Pediatric Rheumatology: A Clinical Viewpoint

Pediatric Rheumatology: A Clinical Viewpoint
ISBN-10
9811017506
ISBN-13
9789811017506
Series
Pediatric Rheumatology
Category
Medical
Pages
640
Language
English
Published
2016-11-26
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Sujata Sawhney, Amita Aggarwal

Description

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.

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