A Clinician's Pearls & Myths in Rheumatology

Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Rheumatoid Vasculitis.- Adult-Onset Still's Disease.- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.- Monogenic Autoinflammatory Syndromes.- Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy.- Ankylosing Spondylitis.- Psoriatic Arthritis.- Reactive Arthritis.- Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) and Raynaud’s Phenomenon.- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Other Scleroderma Mimickers.- Sjögren's Syndrome.- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease.- The Antiphospholipid Syndrome.- Pregnancy in the Rheumatic Diseases.- Inflammatory Myopathies.- Juvenile Dermatomyositis.- Vasculitic Neuropathy.- Pediatric Vasculitis.- Behçet's Syndrome.- The Churg—Strauss Syndrome.- ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.- Cryoglobulinemia.- Polyarteritis Nodosa.- Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica.- Takayasu's Arteritis.- Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes.- Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease).- Less Common Forms of Vasculitis.- Relapsing Polychondritis.- Fibromyalgia.- The Clinical Features of Gout.- Gout Epidemiology.- Gout Treatment.- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Crystal Deposition Disease.- Inflammatory Eye Disease.- Immune-Mediated Inner Ear Disease.- Osteoporosis.- Paget's Disease of Bone.- Sarcoidosis.- Osteoarthritis.- Regional Musculoskeletal Complaints.- Low Back and Neck Pain.- Amyloidosis.- The Ehlers—Danlos Syndrome.- Osteonecrosis.

From the reviews:“This is a complete review of basic rheumatology presented in an easy-to-read format. … It appears to be written for medical students, residents, rheumatology fellows, and general practitioners in family and internal medicine. … Numerous high-quality color photographs aid in the visualization of many of the described clinical manifestations. The unique presentation, using pearls and myths, lends an easy-to-read style to the book.” (Kristi Kuhn, Doody’s Review Service, March, 2010)“This book is fun to read and use. … It offers valuable insights applicable to daily practice and enhances many teaching points with evidence-based support, both pro and con. … I give this text my highest recommendation to all those practicing and teaching rheumatology. A Clinician's Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology is satisfying to read and seems to offer more practical information for the clinician practicing rheumatology than most of the online or print textbooks that I regularly refer to.” (Robert J. Quinet, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 304 (6), August, 2010)