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Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis [electronic resource] / edited by Jozef Rovenský, Burkhard F. Leeb, Howard Bird, Viera Štvrtinová, Richard Imrich.

By: Rovenský, Jozef [editor.].
Contributor(s): Leeb, Burkhard F [editor.] | Bird, Howard [editor.] | Štvrtinová, Viera [editor.] | Imrich, Richard [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2010Description: XII, 92p. 27 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783211993590.Subject(s): Medicine | Internal medicine | Angiography | Cardiology | Emerging infectious diseases | Rheumatology | Medicine & Public Health | Rheumatology | Internal Medicine | Angiology | Cardiology | Infectious DiseasesDDC classification: 616.723 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis — an overview with a focus on important factors contributing to the severity of the disease -- Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Temporal Arteritis and Occurrence of Malignant Tumors -- Coronary involvement and atherosclerosis in Giant Cell Arteritis -- T cells and their role in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Cytokines in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Genetic factors in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica -- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and vascular complications -- Chronobiology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Histopathology of Giant Cell (temporal) Arteritis — changes in aorta -- Ultrasonography in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and/or Giant Cell Arteritis -- Therapy of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment, and Monitoring of Polymyalgia Rheumatica/Giant Cell Arteritis.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This monograph offers current insights into polymalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. Both diseases are typical for advanced age and their incidences increase with aging. Early diagnosis and rapid treatment can save one of the most precious senses - our vision. This book provides an overview on the pathophysiology, their genetic, immunologic, endocrinologic mechanism of these diseases, but most important it deals with state-of-the-art diagnosis and current treatment in elderly with the attempt to diagnose and treat these rheumatic diseases even faster and more effectively in the future.
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis — an overview with a focus on important factors contributing to the severity of the disease -- Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Temporal Arteritis and Occurrence of Malignant Tumors -- Coronary involvement and atherosclerosis in Giant Cell Arteritis -- T cells and their role in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Cytokines in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Genetic factors in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica -- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and vascular complications -- Chronobiology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Histopathology of Giant Cell (temporal) Arteritis — changes in aorta -- Ultrasonography in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and/or Giant Cell Arteritis -- Therapy of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis -- Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment, and Monitoring of Polymyalgia Rheumatica/Giant Cell Arteritis.

This monograph offers current insights into polymalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. Both diseases are typical for advanced age and their incidences increase with aging. Early diagnosis and rapid treatment can save one of the most precious senses - our vision. This book provides an overview on the pathophysiology, their genetic, immunologic, endocrinologic mechanism of these diseases, but most important it deals with state-of-the-art diagnosis and current treatment in elderly with the attempt to diagnose and treat these rheumatic diseases even faster and more effectively in the future.

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