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Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

  • Jozef Rovenský
  • Burkhard F. Leeb
  • Howard Bird
  • Viera Štvrtinová
  • Richard Imrich
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xi
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  2. Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis — an overview with a focus on important factors contributing to the severity of the disease
    Jozef Rovenský, Burkhard F. Leeb, Viera Štvrtinová, Richard Imrich, Juraj Duda
    Pages 1-14
  3. Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Temporal Arteritis and Occurrence of Malignant Tumors
    Jozef Rovenský, Alena Tuchyňová
    Pages 15-19
  4. Coronary involvement and atherosclerosis in Giant Cell Arteritis
    Viera Štvrtinová, Jozef Rovenský, Alena Tuchyňová
    Pages 21-24
  5. T cells and their role in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
    Stanislava Blažíčková, Jozef Rovenský
    Pages 25-30
  6. Cytokines in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
    Jozef Rovenský, Richard Imrich
    Pages 31-32
  7. Genetic factors in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
    Vladimír Bošák
    Pages 33-35
  8. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and vascular complications
    Viera Štvrtinová, Svetoslav Štvrtina, Jozef Rovenský
    Pages 37-47
  9. Chronobiology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
    Howard Bird
    Pages 49-53
  10. Histopathology of Giant Cell (temporal) Arteritis — changes in aorta
    Svetoslav Štvrtina, Jozef Rovenský
    Pages 55-61
  11. Ultrasonography in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and/or Giant Cell Arteritis
    Peter Poprac, Jozef Rovenský
    Pages 63-65
  12. Therapy of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
    Jozef Rovenský, Richard Imrich
    Pages 67-69
  13. Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment, and Monitoring of Polymyalgia Rheumatica/Giant Cell Arteritis
    Burkhard F. Leeb, Thomas Nothnagl, Martin Steindl, Bernhard Rintelen
    Pages 71-81
  14. Back Matter
    Pages 83-91
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About this book

Introduction

This monograph offers current insights into polymalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. Both diseases are typical for advanced age and their incidences increase with aging. Early diagnosis and rapid treatment can save one of the most precious senses - our vision. This book provides an overview on the pathophysiology, their genetic, immunologic, endocrinologic mechanism of these diseases, but most important it deals with state-of-the-art diagnosis and current treatment in elderly with the attempt to diagnose and treat these rheumatic diseases even faster and more effectively in the future.

Keywords

Arthritis Giant Cell Arteritis Giant Cell Diseases Polymyalgia Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatology

Editors and affiliations

  • Jozef Rovenský
    • 1
  • Burkhard F. Leeb
    • 2
  • Howard Bird
    • 3
  • Viera Štvrtinová
    • 1
  • Richard Imrich
    • 1
  1. 1.Slovakia
  2. 2.Austria
  3. 3.UK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99359-0
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag Vienna 2010
  • Publisher Name Springer, Vienna
  • eBook Packages Medicine
  • Print ISBN 978-3-211-99358-3
  • Online ISBN 978-3-211-99359-0
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