Rheumatology Books

Adolescent Rheumatology is the first single-source text that focuses on how adolescent-specific aspects impact rheumatic conditions and cross references disease-specific information from general rheumatology textbooks. Using a generic, developmental...

The practising paediatrician struggles to combat the effects of acute illness and disease in babies and older children. The pattem of hospital admissions has changed dramatically since I first qualified over 25 years ago...

This book is written primarily for occupational therapists and occupational therapy students but will be of relevance to anyone working with clients with rheumatoid disease. It is hoped that the text will communicate the...

The so-called 'connective tissue disorders' hold a particular fascination to both the rheumatologist and the dermatologist, and the diagnosis of, sometimes subtle, changes in the skin can often be difficult. This book aims to...

This book is about the drugs used in the treatment and management of rheumatic disorders. The term 'therapeutics' used in the title is intended to mirror the relevance of drugs in the widest sense of the word. Thus, general...

In general, existing texts concerned with rheumatic With regard to the general plan of the book, the therapy have either been addressed to specific aspects of chapters are largely self-contained and can be read in treatment or...

Nanomedicine for Inflammatory Diseases is a cutting-edge resource for clinicians and scientists alike, working at the intersection of development and clinical therapeutics. This text is ideal for graduate level courses in nanomedicine, translational...

Not too long ago, it was thought that inflammation of blood vessels was the sole manifestation of systemic autoimmune diseases. Today, however, we know that disorders of coagulation, injuries to both neutrophils and endothelial cells, and certain lipids...

Molecular and Cell Biology of Muscular Dystrophy gives a series of accounts of various aspects of the remarkable breakthrough which has been achieved in our understanding of the Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophies and of the...

Glycosylation Dependent Bacterial Infections. 1. A Sweet Coating - How Bacteria Deal With Sugars; A.P. Corfield, R. Wiggins, C. Edwards, N. Myerscough, B.F. Warren, P. Soothill, M.R. Millar, P. Horner. 2. The Glycosylation of Airway Mucins in Cystic...

It is with great pleasure that I write this Foreword to the Proceedings of the International Conference on Behçet's Disease which was held in Berlin in June 2002. This was the first International Conference held under the...

1. The Interface between Rheumatology and Dermatology: Why Rheumaderm?.- 2. Nature and Nurture in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- 3. Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders.- 4. Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus.- 5. Prognosis in Juvenile Arthritis.- 6...