Dermatomyositis: Advances in Recognition, Understanding and Management

✍ Scribed by Lyubomir A. Dourmishev MD, PhD, Assen L. Dourmishev MD, PhD, DSc (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 369
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Although dermatomyositis is a rare connective tissue disease, many physicians are 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 guide provides 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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
History of Dermatomyositis....Pages 5-8
Classification of Dermatomyositis....Pages 9-12
Diagnostic Criteria....Pages 13-27
Epidemiology of Dermatomyositis....Pages 29-39
Cutaneous Manifestations of Dermatomayositis....Pages 43-60
Oral Manifestations of Dermatomyositis....Pages 61-63
Musculoskeletal Involvement in Dermatomyositis....Pages 65-68
Joint Involvement....Pages 69-71
Cardiac Manifestations of Dematomyositis....Pages 73-75
Pulmonary Complications of Dermatomyositis....Pages 79-88
Gastrointestinal Complications of Dermatomyositis....Pages 89-92
Ophthalmic Complications of Dermatomyositis....Pages 93-95
Renal Complications of Dermatomyositis....Pages 97-99
Complications of Central Nervous System in Dermatomyositis....Pages 101-102
Pregnancy Complicated by Dermatomyositis....Pages 103-106
Calcinosis in Dermatomyositis....Pages 107-109
Internal Malignancy Associated with Dermatomyositis....Pages 111-121
Classic Dermatomyositis in Adults....Pages 125-133
Juvenile Dermatomyositis....Pages 135-146
Amyopathic Dermatomyositis....Pages 147-156
Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis....Pages 157-161
Overlap Syndromes....Pages 163-168
Drug-Induced Dermatomyositis....Pages 169-178
Polymyositis....Pages 181-186
“Inclusion Body” Myositis....Pages 187-192
Orbital Myositis....Pages 193-194
Eosinophilic Myositis/Perimyositis....Pages 195-198
Eosinophilia–Myalgia Syndrome and Eosinophilic Fasciitis (Shulman Syndrome)....Pages 199-202
Muscle Enzymes....Pages 205-209
Autoantibodies....Pages 211-223
Laboratory Assessments of Disease Activity in DM....Pages 225-242
Pathology and Immunopathology of Dermatomyositis....Pages 243-251
Medical Evolution of Dermatomyositis....Pages 255-260
Differential Diagnosis of Dermatomyositis....Pages 261-265
Etiology of Dermatomyositis....Pages 269-275
Pathogenesis of Dermatomyositis....Pages 277-284
Pathophysiology, Hypotheses for Pathogenesis and Animal Models of DM....Pages 285-294
Pharmacologic Agents in the Treatment of DM....Pages 297-322
Treatment of Cutaneous Manifestations and Complications of Dermatomyositis....Pages 323-330
Non-pharmacological Treatment of Dermatomyositis, Physical Therapies and Rehabilitation of Dermatomyositis....Pages 331-338
Evolution and prognosis of Dermatomyositis....Pages 341-344
Back Matter....Pages 345-354

✦ Subjects

Dermatology; Pediatrics; Neurology; Rheumatology; Internal Medicine