Atlas of Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis and Management /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Matucci-Cerinic, Marco (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Denton, Christopher P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Rheumatology.; Dermatology.; Angiology.

This Atlas examines skin ulcers in patients affected by systemic sclerosis. Although they are not life threatening, digital ulcers cause enormous pain, impact function and quality of life, and can lead to serious local complications such as gangrene, osteomyelitis, and permanent tissue loss. Knowled...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I. Definition and Classification
• Chapter 1. Defining Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis - The State of the Art
• Chapter 2. Digital Ulcerations and Classification of SSc Subsets and Overlap Syndromes
• Chapter 3. Classification of Digital and Lower Limb Ulcers in SSc
• Part II. Pathobiology of Digital Ulcers
• Chapter 4. Vascular Mechanisms of Systemic Sclerosis
• Chapter 5. Introduction to Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
• Part III. Microvascular Modifications and Ulcers
• Chapter 6. Raynaud's Phenomenon and Ulcers
• Chapter 7. Capillary Microscopy
• Chapter 8. Digital Ulcers, Vasculopathy and Internal Organ Involvement
• Part IV. Complications
• Chapter 9. Fistulas
• Chapter 10. Infections, Cellulitis and Osteomyelitis
• Chapter 11. Digital Loss (Gangrene, Amputation, Autoamputation)
• Chapter 12. Pain
• Chapter 13. Clinical Impact of Digital Ulcers
• Chapter 14. Calcinosis
• Part V. General Approach to Digital Ulceration - Algorithm
• Chapter 15. The Team and the Assessment
• Chapter 16. Diagnostic Tools
• Part VI. Differential Diagnosis
• Chapter 17. Differential Diagnosis - Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Behçet's Disease, Thromboembolism
• Part VII. The Local Treatment of Skin Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis
• Chapter 18. The Local Treatment - Methodology, Debridement and Wound Bed Preparation
• Chapter 19. Wound Dressing for Digital Ulcers in systemic sclerosis
• Part VIII . The Systemic Treatment of Skin Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis
• Chapter 20. Ulcer Healing and Prevention in Systemic Sclerosis
• Chapter 21. Surgical Approaches Including Sympathectomy
• Chapter 22. Antibiotic Treatment
• Chapter 23. Alternative Therapeutic Approaches in Skin Ulcers Due to Systemic Sclerosis
• Part IX. Future Strategies - Regenerative Medicine
• Chapter 24. Adipose Derived Stem Cells to Facilitate Ulcer Healing - Future Strategies
• Part X. Atlas
• Chapter 25. Atlas of Digital Ulcers and Lesions.