Harrison's Rheumatology 1/e

State-of-the art coverage of the mechanisms of rheumatologic diseases and disorders and their diagnosis and treatment,
drawn from the world's leading medical text and referenced to up-to-the-minute research conducted by today's leading
experts.


Maintains Harrison's great focus on the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying rheumatologic diseases, essential to
understanding the approach to the patient and management options Includes the renowned Harrison's chapter, Introduction
to the Immune System, as well as other great Harrison's chapters on the immune system in health and disease

Includes complete coverage of disease presentations, signs and symptoms, and differential diagnosis
Provides thorough coverage of lupus, the vasculitis syndromes, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, sarcoidosis,
osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, and more in 21 comprehensive chapters

Features a handy new portable format; more than 100 brand new radiographic illustrations and enhanced colour drawings;
Harrison's popular clinical algorithms; updated content and new references; and Rheumatology Q&A from the Harrison's
Self -Assessment guide


-Contents-

Section I: The Immune System in Health and Disease
Section II: Disorders of Immune-Mediated Injury
Section III: Disorders of the Joint and Adjacent Tissues
Appendix: Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance. Review and Self-Assessment