Adult-Onset Still's Disease....Pages 23-26 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis....Pages 27-32 Monogenic Autoinflammatory Syndromes....Pages 33-49 Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy....Pages 51-56 Ankylosing Spondylitis....Pages 57-65 Psoriatic Arthritis....Pages 67-71 Reactive Arthritis....Pages 73-76 Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) and Raynaud’s Phenomenon....Pages 77-95 Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Other Scleroderma Mimickers....Pages 97-106 Sjögren's Syndrome....Pages 107-130 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus....Pages 131-159 Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus....Pages 161-167 Mixed Connective Tissue Disease....Pages 169-172 The Antiphospholipid Syndrome....Pages 173-180 Pregnancy in the Rheumatic Diseases....Pages 181-190 Inflammatory Myopathies....Pages 191-199 Juvenile Dermatomyositis....Pages 201-209 Vasculitic Neuropathy....Pages 211-218 Pediatric Vasculitis....Pages 219-229 Behçet's Syndrome....Pages 231-238 The Churg—Strauss Syndrome....Pages 239-244 ANCA-Associated Vasculitis....Pages 245-267 Cryoglobulinemia....Pages 269-273 Polyarteritis Nodosa....Pages 275-284 Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica....Pages 285-304 Takayasu's Arteritis....Pages 305-310 Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes....Pages 311-316 Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease)....Pages 317-323 Less Common Forms of Vasculitis....Pages 325-333 Relapsing Polychondritis....Pages 335-339 Fibromyalgia....Pages 341-349 The Clinical Features of Gout....Pages 351-354 Gout Epidemiology....Pages 355-359 Gout Treatment....Pages 361-367 Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Crystal Deposition Disease....Pages 369-376 Inflammatory Eye Disease....Pages 377-384 Immune-Mediated Inner Ear Disease....Pages 385-392 Osteoporosis....Pages 393-404 Paget's Disease of Bone....Pages 405-408 Sarcoidosis....Pages 409-420 Osteoarthritis....Pages 421-431 Regional Musculoskeletal Complaints....Pages 433-446 Low Back and Neck Pain....Pages 447-459 Amyloidosis....Pages 461-466 The Ehlers—Danlos Syndrome....Pages 467-475 Osteonecrosis....Pages 477-483 Back Matter....Pages 485-493