Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3,000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. The Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable and helpful book on the disease. Now Dr. Wallace has once againcompletely revised The Lupus Book, incorporating a wealth of new information. The Sixth Edition of The Lupus Book offers these patients and…mehr
Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3,000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. The Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable and helpful book on the disease. Now Dr. Wallace has once againcompletely revised The Lupus Book, incorporating a wealth of new information. The Sixth Edition of The Lupus Book offers these patients and their families a wealth of reliable, up-to-date information that will help them manage the disease and live a happier life.
Daniel J. Wallace, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His many books include All About Fibromyalgia and All About Osteoarthritis (with Nancy Lane).
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Contents Preface to the Sixth Edition Part I Introduction and Definitions 1. Why Write a Book on Lupus? 2. What Is Lupus? 3. The History of Lupus 4. Who Gets Lupus? Part II Inflammation and Immunity 5. The Body's Protection Plan 6. The Enemy Is Our Cells Part III What Causes Lupus? 7. The Genetic Connection 8. Environmental Villains 9. Drugs That May Cause Lupus or Produce Flare-ups Part IV Where and How Can the Body Be Affected by Lupus? 10. History, Symptoms, and Signs 11. Must We Draw Blood? 12. Reactions of the Skin: Rashes and Discoid Lupus 13. Why the Aches? Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone 14. Pants and Pulses: The Lungs and Heart 15. Heady Connections: The Nervous System and Behavioral Changes 16. The Head, Neck, and Sjögren's Syndrome 17. What about Hormones? 18. The Impact of Lupus on the GI Tract and Liver 19. Lupus in the Kidney and Urinary Tract 20. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems 21. Why Do Blood Clots Develop? 22. Lupus through the Ages: Lupus in Children and the Elderly 23. Is It Really Lupus? Part V The Management of Lupus Erythematosus 24. How to Treat Lupus with Physical Measures 25. You Can Help Conquer Lupus 26. Taming Inflammation: Anti-inflammatory Therapies 27. Big Guns and Magic Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs 28. Other Options: Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage Lupus 29. Fighting Infections, Allergies, and Osteoporosis 30. Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Baby? 31. Economic Impact of Lupus in the United States and Disability Issues 32. What's the Prognosis? 33. Clinical Trials, New Therapies for Lupus, and Future Directions GLOSSARY APPENDIX: Lupus Resource Materials INDEX
Contents Preface to the Sixth Edition Part I Introduction and Definitions 1. Why Write a Book on Lupus? 2. What Is Lupus? 3. The History of Lupus 4. Who Gets Lupus? Part II Inflammation and Immunity 5. The Body's Protection Plan 6. The Enemy Is Our Cells Part III What Causes Lupus? 7. The Genetic Connection 8. Environmental Villains 9. Drugs That May Cause Lupus or Produce Flare-ups Part IV Where and How Can the Body Be Affected by Lupus? 10. History, Symptoms, and Signs 11. Must We Draw Blood? 12. Reactions of the Skin: Rashes and Discoid Lupus 13. Why the Aches? Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone 14. Pants and Pulses: The Lungs and Heart 15. Heady Connections: The Nervous System and Behavioral Changes 16. The Head, Neck, and Sjögren's Syndrome 17. What about Hormones? 18. The Impact of Lupus on the GI Tract and Liver 19. Lupus in the Kidney and Urinary Tract 20. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems 21. Why Do Blood Clots Develop? 22. Lupus through the Ages: Lupus in Children and the Elderly 23. Is It Really Lupus? Part V The Management of Lupus Erythematosus 24. How to Treat Lupus with Physical Measures 25. You Can Help Conquer Lupus 26. Taming Inflammation: Anti-inflammatory Therapies 27. Big Guns and Magic Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs 28. Other Options: Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage Lupus 29. Fighting Infections, Allergies, and Osteoporosis 30. Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Baby? 31. Economic Impact of Lupus in the United States and Disability Issues 32. What's the Prognosis? 33. Clinical Trials, New Therapies for Lupus, and Future Directions GLOSSARY APPENDIX: Lupus Resource Materials INDEX
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