Rheumatology and the Kidney

描述

Readership: General reference for specialist nephrologists and rheumatologists as well as those in training.

Contents/contributors
Part I: Lupus nephritis
Bickerstaff and Isenberg: An overview of SLE
Cameron: Clinical manifestations of lupus nephritis
Schwartz: Lupus nephritis: histology
Walport and Robson: Lupus nephritis: complement in lupus
Madaio: Pathogenesis of lupus nephritis for rheumatology and the kidney
Takada, Boumpas and Illei: Lupus nephritis: treatment – pulse cyclophosphamide
Moroni and Ponticelli: Lupus nephritis: treatment with continuous therapies
Sammaritano and Lockshin: SLE in pregnancy
Levine and Rauch: Renal involvement in the anti-phospholipid syndrome
Part II: Vasculitis
Jennette, Falk and Thomas: Vasculitis classification
Ben-Smith and Savage: Immunopathogenesis of systemic vasculitis
Ferrario and Rastaldi: Pathology of vasculitis
Jennette, Falk and Thomas: Clinical presentation and treatment of renal vasculitis
Guillevin: Polyarteritis nodosa: clinical characteristics, outcome, and treatment
Coppo and Amore: Vasculitis (ANCA negative): Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Jha and Chugh: Takayasu’s arteritis
Part III: Systemic sclerosis
Simms and Korn: Systemic sclerosis: the spectrum, immunopathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment
Part IV: Rheumatoid arthritis
Adu and Tse: Rheumatoid arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease and polymyositis
Part V: Amyloidosis
Lachmann and Hawkins: Amyloidosis: pathogenesis and diagnosis
Lachman and Hawkins: Amyloidosis: rheumatic disease and amyloid: clinical features and treatment
Kyle: Primary amyloidosis
Ronco: Light-chain and heavy-chain deposition diseases
Part VI: Hepatitis associated systemic disease
Pusey and Salama: Rheumatologic diseases associated with interstitial nephritis
Lai: Hepatitis B associated renal diseases
Part VII: Drug nephrotoxicity
Wahba and Bennett: The nephrotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors
Tse and Adu: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the kidney
Broe: Nephrotoxicity of drugs used in rheumatology: analgesic nephropathy
Bingham and Emery: Renal toxicity of anti-rheumatic drugs
Part VIII: Interstitial nephritis and gout
Salama and Pusey: Rheumatologic diseases associated with interstitial nephritis
Brown and Griffith: Dialysis arthropathy
Part IX: Rheumatological complications of dialysis and transplantation
Griffith and Brown: Dialysis arthropathy
Karim, Lawson and Emery: Rheumatological complications of renal disease and transplantation
Index