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Pathogenesis, Clinical Syndromology and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pages 1-22
This book covers all aspects of the specialized field of gerontorheumatology, providing a complete overview of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and related conditions in the elderly. The emphasis is particularly on pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, including the latest advances in biological and pharmacological therapy and potential treatment side effects. The book will provide the reader with a keen awareness of the characteristic features, distinctive etiologies, and different courses of the various disorders of the musculoskeletal system in the geriatric population. Diagnostic and treatment considerations of special relevance in daily practice are highlighted, and the importance of comorbidities and their rheumatic consequences is also emphasized. The book will be of value for gerontologists, rheumatologists, internists, and rehabilitation physicians and will offer excellent guidance for general practitioners, who are typically the first to deal with disorders of the musculoskeletal system in elderly patients.
Pathogenesis, Clinical Syndromology and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pages 1-22
Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Relation to Age
Pages 23-26
Biological Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pages 27-31
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Pages 33-38
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Pages 39-43
Systemic Scleroderma
Pages 45-47
Vasculitides
Pages 49-60
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
Pages 61-74
Aortic Aneurysm as a Cause of Death in Giant Cell Arteritis
Pages 75-81
Relapsing Polychondritis
Pages 83-89
RS3PE: A Disease or a Syndrome?
Pages 91-97
Clinical and Laboratory Manifestations of Paraneoplastic Rheumatic Syndromes
Pages 99-109
Osteoarthritis
Pages 111-137
Haemochromatosis Arthropathy
Pages 139-149
Diabetic Charcot Neurogenic Osteoarthropathy
Pages 151-190
Changes of the Musculoskeletal System in the Metabolic Syndrome
Pages 191-213
Clinical Syndromology of Gouty Arthritis
Pages 215-221
Radiology and Ultrasonography Findings in Chondrocalcinosis
Pages 223-232
Alkaptonuria and Ochronosis
Pages 233-243
Metabolic Osteopathy in Late-Onset Celiac Disease
Pages 245-254
Coeliac Disease in Elderly Patients
Pages 255-259
Bone and Joint Involvement in Celiac Disease
Pages 261-267
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Pages 269-274
Senile Osteoporosis
Pages 275-280
Nutrition and Osteoporosis
Pages 281-284
Neck and Shoulder Pain
Pages 285-292
Vertebrogenic Disorders
Pages 293-300
Pain
Pages 301-305
Pharmacological Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases
Pages 307-314
Drug-Induced Rheumatic Syndromes
Pages 315-319
Rehabilitation in Rheumatic Diseases
Pages 321-327
Surgical Treatment of Sequelae of Rheumatic Diseases
Pages 329-342
Paget’s Disease of Bone
Pages 343-349
Involutional Osteoporosis: Sarcopenia, Frailty Syndrome and Falls
Pages 351-361
Systemic Enzyme Therapy in Comprehensive Treatment of Degenerative Rheumatic Diseases in the Elderly
Pages 363-366
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