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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis /
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis provides extensive information regarding Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (PM/DM), which is described as a heterogeneous disease complex. This book is divided into four sections: Part I (Clinical Features) covers the classification of PM/DM, details of the clinical p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Butterworths,
1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis; Copyright Page; Contributing Authors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. A Classification of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis; FORMS OF PM/DM; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; PART I: Clinical Features; Chapter 2. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis; SUSPICIOUS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURES; DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL TESTS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Association of Inflammatory Myopathies with Other Connective Tissue Disorders and Malignancies.
- CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERSMALIGNANCY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Inflammatory Myopathies of Childhood; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; COLLAGEN VASCULAR DISEASE; TRANSIENT MYOSITIS OF CHILDHOOD; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; PART II: Etiology and Mechanisms; Chapter 5. Immunopathology of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOGENETICS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Viral Etiology of Polymyositis /Dermatomyositis; DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS IN PM/DM; SEROLOGIC SCREENING FOR VIRUS INFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF VIRUS-INDUCED MYOSITIS: IN VITRO SYSTEMS.
- EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF VIRUS-INDUCED PMRETROVIRUSES AND POLYMYOSITIS; VIRUSES, AUTOIMMUNITY, AND PM/DM; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Inclusion Body Myositis; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; PATHOLOGY; CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CURRENT CONTROVERSIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Animal Models of Polymyositis and Derma tomyositis; NONIMMUNE MODELS FOR POLYMYOSITIS; NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGIC MODELS OF PM/DM; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; PART Ill: Diagnosis and Treatment; Chapter 9. Histopathology of the Inflammatory Myopathies; CHARACTERISTIC PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS IN PM/DM.
- PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS IN OTHER INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIESINFECTIOUS MYOSITIS; PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MUSCLE BIOPSIES; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Resin Histology and Electron Microscopy in Inflammatory Myopathies; DERMATOMYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Electromyography in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (PM/DM); THE MOTOR UNIT; THE NORMAL MOTOR UNIT ON ROUTINE NEEDLE EMG; THE ABNORMAL MOTOR UNIT; ABNORMAL INSERTION ACTIVITY AND ABNORMAL POTENTIALS AT REST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PM/DM BY EMG; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 12. Treatment of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis with Corticosteroids: A First Therapeutic ApproachPRINCIPLES OF STEROID THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PM OR DM; WHICH PATIENTS TO TREAT; HOW TO START THERAPY WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS IN AN ADULT WITH PM OR DM; OBLIGATORY ""COLLATERAL"" STEROID PROGRAM; PARAMETERS TO FOLLOW DURING STEROID THERAPY AND DISTINCTION BETWEEN STEROID-INDUCED ""MYOPATHY"" VERSUS EXACERBATION OF THE DISEASE; LACK OF RESPONSE TO STEROID THERAPY; STEROID SIDE EFFECTS: MY EXPERIENCE; POSSIBLE ACTION OF CORTICOSTEROIDS IN PM/DM.