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The scleroderma book : a guide for patients and families /
"The ultimate resource for patients and their families seeking to gain a better understanding of this complex disease."--Back cover
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Edición: | Rev. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction to terms and types of scleroderma. What is scleroderma?
- Localized scleroderma: limited, localized, diffuse, generalized, systemic, and not-so-systemic: what's in a name?
- Systemic scleroderma
- diffuse
- Systemic scleroderma
- limited
- Epidemiology: who gets scleroderma and why? Genetic features of scleroderma: did you get it from your parents? Can you give it to your kids?
- Epidemiology of scleroderma: number of patients, occupational links, and environmental concerns
- How scleroderma affects the body. Raynaud's phenomemon, skin involvement, and finger sores
- Scleroderma and the kidneys
- Scleroderma and the gastrointestinal tract
- Scleroderma and the lungs
- Scleroderma and the heart
- Scleroderma and the joints, tendons, muscles, and nerves
- Systemic scleroderma and pregnancy
- Scleroderma and sexuality
- Overlap syndromes and sclerodermalike conditions
- Coping with scleroderma. You and your doctor
- Living an unpredictable life, facing an uncertain future.