Systemic Inflammatory Disease and the Eye
1st Edition
Description
Systemic Inflammatory Disease and the Eye present an overview of the systemic conditions associated with ocular inflammation. It discusses the factors for ocular connection in some conditions. It addresses the nature of ocular lesions and eye infections.
Some of the topics covered in the book are the symptoms of inflammation of the eye; the aetiology of sarcoidosis; posterior segment inflammation; pathology and immunology of systemic vasculitis syndromes; aetiology of polyarteritis nodosa; diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus; and the different types of Sjogren’s syndrome. The pathology and immunopathology of Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca are fully covered. The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the rheumatoid factors and histopathology of joint lesions. The diagnosis of juvenile chronic polyarthritis is presented completely. A chapter is devoted to the epidemiology and clinical features of ankylosing spondylitis.
The book can provide useful information to ophthalmologists, doctors, chemists, students, and researchers.
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword
1 The Signs of Ocular Inflammation
2 Sarcoidosis
3 Systemic Vasculitis Syndromes
Introduction
Behcet's Syndrome
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Wegener's Granulomatosis
Giant Cell Arteritis
Cogan's Syndrome
4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Scleroderma
5 The Eye and Joint Disease
Introduction
Sjögren's Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile Chronic Polyarthritis
HLA-B2 7
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Reiter's Syndrome
Reactive Arthritis
6 Psoriasis, Relapsing Polychondritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
7 Infectious Diseases
Introduction
Bacterial Diseases
Protozoan Diseases
Helminthic Diseases
Viral Diseases
Index
Details
- No. of pages:
- 260
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Butterworth-Heinemann 1987
- Published:
- 22nd October 1987
- Imprint:
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN:
- 9781483193519