Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice

About this book

Well illustrated in color, with key points and summary boxes helping to make the book a quick reference guide
The book will be of particular interest to rheumatologists in practice, residents on rotation through the rheumatology clinic, primary care physicians, hospital doctors and senior nursing staff

Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice is authored by a trio of experts from the UK, US and Canada. The book presents the physician with key points and summary boxes about various symptoms, making the book a useful quick reference guide. 79 illustrations, most of them in color, enhance the text.

Pediatric Rheumatology in Clinical Practice will be of particular interest to rheumatologists in practice, residents on rotation through the rheumatology clinic, primary care physicians, hospital doctors, as well as to senior nursing staff.

Written for:

Rheumatologists in practice, residents on rotation through the rheumatology clinic, primary care physicians, hospital doctors, senior nursing staff

Keywords:

Pediatric Rheumatology

Table of contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Part I Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1. General Presentation of Musculoskeletal Problems in Childhood . . . 3
2. General Principles of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Part II Inflammatory Rheumatologic Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5. Juvenile Dermatomyositis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6. Scleroderma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7. Overlap Syndromes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8. Vasculitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
9. Lyme Arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10. Autoinflammatory Syndromes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
11. Acute Rheumatic Fever and Post Streptococcal Arthritis . . . 137

Part III Noninflammatory Rheumatologic Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

12. Noninflammatory Mechanical Pain Syndromes . . . . 145
13. Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
14. Hereditary Conditions of Bone and Cartilage . . . . . . 166
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175