Overview
Offers practical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with inflammatory myopathies
Covers a variety of disorders such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and immune mediated necrotizing myopathy
Discusses history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, use of diagnostic tests, and management
Presents practical guidance on the assessment and longitudinal management of myositis and associated co-morbidities
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This comprehensive book serves as a guide in the day-to-day management of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), with a particular emphasis on adult dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), juvenile dermatomyositis, necrotizing myositis, and inclusion body myositis. Practical in nature, it presents IIM concepts in a straightforward fashion, with high-quality figures, algorithms, and flowcharts supplementing each of the expertly authored chapters. The book begins with an introduction to myositis, providing an overview of the myositis basics and what type of patient is affected. Subsequent chapters are organized by the sequence in which a physician often manages myositis, from initial presentation and workup, to diagnosis, treatment, and finally prognostic and long-term outcome factors. The key differentials in various diagnostic studies are thoroughly examined, including electromyography, muscle biopsy, and MRI. Managing Myositis: A Practical Guide is an easy to-read, indispensable resource for internists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, pulmonologists, and neurologists.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Medical Director, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center
Co-Director of the UPMC Myositis Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
USA
Chester V. Oddis, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
School Of Medicine
Director of the Myositis Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Myositis
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Editors: Rohit Aggarwal, Chester V. Oddis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15820-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15819-4Published: 19 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-15822-4Published: 02 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-15820-0Published: 14 December 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 364
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 65 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rheumatology, Dermatology, Neurology