Oxford Textbook of Vasculitis

The third edition of this definitive and highly-regarded reference work provides a comprehensive review of vasculitis, a fascinating array of life-threatening and minor conditions caused by inflammatory syndromes and diseases that affect the blood vessels. The text uniquely brings together concepts from both the biological and clinical aspects of vasculitis. Research in clinical immunology now invigorates the entire area of vasculitis and shapes a rational approach to pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, which is the substance of this text. Over 40 chapters cover known vasculitic conditions, and are illustrated with over 250 full-colour photographs of clinical and pathologic findings, diagrams, and tables. Separate sections are devoted to basic science, clinical manifestations commonly seen in vasculitis, imaging and percutaneous interventions, individual diseases and syndromes, as well as conditions which can mimic vasculitis. Many of the conditions are rare, and it is the exceptional clinician who has much experience with more than a few of these; thus, the invaluable experience of the international team of authors makes this edition truly indispensible. Now in the Oxford Textbooks in Rheumatology series, this new edition of Vasculitis is published with a concurrent online version, which features access to the full content of the textbook, contains links from the references to primary research journal articles, allows full text searches, and provides access to figures and tables that can be downloaded to PowerPoint. This volume is the definitive reference for rheumatologists, clinical immunologists, and general internists, and will also be of interest to dermatologists, gastroenterologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, nephrologists, neurologists, pathologists, vascular surgeons, and pediatricians. The chapters are detailed, and include plenty of pictures, tables, and other illustrations. The quality of the color images and biopsy pictures is excellent... This comprehensive book is unique with its beautiful illustrations, color photographs of clinical biopsy findings, tables and diagrams, and fully serves its purpose as a reference guide to vasculitis. Doody's Notes This is a most valuable book to have, certainly on the shelves of medical libraries, but also on the shelves of clinicians and researchers who deal with the diseases included here. It leads to precise means of diagnosis and points to current therapeutic measures. Its speculations on etiology are sound and should guide investigations. The arcane and inscrutable become understandable, and all the currently available treatments are amply described... It will be some time before the journals supersede the contents of this volume. JAMAPART 1: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS ; 1. Nomenclature and classification of vasculitic syndromes ; 2. Epidemiology of vasculitis ; PART 2: BASIC SCIENCE ; 3. Hypersensitivity ; 4. Biology of endothelial cells ; 5. Complement in vasculitis ; 6. Autoantibodies in vasculitis ; 7. Pathogenesis of vasculitis ; 8. Animal models of vasculitis ; 9. Pathologic features of vasculitis ; PART 3: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS COMMON TO VASCULITIS ; 10. Cutaneous manifestations of vasculitis ; 11. Ocular manifestations of systemic vasculitis ; 12. Cardiopulmonary manifestations of vasculitis ; 13. Vasculitic neuropathy ; 14. Vasculitic manifestations in the gastrointestinal tract ; 15. Renal manifestations ; 16. Digital ischemia and Raynaud's phenomenon ; PART 4: IMAGING AND PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTIONS ; 17. Angiography and percutaneous intervention ; 18. Cross-sectional imaging in vasculitis ; 19. PET imaging in vasculitis ; PART 5: VASCULITIC DISEASES AND SYNDROMES AND RELATED DISORDERS ; 20. Approach to the diagnosis of vasculitis in adult patients ; 21. Vasculitis in infancy, childhood, and adolescence ; 22. Assessment of disease activity and damage ; 23. Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica ; 24. Takayasu's arteritis ; 25. Polyarteritis nodosa ; 26. Microscopic polyangiitis ; 27. Cutaneous polyarteritis ; 28. Kawasaki's disease ; 29. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: pathogenesis ; 30. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: clinical and immunodiagnostic aspects ; 31. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: treatment ; 32. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis ; 33. Vasculitis in primary connective tissue disorder ; 34. Behcet's syndrome: pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment ; 35. Juvenile Behcet's syndrome ; 36. Vasculitis of the central nervous system ; 37. Thromboangiitis obliterans ; 38. Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis ; 39. IgA Vasculitis ; 40. Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis ; 41. Miscellaneous forms of vasculitis ; 42. Experimental therapies for vasculitis ; PART 6: MIMICKERS OF VASCULITIS ; 43. Antiphospholipid syndrome ; 44. Imitators of vasculitis