Dermatomyositis: advances in recognition, understanding and management

Although dermatomyositis is a rare connective tissue disease, many physiciansare confronted with the diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by this condition. Based on the vast personal experience of the authors, who have diagnosed, treated, and managed many dermatomyositis patients, this clinical guideprovides dermatologists, rheumatologists, pediatricians, neurologists, and general practitioners with the keys to interpreting the clinical symptoms of dermatomyositis. Also included are algorithms to help the reader to make the correct diagnosis, as well as guidance on new diagnostic methods and treatment schemes. Provides a unique and detailed description of the clinical symptoms of dermatomyositis and polymyositis Homogenously and reader-friendly structured with ‘Core Messages’ and algorithms to find the correct diagnosis as well as newdiagnostic methods and treatment schemas Evidence-based as well as based on the vast personal experience of these famous experts in the field INDICE: From the contents History of Dermatomyositis: Classification of Dermatomyositis.- Diagnosis of Dermatomyositis.- Epidemology of Dermatomyositis.- Clinical Manifestation of Dermatomyositis.- Cutaneous Manifestation.- Oral Manifestations.- Musculoskeletal Involvement in Dermatomyositis.- Joint Involvement.- Cardiac Manifestations.- Complications of Dermatomyositis: Pulmonary Complications.- Gastroinetinal Complications.- Ophthalmic Complications.- Renal Complications.- Complications of Central Nerve System.- Pregnancy Complicated by Dermatomyositis.- Calcinosis in Dermatomyositis.- Internal Malignancy Associated with Dermatomyositis.- Clinical Variants of Dermatomyositis: Classic Dermatomyositis in Adults.- Juvenile Dermatomyositis.- Amyopathic Dermatomyositis.- Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis.- Overlap Syndromes.- Drug Induced Dermatomyositis.- Other Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Polymyositis.- Inclusion Body Myositis.- Orbital Myositis.- Eosinophylic Myositis/Perimyositis.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-79312-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 330
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés