Dermatomyositis: Advances in Recognition, Understanding and Management [Hardcover]

Lyubomir A. Dourmishev (Author), Assen Lyubenov Dourmishev (Author), Gerd Plewig (Foreword)

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ISBN-10: 3540793127 | ISBN-13: 978-3540793120 | Publication Date: May 11, 2009 | Edition: 1

Although dermatomyositis is a rare connective tissue disease, many physicians are confronted with the diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by this condition. Based on the vast personal experience of the authors, who have diagnosed, treated, and managed many dermatomyositis patients, this clinical guide provides dermatologists, rheumatologists, pediatricians, neurologists, and general practitioners with the keys to interpreting the clinical symptoms of dermatomyositis. Also included are algorithms to help the reader to make the correct diagnosis, as well as guidance on new diagnostic methods and treatment schemes.

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Aus den Rezensionen: “Das vorliegende Buch ... ist eine Monografie, die ... alle Aspekte der Dermatomyositis abhandelt. ... Die Kapitel verfügen über aktuelle Referenzaufstellungen, so dass es klinischTätigen leicht möglich ist zu einzelnen Aspekten der Dermatomyositis ... einen Überblick zur bislang vorhandenen Literatur zu gewinnen. Die Tabellen sind übersichtlich und der diagnostische Algorithmus zum diagnostischen Vorgehen eine gute Grundlage um die einzelnen Formen der Dermatomyositis differenzialdiagnostisch abzugrenzen. ... Die vorliegende Monografie stellt zusammenfassend ein umfangreiches Werk zu einer in der Dermatologie seltenen Erkrankung dar ... ein hilfreiches Buchwerk ...“ (Margitta Worm, in: JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft Journal of the German Society of Dermatology, January/2010, Vol. 8, S. 67)

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Although dermatomyositis is a rare connective tissue disease, many physicians are confronted with the diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by this condition. Based on the vast personal experience of the authors, who have diagnosed, treated, and managed many dermatomyositis patients, this clinical guide provides dermatologists, rheumatologists, pediatricians, neurologists, and general practitioners with the keys to interpreting the clinical symptoms of dermatomyositis. Also included are algorithms to help the reader to make the correct diagnosis, as well as guidance on new diagnostic methods and treatment schemes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 371 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (May 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540793127
• ISBN-13: 978-3540793120
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT MEDICAL BOOK AND GREAT FOR PATIENTS AS WELL, May 17, 2010

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This review is from: Dermatomyositis: Advances in Recognition, Understanding and Management (Hardcover)

This book anwered every question about the disease I have had for the past five years or so. Obviously it was written as a textbook for Medical School Students going into the fields of Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Neurology, but as a patient with the disease, I found it more easy to understand and take control of my health. I recommend this to everyone who has to treat patients with the disease as well as those that have the disease. I have done extensive research and have not found as complete a text that covers all the symptoms I have.

Great job to the doctors who wrote it and smart decision by the Universities that use in in their medical field curriculums.

This book was delivered as promised via Amazon.com. I could not put the book down for a few days until I read it. It told me everything I wanted to know about Autoimmune diseases and more, and gave me much more appreciation for my Rheumatologists Doctors Philip Sedrish and Marielisa Sedrish at Gulfcoast Rheumatology at Slidell Memorial Hospital. They have been doing everything like clock work with me and I have been a very trying case for especially for Dr Philip Sedrish. These doctors are definitely experts in Rheumatology and all the other Auto-Immune Neuromuscular and Skin Diseases such as (RA, PM, DM, IBM, Sjogrens, Scleroderma, Lupus, ALS, etc...) that go along with their specialty. They referred me to the best specialists: Dermatology - Dr Eric Tabor; Cardiology - Dr Ignatius Thomas; Pulmonology - Doctor Dennis Dale and Doctor Janine Parker; Opthamology- Dr David Slagle; Gastroenternology - Dr Anthony Albright. These doctors all work well with each other and me to address all my symptoms associated with Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens, and Psoriasis. Thanks to these doctors, I have not had to drive 100 miles a trip to the MDA Clinic at Children'sHospital in New Orleans or even further as may others end up doing.

Thank you to the authors of this book and my friends from The Myositis Association, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis forum.

I recommend this book to anyone diagnosed with a Auto-Immune Disease and associated Cancer.

Bill Morell
Diagnosed with Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens Syndrome, and Psoriasis.