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Systemic lupus erythematosus /

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Fourth Edition, provides an understanding of the basic mechanisms as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of lupus. Four-color illustrations throughout, this book is attractive to both the investigative community and clinicians. As lupus has become a paradigm...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lahita, Robert G. (Robert George), 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic Press, 2004.
Edición:4th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction to 4th Edition
  • Pathogenesis
  • Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Overview of Cellular Immune Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Etiopathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Itineraries of Three Troikas
  • MHC Class II and Non-MHC Genes in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Genetic Susceptibility and Class III Complement Genes
  • Complement Deficiency and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Gender and Age in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Animal Models
  • Genes and Genetics of Murine Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Domestic Animals
  • Autoantibodies and Antigens
  • Anti-DNA Antibodies: Structure, Assembly and Diversity
  • Antibodies to Cytoplasmic Antigens
  • Antihistone Antibodies
  • Antibodies to Non-Histone Agents in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Immune Complexes
  • Origins of Antinuclear Antibodies
  • Clinical Approach to Diagnosis
  • The Clinical Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Neonatal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Syndromes
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Childhood
  • Imaging of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: State of the Art
  • Monitoring Patients and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Laboratory Evaluation of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pregnancy
  • Epidemiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Overlap Syndromes: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and S�jgren's Syndrome
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Fibromyalgia
  • Organs Affected by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Nervous system:
  • Central Nervous System Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Psychiatric Aspects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Cognitive Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Dermatology:
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Skin
  • Renal:
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Kidney
  • Cardiopulmonary:
  • Cardiovascular Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Cardiovascular System: Vasculitis
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Lung
  • Gastrointestinal:
  • Nonhepatic Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Hepatic Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Coincidence or Converence
  • Hematology:
  • The Cellular Hematology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Musculoskeletal:
  • Articular Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Specific Syndromes
  • Phospholipid Syndrome:
  • Immunology of Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Co-factors
  • The Clinical Aspects of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • The Catastrophic Phospholipid Syndrome
  • Hematology: Coagulation Problems
  • The Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Implications for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
  • Pathophysiology of Drug-Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Drug and Environmental Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Manifestations and Differences
  • Therapy of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Corticosteroid Use in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Antimalarials and Immunosuppresive Therapies
  • Unproven and Experimental Therapies.
  • 1. Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 2. Overview of cellular immune function in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 3. Etiopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus: the itineraries of three troikas
  • 4. MHC class II and non-MHC genes in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 5. Genetic susceptibility and class III complement genes
  • 6. Complement deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 7. Gender and age in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 8. Genes and genetics of murine systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 9. Systemic lupus erythematosus in domestic animals
  • 10. Anti-DNA antibodies: structure, assembly and diversity
  • 11. Anticytoplasmic antibodies in SLE: antibodies to cytoplasmic antigens
  • 12. Antihistone antibodies
  • 13. Antibodis to non-histone agents in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 14. Immune complexes
  • 15. Origins of antinuclear antibodies
  • 16. The clinical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults
  • 17. Neonatal lupus syndromes
  • 18. Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood
  • 19. Imaging of systemic lupus erythematosus: state of the art
  • 20. Monitoring patients and systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 21. Laboratory evaluation of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 22. Systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancy
  • 23. Epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 24. Overlap syndromes: mixed connective tissue disease and Sj�ogren's syndrome
  • 25. Systemic lupus erythematosus and fibromyalgia
  • 26. Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 27. Psychiatric aspects of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 28. Cognitive dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 29. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the skin
  • 30. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the kidney
  • 31. Cardiovascular systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 32. Systemic systemic lupus erythematosus and the cardiovascular system: vasculitis
  • 33. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the lung
  • 34. Nonhepatic gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 35. Hepatic disease and systemic lupus erythematosus: coincidence or convergence
  • 36. The cellular hematology of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 37. Articular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 38. Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 39. Immunology of antiphospholipid antibodies and co-factors
  • 40. The clinical aspects of the antiphospholipid syndrome
  • 41. The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
  • 42. Hematology: coagulation problems
  • 43. The antiphospholipid syndrome: pathogenesis and implications for systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 44. Pathophysiology of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 45. Drug and environmental systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical manifestations and differences
  • 46. Corticosteroid use in systemic lupus erythematosus
  • 47. Antimalarials and immunosuppressive therapies
  • 48. Unproven and experimental therapies.