Paediatric Rheumatology (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics)

__Paediatric Rheumatology__ is an indispensible resource for the identification and management of specific rheumatological disorders. As well as covering common and rare rheumatological problems, there are also chapters on investigations and emergencies, designed for quick reference.This new, updated edition includes dedicated topics on systemic diseases affecting rheumatology; the relevant clinical guidelines and information needed for a rheumatologist to successfully management a young patient; and, a coloured section for guidance on rash-related investigations. __Paediatric____Rheumatology__ is also fully endorsed by the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology and the UK Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Studies Group Content: Cover Contents Symbols and abbreviations Contributors 1 Clinical skills and assessment Epidemiology of paediatric musculoskeletal conditions History taking, physical examination, and approaches to investigation Normal variants of lower limb development The gait cycle and abnormal gait patterns Normal gait and musculoskeletal development pGALS: paediatric gait, arms, legs, spine musculoskeletal screening examination pREMS: paediatric regional examination of the musculoskeletal system Musculoskeletal ultrasound in juvenile idiopathic arthritis Autoantibodies Thermography in rheumatic diseaseNailfold capillaroscopy in rheumatic disease Outcome measures in paediatric rheumatology The Child Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) 2 Common and important clinical problems Musculoskeletal presentations and non-accidental injury Malignancy and musculoskeletal presentations Bone tumours Bone and joint infections Infections in the immunocompromised Fractures in children and adolescents The limping child Pain syndromes and the assessment of pain Growing pains Pyrexia of unknown origin Back pain in children and adolescents Scoliosis Hip pain and hip problems in children and adolescentsKnee pain in children and adolescents Foot and ankle problems Joint hypermobility 3 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Genetics and JIA: HLA and non-HLA/MHC associations with subtypes of JIA Immunology and aetiology of JIA Classification of JIA JIA subtypes and their clinical presentations Prognostic indicators in JIA Uveitis screening in JIA: the approach to screening and guidelines Surgery in the young adult with JIA: practical issues Treatment approaches in JIA Treatment pathways in JIA Disease activity scores in rheumatoid arthritis and JIA4 Systemic diseases Vasculitis The classification of paediatric vasculitis The epidemiology of paediatric vasculitis The investigation of primary systemic vasculitis The standard treatment of childhood vasculitis Henoch-Schönlein purpura Kawasaki disease The anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (cPAN) Takayasu arteritis Behçet's disease Central nervous system vasculitis in children Other vasculitides Vasculitis mimics: non-inflammatory vasculopathiesJuvenile systemic lupus erythematosus JSLE: epidemiology and aetiology JSLE: clinical features and diagnostic criteria Assessment of the child with JSLE and monitoring of disease activity JSLE: approach to management JSLE: renal involvement Neonatal lupus syndrome B-cell-targeted therapies for systemic lupus erythematosus British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) 2004 Index SLEDAI 2000 Disease Activity Index SLICC/ACR Damage Index (paediatric) Connective tissue diseases Scleroderma Juvenile dermatomyositis Overlap syndromes

Paediatric Rheumatology is an indispensible resource for the identification and management of specific rheumatological disorders. As well as covering common and rare rheumatological problems, there are also chapters on investigations and emergencies, designed for quick reference.

This new, updated edition includes dedicated topics on systemic diseases affecting rheumatology; the relevant clinical guidelines and information needed for a rheumatologist to successfully management a young patient; and, a coloured section for guidance on rash-related investigations. Paediatric Rheumatology is also fully endorsed by the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology and the UK Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Studies Group.

Paediatric Rheumatology is an indispensible resource for the identification and management of specific rheumatological disorders. As well as covering common and rare rheumatological problems, there are also chapters on investigations and emergencies, designed for quick reference. The handbook includes dedicated topics on systemic diseases affecting rheumatology; the relevant clinical guidelines and information needed for a rheumatologist to successfully management a young patient; and, a coloured section for guidance on rash-related investigations. Paediatric Rheumatology is also fully endorsed by the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology and the UK Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Studies Group. This handbook covers anatomy and physiology before moving on to identification and management of specific rheumatological disorders found in young people. As well as covering common and less common rheumatology problems, there are also chapters on rheumatology investigations and emergencies, designed for quick reference.