Full Description
In this book, detailed information on the nosology, pathology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of large- and medium-sized vessel and single-organ vasculitis is provided and critically discussed by the most expert physicians and researchers in the field. Among the conditions considered are giant cell arteritis, Takayasu arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, primary central nervous system vasculitis, isolated aortitis, isolated gastrointestinal vasculitis, cutaneous vasculitis and isolated genitourinary vasculitis.
The role of histopathology in the diagnosis and prognosis of these vasculitis is evaluated, along with the part played by imaging studies in diagnosing and monitoring these diseases, while indications and limitations of the available imaging modalities are discussed as well. The expanding role of biological agents for the treatment of the large vessel vasculitis is addressed, as well as the current approaches to these diseases. This book will be a valuable companion in decision-making for medical practitioners, internists, specialists, researchers and postgraduate students interested in the intriguing fields of vasculitis and rare diseases.
Contents
Part 1. Giant cell arteritis.- Chapter 1. Classification criteria.- Chapter 2. Epidemiology and genetics.- Chapter 3. Pathogenesis.- Chapter 4. Clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis and laboratory markers.- Chapter 5. Histopathology and imaging.- Chapter 6. Prognosis and disease activity.- Chapter 7. Treatment.- Part 2. Takayasu arteritis.- Chapter 8. Classification criteria, Epidemiology and genetics; and Pathogenesis.- Chapter 9. Clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis and laboratory markers.- Chapter 10. Imaging.- Chapter 11. Prognosis and disease activity.- Chapter 12. Treatment.- Part 3. Polyarteritis nodosa.- Chapter 13. Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa.- Chapter 14. Systemic polyarteritis nodosa.- Part 4. Single organ vasculitis.- Chapter 15. Primary central nervous system vasculitis.- Chapter 16. Isolated aortitis.- Chapter 17. Isolated gastrointestinal vasculitis.- Chapter 18. Cutaneous vasculitis.- Chapter 19. Isolated genitourinary vasculitis.- Part 5. Arterial and venous involvement in Behcet's disease.- Chapter 20. Arterial and venous involvement in Behcet's disease.
