Chapter 47 Principles of Therapy, Local Measures, and Nonsteroidal Medications Mariko Ishimori, Michael H. Weisman, Katy Setoodeh, Daniel J. Wallace Formulation Overview One of the most difficult and misunderstood aspects…
Chapter 38 Reproductive and Hormonal Issues in Women with Autoimmune Diseases Eliza F. Chakravarty Introduction Because systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) commonly affects women during the childbearing years, reproductive issues are…
Chapter 5 Epigenetics of Lupus Nan Shen, Dong Liang, Yuajia Tang, Yuting Qin For a long time, genetic variation has been thought to be the primary cause of systemic lupus…
Chapter 52 Adjunctive and Preventive Measures Diane L. Kamen An improved ability to diagnose and treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has contributed to longer survival for patients and an increased…
Chapter 20 Autoantibodies PART AAntibody Structure, Function, and Production Jessica Manson Under normal circumstances, the immune system is involved in host defense. A loss of self-tolerance leads to the development…
Chapter 33 Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations David S. Hallegua, Swamy Venuturupalli Gastrointestinal Involvement Gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the prevalence of their…
Chapter 43 Clinical Application of Serologic Tests, Serum Protein Abnormalities, and Other Clinical Laboratory Tests in SLE Francisco P. Quismorio, Jr., Karina D. Torralba One hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus…
Chapter 30 Psychopathology, Neurodiagnostic Testing, and Imaging John G. Hanly, Antonina Omisade, John D. Fisk Introduction Involvement of the nervous system by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) includes a variety of…
Chapter 28 Pathogenesis of the Nervous System Cynthia Aranow, Betty Diamond, Meggan Mackay With greater understanding of the immune abnormalities associated with active lupus, new targets have been identified and…
