Ankylosing spondylitis

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Autore principale: Khan, Muhammad Asim
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.
Serie:Oxford American rheumatology library.
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Sommario:
  • Introductory overview on ankylosing spondylitis
  • Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies
  • Causes of ankylosing spondylitis
  • Disease process
  • Clinical features
  • Physical findings
  • Diagnosis
  • Other manifestations and complications
  • Descriptions of related diseases : the spondyloarthropathies
  • Assessment of disease activity
  • Disease management
  • New treatment : remarkable efficacy of TNF-a antagonists
  • Other aspects of disease management
  • Socioeconomic aspects and prognosis
  • Brief illustrative case histories.