Dermatomyositis: Advances in Recognition, Understanding and Management

By Assen Lyubenov Dourmishev and Lyubomir A. Dourmishev

Book Overview

History of Dermatomyositis.- Classification of Dermatomyositis.- Diagnostic Criteria.- Epidemiology of Dermatomyositis.- Clinical Manifestations of Dermatomyositis.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Dermatomayositis.- Oral Manifestations of Dermatomyositis.- Musculoskeletal Involvement in Dermatomyositis.- Joint Involvement.- Cardiac Manifestations of Dematomyositis.- Complications of Dermatomyositis.- Pulmonary Complications of Dermatomyositis.- Gastrointestinal Complications of Dermatomyositis.- Ophthalmic Complications of Dermatomyositis.- Renal Complications of Dermatomyositis.- Complications of Central Nervous System in Dermatomyositis.- Pregnancy Complicated by Dermatomyositis.- Calcinosis in Dermatomyositis.- Internal Malignancy Associated with Dermatomyositis.- Clinical Variants of Dermatomyositis.- Classic Dermatomyositis in Adults.- Juvenile Dermatomyositis.- Amyopathic Dermatomyositis.- Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis.- Overlap Syndromes.- Drug-Induced Dermatomyositis.- Other Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies.- Polymyositis.- "Inclusion Body" Myositis.- Orbital Myositis.- Eosinophilic Myositis/Perimyositis.- Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome and Eosinophilic Fasciitis (Shulman Syndrome).- Laboratory Manifestations of Dermatomyositis.- Muscle Enzymes.- Autoantibodies.- Laboratory Assessments of Disease Activity in DM.- Pathology and Immunopathology of Dermatomyositis.- Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of DM.- Medical Evolution of Dermatomyositis.- Differential Diagnosis of Dermatomyositis.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Etiology of Dermatomyositis.- Pathogenesis of Dermatomyositis.- Pathophysiology, Hypotheses for Pathogenesis and Animal Models of DM.- Treatment of Dermatomyositis.- Pharmacologic Agents in the Treatment of DM.- Treatment of Cutaneous Manifestations and Complications of Dermatomyositis.- Non-pharmacological Treatment of Dermatomyositis, Physical Therapies and Rehabilitation of Dermatomyositis.- Management and Control.- Evolution and prognosis of Dermatomyositis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642098185
• ISBN13: 9783642098185
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"