Pediatric Rheumatology: A Clinical Viewpoint

✍ Scribed by Sujata Sawhney, Amita Aggarwal (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 628
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book on rheumatology in children is intended to be a handy tool for all professionals interested in this field. It is divided into five sections: General considerations, arthritic problems, connective tissue diseases, systemic vasculitides and finally a section that covers miscellaneous issues such as Immunodeficiencies, bone heath and uveitis.

The book has an easy format with each chapter having one or more clinicalvignettes at the start of the chapter. In addition each chapter outlines the learning objectives and key take home messages. At the end of each section a collection of cases to highlight important issues in the clinic are included. The colorful charts, pictures and tables make reading this book an easy task.

The authors are leading experts in their fields working at best practices centers globally to provide the reader with state-of-the-art information.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
History of Pediatric Rheumatology....Pages 3-9
Basic Immunology for the Pediatrician....Pages 11-18
Genetics of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases....Pages 19-28
Human Joint Anatomy and Physiology....Pages 29-35
Epidemiology of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases....Pages 37-46
Trial Design and Collaborative Work in Pediatric Rheumatology....Pages 47-54
Nonbiologic Drugs in Pediatric Rheumatology....Pages 55-75
Biologic Response Modifiers in Pediatric Rheumatology....Pages 77-87
Clinical Examination of the Child with a Rheumatic Disease....Pages 89-105
Laboratory and the Pediatric Rheumatologist....Pages 107-119
Imaging in Pediatric Rheumatology....Pages 121-132
Transition: Moving from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology Care....Pages 133-138
Outcome Measures in Pediatric Rheumatology....Pages 139-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Approach to a Child with Joint Pains....Pages 159-172
Approach to a Child with a Limp....Pages 173-180
Common Orthopedic Problems in Children....Pages 181-199
Overview of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis....Pages 201-218
Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis....Pages 219-228
Juvenile Spondyloarthropathies....Pages 229-246
Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis....Pages 247-261
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Infections and Arthritis in Childhood....Pages 263-273
Macrophage Activation Syndrome....Pages 275-292
Clinical Case Vignettes: Arthritis in Children....Pages 293-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Connective Tissue Diseases in Childhood: An Approach to the Diagnosis and Classification....Pages 307-331
Pediatric and Neonatal Lupus....Pages 333-344
Pediatric Lupus Nephritis....Pages 345-363
Juvenile Dermatomyositis....Pages 365-375
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome in Childhood....Pages 377-392
Juvenile Localized Scleroderma....Pages 393-401
Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis....Pages 403-411
Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and Overlap Syndromes in Children....Pages 413-423
Clinical Case Vignettes: Connective Tissue Diseases in Children....Pages 425-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Pediatric Vasculitis: Classification and Clinical Approach....Pages 433-440
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura....Pages 441-450
Kawasaki Disease....Pages 451-459
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in Children....Pages 461-478
Childhood Polyarteritis Nodosa....Pages 479-486
Behçet’s Disease....Pages 487-497
Pediatric Takayasu Arteritis....Pages 499-507
Childhood Central Nervous System Vasculitis....Pages 509-524
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Cogan Syndrome and Other Vasculitides in Children....Pages 525-534
Clinical Case Vignettes: Vasculitis....Pages 535-541
Front Matter....Pages 543-543
Autoinflammatory Syndromes in Children....Pages 545-554
Metabolic Bone Disease and Osteoporosis in Children....Pages 555-568
Joint Hypermobility and Pain Syndromes in Children....Pages 569-583
Childhood Sarcoidosis....Pages 585-594
Rheumatic Manifestations of Genetic Disorders and Hemophilia....Pages 595-609
Immunodeficiency and Rheumatic Diseases....Pages 611-622
Uveitis in Children....Pages 623-638

✦ Subjects

Rheumatology;Pediatrics