Description
Inflammatory Arthritis Beyond the Joints, Volume 18 in Elsevier's Handbook for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases series, provides an extensive review of the most recent research on various comorbidities and EAMs associated with inflammatory arthritis. The book emphasizes early detection, which is crucial for improving patient quality of life and survivability outcomes, as many adults with inflammatory arthritis also suffer from other chronic conditions. The book's chapters cover comorbidities and EAMs in both early and late disease stages.They delve into the mechanisms behind the development of these conditions and examine the impact of new treatment strategies specific to inflammatory arthritis and related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, metabolic bone disease, infection, neoplasia, respiratory disease, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney issues, mental health conditions, and neurological diseases. This book serves as a valuable reference for researchers and clinicians focused on inflammatory arthritis and its associated conditions.- Includes a comprehensive review of different comorbidities and extra-articular/extramusculoskeletal manifestations in inflammatory arthritis- Discusses the impact of comorbidities and other manifestations on outcomes in inflammatory arthritis- Highlights current and new targeted therapies for the treatment of inflammatory arthritis
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to comorbidities, extra-articular and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations2. Cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis3. Cardiovascular disease and spondyloarthritis4. Cardiovascular disease and psoriatic arthritis5. Metabolic syndrome and psoriatic arthritis6. Bone involvement in rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis7. Infection and rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis8. Pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis9. Gastrointestinal involvement in spondyloarthritis10. Mental health disorders in rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis11. Alzheimer's disease and rheumatoid arthritis



