Summary: | Introduces the general features of each main rheumatic disease, as well as some uncommon ones. Each chapter covers the essential immunological and pathological basis for a disease, its extra- articular effects in general and the lesions of the heart and great vessels in particular. Clinical aspects are described, diagnosis and management being presented with illustrative case histories. For both rheumatologists and cardiologists. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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