Lupus : the essential clinician's guide /
Daniel J. Wallace, MD, FACP, FACR, Executive Series Editor, Oxford American Rheumatology Library, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
- 2nd edition.
- v, 115 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Oxford American rheumatology library .
- Oxford American rheumatology library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The history of lupus -- Definitions and classification -- Epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical symptoms and signs -- Laboratory and imaging abnormalities -- Differential diagnosis and disease associations -- Important subsets and special considerations -- Methods of clinical ascertainment -- General treatment concepts -- Medications used to manage lupus erythematosus -- Economic impact and disability issues -- Prognosis -- Experimental and innovative therapies.