Sjögren’s Syndrome Practical Guidelines to Diagnosis and Therapy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fox, Robert I. (Editor), Fox, Carla M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Rheumatology.; Ophthalmology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

The key knowledge assembled in this book comprises today’s most comprehensive resource on Sjögren’s syndrome.  Sjögren’s patients require the care of a wide variety of clinical and surgical specialists to treat their disease and improve their quality of life.  This volume presents a broad multi-disc...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.- A Note from Sweden: Recollection of Henrik Sjögren
• Myths, Pearls, and Tips Regarding Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Information for Referring Physicians and Patients
• Current Concepts on Classification Criteria and Disease Status Indexes in Sjögren's Syndrome
• Histopathology and Glandular Biopsies in Sjögren’s Syndrome.- Imaging Technology in Sjögren’s Syndrome: Non-invasive Evaluation of the Salivary Glands
• Genomics and Viruses in Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Autoantibodies and Autoantigens in Sjögren’s Syndrome
• B-cell Epitopes of Sjögren’s Syndrome Related Autoantigens Ro/SSA and La/SSB
• Neurobiology and Hormonal Control of Lacrimal and Salivary Gland Function
• Overview of Management of Dry Eye Associated with Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Pathogenesis: Emphasis on Dry Eye and the Role of the Lacrimal Functional Unit in Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Oral and Dental Manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome: Current Approaches to Diagnostics and Therapy
• Emphasis on Dry Mouth and the Role of Salivary Glands
• Otolaryngology Manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Therapy of Extraglandular Manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome: Dermatologic, Pulmonary, Gynecologic, Fibromyalgia Manifestations; Considerations for the Surgical SS Patient
• Therapy of Extraglandular Manifestations in the US
• Current Treatment of Extraglandular Manifestations with Disease Modifying and Immunosuppressive Agents
• Lymphoproliferation and Lymphoma in Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Fatigue, Dryness, and Quality of Life as Clinical Trial Outcomes in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
• The Neurological Manifestations of Sjögren’s Syndrome
• New Approaches for the Management of Dry Mouth in Sjögren’s Syndrome in Japan
• New Approaches for the Management of Dry Eye in Sjögren’s Syndrome in Japan
• Sjögren’s Syndrome in Australia: Clinical Practice and Research
• Primary Sjögrens Syndrome: Report from India
• Sjögren Syndrome in China
• Sjögren’s Syndrome in China
• Sjögren’s Syndrome in Israel: A Scientific Point of View
• Looking Into the Future—The EULAR Disease Activity Scores: Toward a Consensual Evaluation of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Looking into the Crystal Ball: Initiatives from the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation that Will Impact Patient Care
• Biological Treatment for Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Looking Into the Future—Emerging Therapies Based on Pathogenesis
• Into the Future: Autonomic Neuropathy, MicroRNAs, and Gene Therapy.