BookMarco Matucci-Cerinic, Daniel Furst, David Fiorentino, editors.
Summary: Rheumatologic diseases are highly associated with clinical symptoms of the skin, nails, and mucosal membranes. This book provides the practicing rheumatologist with a rapid, easy to consult reference to help interpret the nature of these cutaneous lesions and then quickly decide upon the appropriate follow-up tests. Utilizing an abundance of informative photographs, it contains all of the essential information needed for early diagnosis and treatment. This comprehensive guide properly orients the practitioner within the challenging world of rheumatologic disorders of the skin and gives insight into when consultation with a dermatologist is advisable.
Contents:
Part I: Presentation of Skin Manifestation
Approach to Patients with Skin Manifestations
Chilblain Lupus Erythematosus
Erythema Nodosum
Livedo Reticularis
Malar Erythema
Purpura
Telangiectasias
Ulceration in Rheumatic Disease
Panniculitis
Diagnosing Puffy Fingers in the Rheumatic Patient
Part II: Methodology
Capillaroscopy
Use of Biopsy
Part III: Inflammatory Joint Disease
Skin Manifestations of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Inflammatory Bowel Associated Spondyloarthropathy
Nodules in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Genital Involvement as a Result of Reactive Arthritis
Keratoderma Blennorrhagica as a Result of Reactive Arthritis
Parvovirus B19 Infection
Rheumatic Fever
Part IV: Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Manifestations of Localized Scleroderma (LS)
Localized Scleroderma of the Face
Skin Manifestations of Raynaud's Phenomenon
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis
Skin Manifestations of Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
Skin Manifestations and Sjgren's Syndrome
Skin Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Skin Manifestations in Dermatomyositis
Stiff Skin Syndrome
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD): Cutaneous Manifestations
Scleromyxedema
Eosinophilic Fasciitis
Part V: Vasculitides
Kawasaki Disease
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's Granulomatosis)
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Skin Manifestations in Microscopic Polyangiitis
Henoch Schnlein Purpura
Skin Manifestations and Cryoglobulinemia
Skin Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis
Skin Manifestations of Behet's Disease
Familial Mediterranean Fever
Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes
Part VI: Other Rheumatic Conditions
Sarcoidosis
Amyloidoses
Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy.