Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ohira, Hiromasa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Migita, Kiyoshi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Gastroenterology .; Hepatology.; Rheumatology.; Gastroenterology.

This book presents research outcomes, providing a big picture of rheumatic diseases as systemic conditions, and exploring the correlation between liver dysfunction and gastrointestinal lesions. Each chapter presents the association between major rheumatic diseases and hepato-gastrointestinal lesions...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Liver involvement in rheumatic diseases
• 2. Primary biliary cholangitis is associated with CREST syndrome
• 3. De novo hepatitis B virus infection
• 4. Dermatomyositis and gastrointestinal cancer
• 5. Portal hypertension in rheumatic diseases
• 6. Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus
• 7. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gastrointestinal Tract Lesions (NSAID ulcers, amyloidosis)
• 8. Gastrointestinal involvement of systemic sclerosis
• 9. Gastrointestinal involvement of systemic vasculitis
• 10. Gastrointestinal involvement of Behçet's disease
• 11. Gastrointestinal involvement in IgG4-related disease
• 12. Immunosuppressive agents and intestinal involvement.