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Endorsed by Lupus UK
Commended in the Popular Health category of BMA Medical Book Awards 2008
Lupus
Second Edition
David Isenberg and Susan Manzi
112 pages
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7 line drawings
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196x129mm
978-0-19-921387-0
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Paperback
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17 January 2008
Price:
£13.99 £6.99
Please note, this offer price only applies to individual customers when ordering direct from Oxford University Press, while stock lasts. No further discounts will apply. If you are a bookseller, please contact your OUP sales representative.
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- Helps patients and their carers to understand lupus with a view to self-management
- Includes Key Points boxes at the start of each chapter to quickly summarise important concepts covered in text
- Case Histories and Patient Perspectives provide practical examples throughout
- 'Myth' and 'fact' boxes highlight common misunderstandings and interesting facts about the condition
- Includes invaluable resource section with suggested further readings and contact information for patient self-help/support groups, along with a glossary of technical terms
Lupus is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks itself, culminating in disease which can affect multiple organs, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, kidneys, and central nervous system. Lupus currently affects about 30,000 patients in the UK, 500,000 in the United States and tens of thousands throughout Europe. Whilst there have been great advances in research into the genetic background of lupus and new interventions such as stem-cell transplants, there is still a surprising lack of information available for patients, carers
and their families. Written by the former President of the British Society for Rheumatology and the current co-director of the Lupus Centre of Excellence in Pittsburgh, USA, this new edition of Lupus: The Facts reflects major developments in our understanding of the causes of lupus.Readership: Patients with lupus, their relatives and carers. General practitioners and allied healthcare professionals.
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David Isenberg, Academic Director of Rheumatology, Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, UK, and Susan Manzi, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Co-Director Lupus Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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"For the patient or carer with little background knowledge or understanding this book provides a more in-depth look at lupus and its treatments. It's very factual and up to date; it's also worthwhile reading for non-expert medical and AHP staff." - BMA 2008 Medical Book Awards
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1: What is systemic lupus erythematosus?
2: Lupus - what are its early symptoms and signs?
3: Lupus - the chameleon - the clinical features of the disease
4: Tests for diagnosing and managing lupus
5: Drug therapy
6: Treatment that does not involve drugs
7: Lupus in special situations
8: Living and coping with lupus: tips for patients, family and friends
9: The factors that conspire to cause lupus
10: The current outlook for lupus patients and why the future is getting brighter
11: Myths and fables
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