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Handbook of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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Authors:
  1. Angelo Ravelli

    1. University of Genova, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy

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  • Reviews current treatment recommendations for juvenile idiopathic arthritis based on the latest guidelines and clinical trials

  • Easily accessible text offers a practical and informative clinical resource for busy health care professionals

  • Written by a world-renowned expert in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-15

  3. Disease classification

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    Pages 17-24

  4. Clinical manifestations

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    Pages 25-34

  5. Diagnosis

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    Pages 35-57

  6. Consequences and complications

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    Pages 59-71

  7. General treatment aspects

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    Pages 73-85

  8. Management of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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    Pages 87-114

  9. Specific Issues

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    Pages 115-120

  10. Outcome, Prognosis and Future Outlook

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    Pages 121-124
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About this book

This handbook is an in-depth and comprehensive guide for the treatment and management of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The handbook provides an informative review of the disease looking at the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, issues of diagnosis and classification, consequences and complications, general treatment aspects, as well as both non pharmacologic and pharmacologic therapy whilst considering the future outlook for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common type of arthritis found in children and adolescents, affecting about 1 in 1,000 children. It is a chronic disease which causes inflammation, pain and swelling of the affected joints and can affect joints in any part of the body. This Handbook provides an unbiased, informative discussion of the current and emerging treatments in this field.     

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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Genova, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy

    Angelo Ravelli

About the author

Angelo Ravelli is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine of the University of Genoa, Italy, a position held since 2006. He is Chief of the Centre of Clinimetrics of the Istituto Giannina Gaslini of Genoa, Italy, a position he has held since 2012. Previously, he was Chief of the Interventional Rheumatology Unit at the same institution. After completion of a degree in medicine, Dr Ravelli specialized in paediatrics and allergology. His field of clinical and research activity focuses on paediatric rheumatology.

Dr Ravelli has been invited to speak in more than 200 national and international meetings and has published more than 220 full-length articles in international scientific journals, with a total impact factor of more than 1,200 and an h-index of 43. He has received numerous grants and awards, including the Gerolamo Prize for Excellence in Research in 2004. He is Associate Editor of Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, Assistant Editor of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology and serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Rheumatology and Arthritis Care & Research. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Rheumatology Research Foundation and was Chairman of the Lupus Working Group of the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) from 2004 to 2010.   

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

  • Authors: Angelo Ravelli

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08102-1

  • Publisher: Adis Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08101-4Published: 30 October 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08102-1Published: 19 October 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 124

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Rheumatology

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