Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

- The public health challenge of arthritis

- Patient evaluation

- Musculoskeletal signs and symptoms

- Clinical immunology

- Applied genetic

- Rheumatoid arthritis

- Juvenile inflammatory arthritis

- Clinical features

- Psoriatic arthritis

- Ankylosing spondylitis

- Reactive and enteropathic arthropathies

- Osteoarthritis

- Gout

- CPPD, apatite and miscellaneous crystals

- Infectious disorders

- Systemic lupus erythematosus

- Antiphospholipid syndrome

- Systemic sclerosis

- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

- Metabolic myopathies

- Sjogren's syndrome

- Vasculitides

- Relapsing polychondritis

- Adult onset still's

- Periodic syndromes

- Less common arthropathies

- Sympathetic dystrophy and transient regional osteoporosis

- Sarcoidosis

- Storage and deposition diseases

- The amyloidoses

- Joint neoplasms

- Heritable disorders

- Bone & joint dysplasias

- Osteonecrosis

- Paget's disease

- Osteoporosis

- Rehabilitation

- Psychosocial factors

- Patient education and self-help

- Pain management

- Therapeutic injection of joints and soft tissues

- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents

- Corticosteroids

- Operative treatment

- Complementary and alternative therapies

From the reviews of the thirteenth edition:"... These chapters are as up-to-date as the latest journals ... Any physician who reads the book may feel no need for specialist referral, but rheumatologists will, in fact, feel more confident and assured as they offer their diagnoses and recommend treatment options ..." (G.E. Ehrlich, JAMA, March 2008)"This primer is designed to provide the most up-to-date information on virtually every disease encountered by rheumatologists and others who treat patients with rheumatologic diseases. ... The book is designed for anyone interested in learning in detail about rheumatology. From students to skilled rheumatologists, all will benefit from this reference." (Alfred H. Kim, Doody's Review Services, January, 2009)"A textbook divided into 44 parts, some with several chapters presenting a complete overview of rheumatology including juvenile arthritis. The description of each entity is divided into epidemiology, etiology including genetics, patho-physiology and clinic. There are many illustrations, tables and references. For students, interns, residents, practitioners and their teachers. The number of editions proves its popularity." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 6 (3), March, 2009)