Handbook of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

✍ Scribed by Richard Warren, Alan Menter (eds.)

Publisher: ADIS
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 124
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This concise handbook looks at psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis as separate but often related conditions, focusing on a background around the indications, such as disease overview and epidemiology; going on to look at the etiology and immunopathogenesis of each indication; looking at the clinical presentation and diagnosis; before focusing on the current and emerging treatment options, including a brief section on the issues of quality of life and comorbidities associated with these indications.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Pathogenesis of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis....Pages 7-16
Clinical presentation of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis....Pages 17-26
Diagnosis and evaluation of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis....Pages 27-42
Treatment of psoriasis....Pages 43-84
Treatment of psoriatic arthritis....Pages 85-99
Quality of life in psoriasis....Pages 101-116

✦ Subjects

Dermatology; Rheumatology

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