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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300283003321

Autore

Moutsopoulos Haralampos M

Titolo

Rheumatology in Questions [[electronic resource] /] / by Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos, Evangelia Zampeli, Panayiotis G. Vlachoyiannopoulos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-71604-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 pages)

Disciplina

616.723

Soggetti

Rheumatology

Immunology

Pathology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part 1: An Introductory Approach to Autoimmune Disorders -- Basic Immunology -- Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders: Pathogenetic and Laboratory Aspects -- PART 2: Autoimmune Rheumatic (Connective Tissue) Diseases -- Inflammatory Arthritides -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease -- Inflammatory Muscle Disease -- Sjögren’s Syndrome, IGG4 Related Disorders -- Systemic Sclerosis -- Vasculitides And Related Diseases -- Autoinflammatory Syndromes -- Part 3: Rheumatic Disorders and Manifestations in Various Organs, Systems and Disciplines -- The Skin, the Eyes and the Ears in Rheumatic Diseases -- Rheumatic Disorders associated with Metabolic, Endocrine and Hematological Diseases -- Bone, Cartilage and Soft Tissue Disorders -- Rheumatic Manifestations: A Compilation -- Part 4: Treatment and Management of Rheumatic Diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers all fields in rheumatology and aims to help readers comprehend, familiarize and evaluate their knowledge of the subject area. It contains short questions and concise answers on definitions, pathogenetic aspects, clinical and laboratory manifestations, differential diagnosis and the management of all rheumatic diseases. The book also provides questions and answers on major aspects of



basic immunology, valuable for understanding underlying immunological mechanisms of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Illustrations and images help present information in a clear and schematic way.