The Pocket Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

The Pocket Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases is a practical tool for medical professionals caring for patients who have any of the more than 150 rheumatic diseases. This compact text is designed for easy use in the examination room, laboratory, or consulta

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ISBN: 978-1-84882-855-1 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 First edition published in 2003 by the Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ISBN 0-912423-38-2) Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com The content of the book and the opinions reflected in the text are those of the contributing authors and editors and, therefore, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher or sponsor. Many thanks to Dr. John Stone for lending his expertise and hard work in developing and editing this work.

CONTRIBUTORS The following people contributed to the Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases by writing or revising chapters and sections for the publication of the thirteenth edition. Credits for illustrations are given in figure legends. Roy D. Altman, MD

Andrew J. Cooper, MD

Erin L. Arnold, MD

Leslie J. Crofford, MD

William J. Arnold, MD

Dina Dadabhoy, MD

Alan N. Baer, MD

Troy Daniels, DDS, MS

W. Timothy Ballard, MD

John C. Davis, Jr., MD, MPH

Joan M. Bathon, MD

William J. Didie, MD

Thomas D. Beardmore, MD, FACP, FACR

Paul Dieppe, MD

Francis Berenbaum, MD, PhD

Hani S. El-Gabalawy, MD, FRCPC

Joseph J. Biundo, Jr., MD

Kevin Elias, MD

Linda K. Bockensted, MD

John M. Esdaile, MD, MPH

David Borenstein, MD

Adel G. Fam, MD, FRCP(C), FACP

Teresa J. Brady, PhD

Laura M. Fayad, MD

Juergen Braun, MD

Gary S. Firestein, MD

Maya H. Buch, MBchB, MRCP

Kenneth H. Fye, MD

Joseph A. Buckwalter, MS, MD

Dafna D. Gladman, MD, FRCPC

Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester, MD Frank Buttgereit, MD

Duncan A. Gordon, MD, FRCPC, MACR

Jill P. Buyon, MD

Jörg J. Goronzy, MD

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO

Philip J. Hashkes, MD, MSc

Kenneth T. Calamia, MD

George Ho Jr., MD

Jeffrey P. Callen, MD

William A. Horton, MD

Juan J. Canoso, MD, FACP, MACR

Robert D. Inman, MD

Rowland W. Chang, MD, MPH

Preeti Jaggi, MD

Edward S. Chen, MD