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Autoimmune Diseases Munther A Khamashta

Autoimmune Diseases By Munther A Khamashta

Autoimmune Diseases by Munther A Khamashta

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Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations provides a detailed overview of conditions associated with autoimmune diseases that are considered either life-threatening or requiring complex management.

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Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations by Munther A Khamashta

Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations provides a detailed overview of conditions associated with autoimmune diseases that are considered either life-threatening or requiring complex management. These include abdominal pain, arthritis, cutaneous ulcers, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, epilepsy, pancreatitis, stroke and white-matter CNS lesions.

Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations addresses the latest clinical and immunological prognostic factors that may help to identify patients at higher risk of developing potentially life-threatening involvement. This book comprehensively helps the reader to diagnose these patients, in whom an early therapeutic approach is essential.

Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations is a valuable reference tool for rheumatologists, internists, immunologists, and all the specialists involved in the multidisciplinary care of patient with rheumatic and systemic autoimmune diseases.

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This beautifully written book is an excellent review of various autoimmune diseases that a rheumatologist encounters in the inpatient and outpatient setting. ... It will serve as an excellent resource for trainees (particularly those pursuing specialty training in rheumatology) and practicing rheumatologists and internists. ... Illustrations including imaging make it an interesting read for trainees and physicians who are involved in caring for patients with autoimmune disorders. (Saba Beg, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2013)

Discusses several conditions associated with autoimmune diseases. ... intended to help physicians as well as medical students ... . The well-written book effectively accomplishes its stated goals and covers a wide variety of topics related to autoimmune diseases. ... useful contribution to the literature of autoimmune diseases. ... will be of interest not only to rheumatologists and immunologists but also to internists and specialists involved in the multidisciplinary care of patients with autoimmune diseases. ... provides clinicians with a firm foundation for approaching these diseases. (Nima Rezaei, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 306 (23), December, 2011)

About Munther A Khamashta

Munther A. Khamashta, MD, FRCP, PhD is the Director of the Lupus Unit in the St Thomas Hospital of London, UK. Dr Munther Khamashta was born in Bethlehem (Palestine). He studied medicine in Barcelona, Spain and trained in internal medicine in Madrid, Spain. Due to his interest in connective tissue diseases, he joined the Lupus Unit at St. Thomas' in 1986 and has since worked tirelessly for the unit both clinically and in research. He runs a large Lupus pregnancy clinic and has published over 500 clinical and research studies in lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, vasculitis, Sjoegren syndrome and related conditions.

Manuel Ramos-Casals MD, PhD is a Consultant of the Department of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Head of the Josep Font Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases of the IDIBAPS , Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. He has published more than 100 original articles focused on Sjoegren's syndrome and related conditions, has edited 6 books on systemic autoimmune diseases and has received several national grants to investigate autoimmune diseases.

The Editors have extensive experience in the management of the main systemic autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, vasculitis, scleroderma, Sjoegren's syndrome and biological therapies. They have developed many clinical and basic research projects and, in the last 5 years, have published many reports in the leading journals in rheumatology and internal medicine.

Table of Contents

Assessment and Management of the Rheumatological Patient on the Critical Care Unit .-Life-threatening Complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome.- Complex Situations in Rheumatoid Arthritis.-Sjoegren's Syndrome: Beyond Sicca Involvement.- Systemic Sclerosis: Severe Involvement of Internal Organs.- Vasculitic Emergencies in Patients with Large-vessel Vasculitides.- Life-threatening Presentations of ANCA-related Vasculitis.- Severe Polyarteritis Nodosa.-Life-threatening Cryoglobulinemia.- Behcet Disease: Clinical Presentations Affecting Prognosis and Survival.- Myositis: When Weakness Can Kill.- Complicated Sarcoidosis: Challenges in Dealing with Severe Manifestations.- Complex Situations in Patients with Adult-onset Still's Disease.- Managing Acute and Complex Dermatological Situations.- Life-threatening Autoimmune Haematological Disorders.- Autoimmune Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies.- Ophthalmological Emergencies in Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases.- Emergencies for the Vascular Surgeon.- Complicated Pregnancy in Patients with Autoimmune Systemic Diseases.- The Complex Management of Viral-related Autoimmune Diseases.- The Role of Intravenous Immunoglobulins in the Management of Acute Complex Autoimmune Conditions.-Life-threatening Complications of Biological Therapies

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NPB9780857293572
9780857293572
0857293575
Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations by Munther A Khamashta
Munther A Khamashta
New
Hardback
Springer London Ltd
2011-05-27
416
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