The Inflammatory Myopathies

Book Overview

Chapter 1 Evaluation of the Patient Lawrence J. Kagen Chapter 2 Classification of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Frederick W. Miller Chapter 3 The Inflammatory Milieu: Cells and Cytokines Ann M. Reed and Thomas A. Griffin Chapter 4 Juvenile Dermatomyositis: An Update on Clinical and Laboratory Findings Lauren M. Pachman Chapter 5 Inclusion Body Myositis Lawrence J. Kagen Chapter 6 The Role of Muscle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Myopathy Sakir Humayun Gultekin Chapter 7 Electromyography Hans L. Carlson Chapter 8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myopathies and Myositis Carolyn M. Sofka Chapter 9 Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Inflammatory Myopathies Ronald S. Adler and Giovanna Garofalo Chapter 10 Serological Findings Ira N. Targoff Chapter 11 Antisynthetase Syndrome Galina S. Marder and Robert Greenwald Chapter 12 Pulmonary Manifestations of Inflammatory Myopathy Eun Ha Kang and Yeong Wook Song Chapter 13 Dermatological Manifestations of Dermatomyositis Mark Kagen Chapter 14 The Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Myopathy Michael Rubin and Asaf Klein Chapter 15 Outcomes and Assessment for Inflammatory Muscle Disease Lisa G. Rider Chapter 16 Muscle Strength and Exercise in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies Helene Alexanderson and Ingrid E. Lundberg Chapter 17 The Risk of Malignancy in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Alan N. Baer and Robert L. Wortmann Chapter 18 Treatment Stephen J. DiMartino

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627038396
• ISBN13: 9781627038393
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"