Prognosis in the Rheumatic DiseasesNicholas Bellamy 1 Introduction.- 2 Osteoarthritis.- 3 Rheumatoid arthritis.- 4 Juvenile arthritis.- 5 Crystal-associated arthropathies.- 6 Ankylosing spondylitis.- 7 Psoriatic arthritis.- 8 Reiter's syndrome.- 9 Systemic lupus erythematosus.- 10 Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).- 11 Polymyositis-dermatomyositis.- 12 Vasculitis.- 13 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.- 14 Arthritis in pregnancy.- 15 Fibromyalgia.- 16 Low back pain.- 17 Prediction of the clinical efficacy of and intolerance to antirheumatic drug therapy.- 18 Prediction of organ system toxicity with anti-rheumatic drug therapy.- 19 New concepts in prognosis of rheumatic diseases for the 1990s. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Osteoarthritis | 11 |
Crystalassociated arthropathies | 97 |
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activity acute addition ankylosing spondylitis anti-inflammatory appears Arthritis Rheum aspirin assessment associated cartilage cause changes chronic Clin clinical common compared complications concentration condition controlled costs course criteria crystals damage death definite described diagnosis disability disease drugs duration early effect evidence factors follow-up followed frequently functional gout gouty hyperuricemia important improved incidence increased infection inflammatory Intern involvement joint knee less levels limited major mean measures months mortality natural normal noted NSAIDs observed occur onset osteoarthritis outcome pain patients period population positive predict pregnancy present problem prognosis progression pseudogout radiographic recent Reiter's syndrome relatively renal reported result rheumatic rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatol risk scleroderma scores seen serum severe showed significant similar status subjects suggested symptoms synovial fluid systemic lupus erythematosus Table therapy treated treatment ulcer urate usually women
References to this book
Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatology, Volume 1 William J. Koopman,Larry W. Moreland No preview available - 2005 |