Angielski
Many rheumatic diseases cause changes that§are visible in the hands. This book provides an§overview of the most common rheumatic dis-§eases with a focus on their hand manifestations§and includes the following topics:§Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathogenesis;§Hand Manifestations; Further Clinical Mani-§festations; and the Diagnosis and Therapy of§Each Disease.§The rheumatic diseases addressed are oste-§oarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, calcium§pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease,§psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, systemic§sclerosis and dermatomyositis/polymyositis.§The non-rheumatic diseases included are§diabetic cheiroarthropathy, endocarditis, sec-§ondary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and§chronic regional pain syndrome. The roles of§clinical evaluation, X-ray, MRI and high-resolu-§tion ultrasonographic images are also discussed.
