From the Book - Fifth edition.
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Preface to the Fifth Edition
Part I. Introduction and Definitions
1. Why Write a Book on 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
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 Sjogren's Syndrome
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
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. New Therapies for Lupus and Future Directions
Appendix: Lupus Resource Materials
From the Book - Sixth edition.
Introduction and definitions. Why write a book on lupus? --
Inflammation and immunity. The body's protection plan --
The enemy is our cells --
What causes lupus? The genetic connection --
Environmental villains --
Drugs that may cause lupus or produce flare-ups --
Where and how can the body be affected by lupus? History, symptoms, and signs --
Reactions of the skin: rashes and cutaneous lupus --
Why the aches? Arthritis, muscles, and bone --
Pants and pulses: the lungs and heart --
Heady connections: the nervous system and behavioral changes --
The head, neck, and Sjögren's Syndrome --
The impact of lupus on the GI tract and liver --
Lupus in the kidney and urinary tract --
The blood and lymphatic systems --
Why do blood clots develop? --
Lupus through the ages: Lupus in children and the elderly --
The management of Lupus Erythematosus. How to treat Lupus with physical measures --
You can help conquer Lupus --
Taming inflammation: anti-inflammatory therapies --
Big guns and magic bullets: disease-modifying drugs --
Other treatment options: treatments occasionally used to manage Lupus --
Fighting infections, allergies, and Osteoporosis --
Can a woman with Lupus have a baby? --
Economic impact of Lupus in the United States and disability issues --
Clinical trials, new therapies for lupus, and future directions.