Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
Churchill Livingstone, 1992
2nd ed
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Lupus erythematosus
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An updated edition which covers basic science (immunology, immunopathology and genetics), clinical and therapeutic approaches and organ systems. It contains much interdisciplinary clinical detail and has contributions from well-known specialists.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Etiology - basic theories: autoimmunity
- overview of cellular immune function in systemic lupus erythematosus
- etiologic hypotheses for systemic lupus erythematosus
- genetic susceptibility, class I and class II MHC antigens
- epidemiology of lupus. Part 2 Animal models of disease: murine models of lupus
- lupus in the dog. Part 3 Autoantibodies and antigens: anti-DNA antibodies
- antibodies to cytoplasmic antigens
- antihistone antibodies
- antibodies to non-histone antigens
- antilymphocyte antibodies
- antiphospholipid antibodies
- immune complexes
- laboratory evaluation of SLE. Part 4 The clinical approach: clinical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in the adult
- systemic lupus erythematosus of childhood
- neonatal lupus
- overlap syndromes
- radiology of SLE
- sex and age in lupus
- pregnancy and SLE
- antinuclear antibody-negative lupus
- complement deficiency and lupus
- phospholipid syndromes. Part 5 The organ system approach: neuropsychiatric disorders of SLE
- SLE and the skin
- SLE and kidney
- SLE and the cardiovascular system
- the heart
- SLE and the cardiovascular system - vasculitis
- SLE and the lung
- nonhepatic GI manifestations of SLE
- hepatic disease and SLE
- hematology - cellular aspects
- hematology-coagulation problems
- articular manifestations of SLE
- psychiatric aspects of SLE
- cognitive dysfunction in SLE. Part 6 Drug induced SLE: genetic regulation of drug metabolism and SLE
- drug related lupus - the same or different. Part 7 Therapeutic modalities: steroid use in SLE
- immunosuppressive therapy - cytotoxic agents, antimarlarials, and azathioprine
- unproven and experimental therapy of SLE. Afterword: directions in systemic lupus erythematosus research.
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