Oxford handbook of rheumatology / created by Gavin Clunie (Consultant Rheumatologist and Metabolic Bone Physician, Aldenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK), Nick Wilkinson (Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatologist, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK), Elena Nikiphorou (Consultant Rheumatologist, Whittington Hospital, Clinical Researcher, Academic Rheumatology Department, King's College London, UK), Deepak Jadon (Consultant Rheumatologist and Director of the Rheumatology Research Unit, Aldenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half-Title; Series; Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Symbols and abbreviations; Part I The presentation of rheumatic disease; 1 Evaluating rheumatological and musculoskeletal symptoms; 2 Musculoskeletal assessment and patterns of disease: making a working diagnosis; 3 Regional musculoskeletal symptoms: making a working diagnosis; 4 The spectrum of disorders associated with adult rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases; Part II The clinical features and management of rheumatic diseases; 5 Rheumatoid arthritis; 6 Osteoarthritis 7 Crystal-.induced musculoskeletal disease8 The spondyloarthritides including psoriatic arthritis; 9 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; 10 Systemic lupus erythematosus; 11 Antiphospholipid syndrome; 12 Sjögren's syndrome; 13 Systemic sclerosis and related disorders; 14 Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies including polymyositis and dermatomyositis; 15 Primary vasculitides; 16 Metabolic bone diseases; 17 Infection and rheumatic disease; 18 Rare autoinflammatory and miscellaneous diseases; 19 Hereditary disorders of connective tissue; 20 Common upper limb musculoskeletal lesions 21 Spinal disorders and back pain22 Chronic pain syndromes; Part III Medicine management and emergencies; 23 Drugs used in rheumatology practice; 24 Glucocorticoid injection therapy; 25 Rheumatological emergencies; Index; Plates

This updated edition of the 'Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology' builds on the strengths of the previous editions, providing detailed information on rheumatological diseases and conditions, including a new and improved section on paediatric rheumatology