This book on rheumatology in children is intended to be a handy tool for all professionals interested in this field. It is divided into five sections: General considerations, arthritic problems, connective tissue diseases, systemic vasculitides and finally a section that covers miscellaneous issues such as Immunodeficiencies, bone heath and uveitis. The book has an easy format with each chapter having one or more clinicalvignettes at the start of the chapter. In addition each chapter outlines the learning objectives and key take home messages. At the end of each section a collection of cases to highlight important issues in the clinic are included. The colorful charts, pictures and tables make reading this book an easy task. The authors are leading experts in their fields working at best practices centers globally to provide the reader with state-of-the-art information.
Laura E Schanberg, MD, Yukiko Kimura, MD. outcomes. For example, in one small mixed methods study of youth with cSLE or mixed connective tissue disease, there was an association between lower socioeconomic status and both poor ...
Your smallest patients pose big clinical challenges on a daily basis. Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology, 5th Edition, equips you with the guidance you need to select the best approaches to...
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Ronald M. Laxer, David D. Sherry, Philip J. Hashkes. Juvenile connective tissue myositis and PM were associated with ... Mendez EP, Lipton R, Ramsey-Goldman R, et al. US incidence of juvenile dermatomyositis, 1995–1998: results from the ...
For children older than 5 y of age, does the child watch television from an appropriate distance? Patients should be positioned 20 feet (6 m) from the chart Testing should be performed using glasses of the correct prescription Consider ...
CMP associated with rheumatic conditions is discussed in Kathleen A. Haines' article, “The Approach to the Child with Joint Complaints,” in this issue. CMP can negatively affect physical, social, academic, and psychological aspects of ...
Phillips PE: Evidence implicating infectious agents in rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. ... Dan M, Yaniv R: Cholestatic hepatitis, cutaneous vasculitis, and vascular deposits of immunoglobulin M and complement ...
The only reference in the field of its kind! The New Edition of this definitive resource examines the full spectrum of rheumatologic diseases and non-rheumatologic musculoskeletal disorders in children and...
S. Eyre, J. Bowes, D. Diogo, et al., High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis, Nat. Genet. 44 (2012) 1336–1340. International Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis Consortium (IGAS), ...
The handbook includes dedicated topics on systemic diseases affecting rheumatology; the relevant clinical guidelines and information needed for a rheumatologist to successfully management a young patient; and, a coloured section for ...