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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300189403321

Titolo

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome : From Bench to Bedside / / edited by Pier Luigi Meroni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-11044-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Rare Diseases of the Immune System, , 2282-6505 ; ; 0

Disciplina

610

616.15

616723

618.1

Soggetti

Hematology

Rheumatology

Gynecology 

Gynecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Preface -- 1 APS: Introductory notes -- 2 Immunology and Genetics of APS -- 3 The paradox of the lupus anticoagulant -- 4 The pathogenic mechanism(s) for APS-mediated thrombosis -- 5 The pathogenic mechanism(s) for APS-mediated pregnancy loss -- 6 Classification criteria -- 7 Non-classification criteria -- 8 Obstetric APS -- 9 APS and the nervous system -- 10 APS and renal involvement -- 11 Non-thrombotic hematologic manifestations in APS -- 12 Heart and APS -- 13 Skin and APS -- 14 Additional organs involved in APS (eye, ENT, GI, endocrine) -- 15 Treatment of thrombosis -- 16 Treatment of pregnancy complications -- 17 Asymptomatic carries of APS -- 18 New treatments -- 19 Secondary APS -- 20   Catastrophic APS.

Sommario/riassunto

This book, part of the series Rare Diseases of the Immune System, offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the pathophysiology and management of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Immunologic and genetic aspects are discussed and the pathogenic mechanisms responsible for such phenomena as APS-mediated thrombosis and



pregnancy loss or complications are explained. The main clinical manifestations and classification criteria are described and diagnostic tools, identified. Close attention is paid to the nature of the involvement of other organs or organ systems in APS, including the nervous, endocrine, hematologic, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal systems, the kidney, the skin, and the eye. Specific chapters describe the treatment of the different symptoms, the preventive therapies of value in avoiding recurrences, and innovative treatment approaches. The authors are senior experts in the field who are aided by younger fellows, ensuring that the book is also educationally oriented. This handy volume will be a valuable tool for postgraduates in training and professionals wishing to extend their knowledge of this specific syndrome.