Textbook of pediatric rheumatology

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Textbook of pediatric rheumatology

James T. Cassidy, Ross E. Petty

Saunders, c1995

3rd ed

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Pediatric rheumatology

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text emphasizes the presentation, disease course, treatment and prognosis of the major conditions in the field, including: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, juvenile dermatomyositis and scleroderma. Chapters are also included to aid in differential diagnosis, such as those related to limb pain, skeletal infections and malignancies and the hereditary and metabolic abnormalities that present in children with rheumatic compliants.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to the Study of the Rheumatic Diseases of Children. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Rhematic Diseases: Basic Concepts. Basic Concepts of Drug Therapy. Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes of Nonrheumatic Orgigin. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Spondyloarthropathies. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Vasculitis. The Sclerodermas and Related Disorders. Immunodeficiencies and the Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Related to Infection. Skeletal Malignancies and Related Disorders. Primary Disorders of Bone and Connective Tissues. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Systemic Disease.

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