ABSTRACT

Physicians caring for children with rheumatic disease need a varied and highly developed set of clinical skills, including general pediatrics, immunology, musculoskeletal medicine and the management of chronic diseases. With these requirements in mind, this concise handbook emphasizes the most frequently recognized symptom complexes in children. The book first focuses on musculoskeletal diseases that may have multi-organ involvement. It then discusses systemic lupus erythematosis, vasculitis, scleroderma and other auto-inflammatory diseases. The concise text is supported by a wealth of photos and tables.

chapter |2 pages

Contents

chapter |1 pages

Preface

chapter |1 pages

Acknowledgments

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

chapter 4|26 pages

Lupus erythematosus

chapter 5|18 pages

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

chapter 6|18 pages

Vasculitis

chapter 7|16 pages

Scleroderma in children

chapter 8|16 pages

Autoinflammatory diseases