A Synopsis of Rheumatic Diseases

This detailed account of modern rheumatology has been revised and updated to include new chapters on the classification of rheumatic disorders, analgesic drugs in rheumatic disorders and disorders due to vasculitis. Illustrative case studies and further text references have been added to the book. New material includes recent work on antinuclear antibodies and extractable nuclear antigens, imaging in arthritis and bone disease, new ideas on the inflammatory reaction and the action of non-steroidal sulfasalazine, the classification of scleroderma, research results on crystal-induced arthritis, rheumatic features of hyperlipoproteinaemia, arthritis in liver disease, eye involvement in rheumatic disorders and new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of back pain. The book has been developed in order to help trainee and practising general physicians, rheumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons and candidates for the MRCP and FRCS, the MB and BCh