Digestive Involvement in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Volume 8)

Manuel Ramos-Casals; Joan Rodés; Josep Font

ISBN 10: 0444531688 / ISBN 13: 9780444531681

Published by Elsevier Science, 2008

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Oversized hardcover, xiv + 295pp + 7 pages of colour plates, b&w images in text, NOT ex-library. Shipping weight over 1kg. A short corner crease to a portion of leaves, else very good. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This focused clinical resource equips specialists to diagnose and manage the complex gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of systemic autoimmune diseases, connecting immune mechanisms to practical treatment strategies. -- The work opens by establishing the principles of autoimmunity in the digestive system and reviewing the application of imaging techniques for digestive diseases. The central chapters systematically detail gastrointestinal involvement in specific systemic autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, and systemic sclerosis, covering pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches. Further sections examine inflammatory myopathies, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic vasculitis, mixed connective tissue disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. A dedicated focus is placed on autoimmune liver diseases, exploring the immunopathogenesis of conditions like primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. The text also addresses the systemic and autoimmune manifestations triggered by chronic viral infections, specifically hepatitis B and C. Concluding sections analyze the role of autoantibodies in diagnosis and provide a crucial review of gastrointestinal complications resulting from anti-rheumatic drug therapies, offering a "Guide to Clinical Practice" for each condition discussed. -- This volume's strength lies in its focused synthesis of rheumatology and gastroenterology, offering a multi-author perspective on a topic often dispersed across general textbooks. Its detailed exploration of immunopathogenesis and diagnostic frameworks provides a durable foundation for clinical decision-making, curriculum development, and research. It remains an invaluable resource for trainees and specialists in rheumatology, gastroenterology, and immunology seeking to understand the mechanistic links between systemic immunity and organ-specific damage. -- Contents: I. Introduction 1 Digestive System and Autoimmunity 2 Imaging Techniques in Digestive Diseases; II Systemic Autoimmune Diseases 3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 4 Antiphospholipid Syndrome 5 Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis 6 Inflammatory Myopathies 7 Digestive Involvement in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome 8 Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis 9 Mixed Connective Tissue Disease 10 Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis; III. Autoimmune Liver Diseases 11 Immunopathogenesis of Autoimmune Liver Damage 12 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis 13 Autoimmune Hepatitis 14 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis; IV. Autoimmunity and Viral Hepatitis 15 Systemic and Autoimmune Manifestations of Hepatitis B Virus Infection 16 Extrahepatic Manifestations in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection; V. Other Conditions 17 Autoantibodies in Gastrointestinal Autoimmune Diseases 18 Gastrointestinal Complications of Anti-Rheumatic Drugs; Subject Index; Colour Plate Section.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digestive Involvement in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Volume 8)
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444531688
• ISBN 13: 9780444531681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Digestive System in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases represents the state-of-the-art in the field of digestive disorders in the most common systemic autoimmune diseases.The volume consists of an introductory chapter on imaging techniques in digestive diseases, followed by eight chapters on digestive manifestations in specific systemic autoimmune diseases. The final five chapters deal with digestive diseases with an autoimmune pathogenesis and systemic manifestations.International in scope, the table of contents reads like a Who's who in clinical research on systemic autoimmune diseases. More than 20 contributors from the European Union, the United States, Mexico and South Africa share their knowledge in this detailed volume.

• One book of leading international clinical and scientific experts on autoimmune and digestive diseases
• A practical guide to the identification, diagnosis and treatment of digestive involvement in patients with autoimmune diseases that will be useful for all medical specialties
• Several diseases and conditions not included in other text books are included, some of which are of recent emergence
• Each chapter is designed to serve as a “Guide to Clinical Practice” for each disease

About the Author

Dr. Manuel Ramos-Casals (MD, PhD) is Specialist Physician in the Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit (Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain). Dr Ramos-Casals is a clinically trained internist and researcher, with a special interest in Sjögren’s syndrome, cryoglobulinemia and HCV-related autoimmunity. He has developed several clinical and basic research projects on primary SS and is trained in research methodology and experimental models of autoimmunity. He has published in the last 3 years various publications in the best journals in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine (see above). Dr. Ramos-Casals is Assistant Professor in Immunology Diseases, in the Department of Medicine of the University of Barcelona.