Uveitis

Fundamentals and Clinical Practice

Robert B. Nussenblatt, Scott M. Whitcup (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

448 Seiten

2003 | 3rd Revised edition
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-323-02237-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Provides information on the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to uveitis. This book aims to offer a balance of basic science and clinical information. It covers areas, such as diagnostic techniques, AIDS and immunosuppression. It also includes chapters on scleritis and ocular surface disease.

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The new edition of this popular reference expands on the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to uveitis. In addition to being authored by world-class authorities, Drs. Nussenblatt and Whitcup, it offers a balance of basic science and clinical information, throrough references, and an affordable price. Several areas that have undergone significant changes since the last edition have been completely revised, including diagnostic techniques, AIDS and immunosuppression. New chapters include those on scleritis and ocular surface disease.

Inhalt

Part 1.Fundamentals 1. Immunology of Uveitis Part 2.Diagnosis 2. History Taking in the Patient with Uveitis 3. Examination of the Patient with Uveitis 4. Development of a Differential Diagnosis 5. Diagnostic Testing 6. Evaluation of the Uveitis Literature Part 3.Medical Therapy and Surgical Intervention 7. Philosophy, Goals and Approaches to Medical Therapy 8. Role of Surgery in the Patient with Uveitis Part 4.Infectious Uveitis Conditions 9. Bacterial and Fungal Diseases 10. Acauired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 11. Acute Retinal Necrosis and Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis 12. Other Viral Diseases 13. Toxoplasmosis 14. Histoplasmosis 15. Toxocara Canis 16. Onchocerciasis and Other Parasitic Diseases 17. Postsurgical Uveitis Part 5. 18. Anterior Uveitis 19. Scleritis 20. Intermediate Uveitis 21. Sarcoidosis 22. Sympathetic Ophthalmia 23. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome 24. Birdshot Tetinochoroidopathy 25. Behcet's Disease 26. Retinal Vasculitis 27. Serpiginous Choroidopathy 28. White Dot Syndromes 29. Masquerade Syndromes

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.11.2003
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 350 illustrations
• Verlagsort: St Louis
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 184 x 260 mm
• Gewicht: 1285 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
• ISBN-10: 0-323-02237-5 / 0323022375
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02237-8 / 9780323022378
• Zustand: Neuware