Lupus Book

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 Sjoegren'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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• Imunologia
• Confrontando a doença
• Medicina músculo-esquelética, motricidade