Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2017)

This book, now in an extensively updated and expanded third edition, offers important insights into polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), providing an overview of their pathophysiology, genetics, immunology, and endocrinological mechanisms but above all presenting the state of the art in diagnosis and treatment. Both PMR and GCA are diseases of advanced age. Early diagnosis and treatment can save one of the most precious senses - vision. In this book, the role of imaging techniques is thoroughly examined, with particular attention to ultrasonography and FDG PET. All aspects of management of both diseases are discussed, including the current use of glucocorticoids, the efficacy of modern biological treatment, such as infliximab, tocilizumab, and rituximab, and the available monitoring tools. Diagnostic criteria for PMR and GCA are outlined, with discussion of differential diagnosis. Among the other topics addressed are disease classification, the histopathology of GCA, the ACR criteria for temporal arteritis, the value of temporal artery biopsy in GCA, serum cytokine profiles, chronobiology, and sine syndromes. The reader will find that the book aids in achieving early diagnosis and providing faster and more effective disease management. General readers with an interest in rheumatology, internal medicine, ophthalmology and gerontology will find this book particularly valuable.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Jozef Rovensky • Burkhard F. Leeb • Viera Stvrtinova • Richard Imrich
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
Edition:	3rd ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-52221-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Rheumatology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine
LSN:	3-319-52221-3
Barcode:	9783319522210

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