The autoimmune connection : essential information for women on diagnosis, treatment, and getting on with your life / Rita Baron-Faust, MPH, with Jill P. Buyon, MD.
Includes selected reading (pages 477-482) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: a new view of autoimmunity / Noel R. Rose, Director, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School -- Autoimmune disease : facing our intimate enemy -- Those aching joints : rheumatoid arthritis -- The shadow of the wolf : systemic lupus erythematosus -- The elusive butterfly gland : thyroid disease -- The body snatchers : scleroderma and autoimmune skin disorders -- More than a dry spell : Sjögren's syndrome -- Vanishing hormones : type I diabetes, Addison's disease, primary ovarian insufficiency, and other endocrine problems -- Tough to digest : inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, and pernicious anemia -- An attack of nerves : multiple sclerosis -- Weak in the knees : myasthenia gravis -- A fury in the blood : antiphospholipid syndrome, immune thrombocytopenia, and vasculitis -- Assault on the liver : autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis -- Fellow travelers : fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, endometriosis, and interstitial cystitis -- Navigating the new medical maze.
Summary:
The Autoimmune Connection explains the links between autoimmune diseases and offers up-to-date information on diagnosis, treatments, and risks for women with one or more autoimmune disease, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or Crohn's disease.
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