LEADER 04734nam 22006734a 450 001 9910815038603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-020777-9 010 $a0-19-770748-3 010 $a1-282-54384-9 010 $a9786612543845 010 $a0-19-970917-3 024 7 $a10.1093/oso/9780195368987.001.0001 035 $a(CKB)2550000000010667 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422375 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11315536 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422375 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10419012 035 $a(PQKB)10844714 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1661315 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10375094 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL254384 035 $a(OCoLC)923706146 035 $a(OCoLC)1406786238 035 $a(StDuBDS)9780197707487 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1661315 035 $a(OCoLC)183610507 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB165847 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000010667 100 $a20071207d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLupus $ethe essential clinician's guide /$fDaniel J. Wallace 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a115 p. $ccol. ill 225 1 $aOxford American rheumatology library 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2008. 311 $a0-19-534319-0 311 $a0-19-536898-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 107-109) and index. 327 $aHistory of lupus -- Definitions and classification -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical findings-symptoms and signs -- Laboratory and imaging correlates -- Differential diagnosis and disease associations -- Important subsets -- Methods of ascertainment used for clinical trials -- General concepts of treatment -- Medications used to manage lupus -- Economic impact and disability issues -- Prognosis -- Experimental and innovative therapies. 330 $aPart of the Oxford American Rheumatology Library, this concise, authoritative pocketbook provides the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment and management of lupus. The volume describes the pathophysiology of the condition, diagnostic strategies and tools, and current and emerging therapeutic options, focusing on direct clinical applications for busy healthcare professionals. One million people in the United States suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can affect any part of the body, but most often damages the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys and nervous system. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness alternating with remission. It can be treated symptomatically, mainly with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, though there is currently no cure. Several promising new treatments, however, are in late-stage clinical trials. Lupus is one of several diseases known as the 'great imitator' because its symptoms vary so widely and it often mimics or is mistaken for other illnesses, and because the symptoms come and go unpredictably. As a result, patients present with varied symptoms to different practitioners and diagnosis can be elusive, with patients sometimes suffering unexplained symptoms and untreated lupus for years. Hence, a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of lupus would be valuable to an array of clinicians and may help expedite earlier diagnosis and better patient care. The target audience is rheumatologists in training and primary care physicians who care for lupus patients and allied health professionals who assist in their management. The book will 330 8 $afulfill a need for a concise, practical guide to Lupus for clinicians that distills the principal features of this complicated, often misunderstood disorder. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on the disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 2,000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. He is the author of another Oxford book--The Lupus Book, and the editor of the premier authoritative lupus textbook, Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus. 410 0$aOxford American rheumatology library. 606 $aLupus erythematosus 615 0$aLupus erythematosus. 676 $a616.7/72 700 $aWallace$b Daniel J$g(Daniel Jeffrey),$f1949-$01592839 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815038603321 996 $aLupus$93956446 997 $aUNINA