Sjögren’s Syndrome Diagnosis and Therapeutics /

Sjögren’s Syndrome: Diagnosis and Therapeutics provides a thorough, multisystemic overview of the clinical manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome. It contains chapters pertinent across the range of medical specialties that may encounter Sjögren’s Syndrome cases. Chapters are specialty-specific, for ea...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ramos-Casals, Manuel (Editor), Stone, John H. (Editor), Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2012.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics and Proteomics
  • Immunopathogenesis
  • Viruses
  • Etiopathogenic role of B-cells
  • Oral involvement
  • Ocular involvement
  • Ear, nose and throat involvement
  • Fatigue, fibromyalgia and other general symptoms
  • Musculoskeletal involvement
  • Non-vasculitic cutaneous involvement
  • Vasculitis
  • Cardiovascular involvement
  • Pulmonary involvement
  • Raynaud phenomenon
  • Gastrointestinal involvement
  • Autoimmune liver involvement
  • Pancreatic involvement
  • Nephro-urological involvement
  • Central nervous system involvement
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Autonomic neuropathy
  • Endocrine involvement
  • Gynecological and obstetrical complications
  • Laboratory abnormalities
  • Diagnostic procedures (I)
  • Diagnostic procedures (II)
  • Immunological tests
  • Classification criteria
  • Measurement of chronicity and activity
  • Measurement of quality of life
  • Association with other autoimmune and rheumatic diseases
  • Cancer
  • Prognostic factors and survival
  • SS in primary care.-Treatment of sicca features
  • Treatment of B-cell lymphoma
  • Classic immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory drugs
  • New immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory drugs
  • B-cell targeted therapies
  • Other biological therapies
  • Experimental therapies.