The lupus book / Daniel J. Wallace.
Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.Description: x, 258 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0195084438 (acidfree)
- QZ 194 W187 1995 W187 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-249) and index.
Contents
Part 1: Introduction and definitions
1.why write book on Lupus?
2.what is Lupus
3.The history of Lupus
4.Who gets Lupus?
Part II: Inflammation and immunity
5.The body's protection plan
6.The enemy is our cells
Part III: What causes lupus?
7. The genetic connection
8. Environmental Villains
9. Drugs that may cause Lupus or produce Flareups
Part IV: Where and how can the body be affected by Lupus?
10. History, symptoms and signs
11. Must we draw blood?
12. Reactions of the skin: rashes and discoid lupus
13. Why the aches? Arthritis, muscles and bone
14. Pants and pulses: The lungs and heart
15. Heady connections: The nervous system and behavioural changes
16. The head, neck and sjogen's syndrome
17. What about hormones
18. The impact of lupus upon the GI Tract and liver
19. Lupus in the kidney and urinary tract
20. The blood and lymphatic systems
21. Do blood clots develop?
22. Lupus through the ages: Lupus in children and the elderly
23. Is it really lupus
Part V: The management of lupus erythematosus
24. How to treat lupus with physical measures
25. You can help conquer lupus
26. Taming inflammation: anti-inflammatory therapies
27. Big guns and magic bullets: Disease-modifying drugs
28. Other options: Treatments occasionally used to treat lupus
29. Fighting infections, allergies and osteoporosis
30. Can a woman with Lupus have a baby?
31. What's the prognosis
32. Lupus in 2010: A medical odyssey
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