Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways

ISBN-13: 9781447151609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 94 str.

Khamashta

Opis

Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a handy and easy-to-read guide to the main features of Hughes syndrome. There has been worldwide interest in this 'new' syndrome (first described in 1983). A clotting tendency which can potentially affect any organ in the body, it is: *responsible for 1 in 5 recurrent miscarriages (now successfully treated with aspirin and heparin) *responsible for 1 in 5 young (under 45) strokes *a major cause of early heart attacks *responsible for 1 in 5 deep vein thromboses *an important cause of migraine. Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a valuable resource for professionals with an interest in the subject, as well as general practitioners and patients.

Spis treści

The Nervous System.- Neuro-psychiatric.- Heart and Blood vessels.- Arteries and veins.- Kidney.- Liver and gastro-intestinal tract.- Ear, nose, throat.- Lungs.- Musculo-skeletal system.- Skin.- Pregnancy.- Blood.- Tests for Hughes Syndrome.- Associated conditions.- Aetiology.- Diagnosis and classification.- Treatment.- The Future.

O autorze

Graham Hughes, MD, FRCP The London Lupus Centre London Bridge Hospital, London UK

Munther Khamashta, MD, FRCP, PhD Graham Hughes Lupus Research Laboratory King's College London, UK