Peter H. Schur & Elena M. Massarotti 
Lupus Erythematosus 
Clinical Evaluation and Treatment

Often considered the prototypic autoimmune disease, Lupus is characterized by protean manifestations and affects a wide range of organ systems. Despite widespread availability of anti nuclear antibody testing and other technological diagnostic advances, the diagnosis of lupus can be elusive, difficult, and inexact. Treatment of the disease can also be challenging. Advances in immunology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning world of new therapies in development that offer patients the real possibility of new therapies and physicians and scientists novel insights into the pathogenesis of this complicated immunological disease.
Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Evaluation and Treatment summarizes the clinical aspects of lupus facing the general clinician in the 21
st century. In this invaluable, practical book, the reader will find introductory chapters regarding general diagnostic and treatment principles, followed by chapters addressing the lupus-specific organ manifestations. Special topics regarding pregnancy and comorbidities are also presented. Written by highly experienced physicians with special expertise in lupus,
Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Evaluation and Treatment is an indispensable reference for the common and not so common problems affecting patients with lupus.

Spis treści

-SLE Epidemiology: Epidemiology Subtypes and Risk Factors for Development.- The Immunopathogenesis and Immunopathology of SLE.- Diagnosis and Monitoring SLE.- Clinical Monitoring of the Patient with Lupus.- The Treatment of SLE: General Principles.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Lupus Erythematosus.- Musculoskeletal Manifestations of SLE.- The Cerebrovascular System in SLE.- Pulmonary Manifestations of SLE.- Hematologic Manifestations of SLE.- Renal Manifestations of SLE.- Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SLE.- Neuropsychiatric Aspects of SLE.- SLE and Pregnancy.- Anti-phospholipid Antibody Syndrome.- Lupus-Like Syndromes related to Drugs.- New and Emerging Therapies for SLE.- Comorbidities in SLE.