Amendments and Updates

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Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology (4 ed.)

Edited by Richard A. Watts, Philip G. Conaghan, Christopher Denton, Helen Foster,
John Isaacs, and Ulf Mller-Ladner
Latest update
In November 2014, 80 chapters were updated. Numerous updates have been made
including to the chapters on Rheumatoid Arthritis, the Genetics and Environment
section, the Management section, and much more. We also welcome two new authors
Sebastien Viatte and Charles Raine.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Print ISBN-13: 9780199642489
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199642489.001.0001

Print Publication Date: Oct 2013

Published online: Oct 2013

Amendments and Updates

Updates
29th October 2014.
Minor amendments made
2 Young people and transitional care in rheumatology
14 The systemically unwell child
16 Obstetrics and pregnancy
40 Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis
54 Enthesitis
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62 Biochemical investigation of rheumatic diseases
78 Analgesics
85 Stem cell therapies
95 Vaccination in immunocompromised children
111 Rheumatoid arthritisclinical features
128 Sjgren's syndromemanagement
132 Treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis
133 Large-vessel vasculitis
135 Behet's syndrome
136 Paediatric vasculitis
141 Gout
158 Childhood regional conditions
159 Hypermobility syndromes

Substantial amendments made

18 Nervous system
21 Gastrointestinal system
35 Outcomes of paediatric rheumatic disease
39 Epigenetics
41 Genetics of spondyloarthropathies
43 Genetics of juvenile rheumatic disease
81 Signalling pathway inhibitors
83 Rituximab and abatacept
84 Biologics in paediatric rheumatic diseases
93 Perioperative management of immunosuppression
97 Anti-rheumatic drugs in pregnancy and lactation
112 Rheumatoid arthritismanagement
113 Ankylosing spondylitis
114 Psoriatic arthritis
117 Systemic lupus erythematosusclinical features and aetiopathogenesis
118 Systemic lupus erythematosusmanagement
134 Polymyalgia rheumatica
165 Panniculitis

Chapter reviewed: no change required

9 Polyarticular disease
11 Spinal pain
22 Neuroendocrine system
23 Malignancy
24 The eye
30 Design of clinical trials in rheumatology
42 Genetics of connective tissue diseases
46 Normal functional anatomy of joints
51 Fibroblasts and mesenchymal cells
55 Skeletal muscle physiology and damage

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56 Joint biochemistry
58 Acute-phase responses and adipocytokines
65 Limb anatomy and medical imaging
67 Ultrasound
70 Nuclear medicine
76 Multidisciplinary treatment
80 Immunosuppressants
91 Principles of lower limb surgery
100 Osteomyelitis
103 Mycobacterial diseases
106 Fungal arthritis
110 Rheumatoid arthritisdiagnosis
115 Reactive arthritis and enteropathic arthropathy
119 Paediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
125 Paediatric polymyositis and dermatomyositis
127 Sjgren's syndromeclinical features
129 Overlap/undifferentiated syndrome
130 Vasculitisclassification and diagnosis
137 Miscellaneous vasculitides
139 Clinical features of osteoarthritis
142 Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD)
144 Paget's disease of bone
146 Disorders of bone mineralizationosteomalacia
148 Avascular necrosis
152 Elbow
153 Forearm, hand, and wrist
154 Pelvis, groin, and thigh
162 Sports and exercise injuries
163 Amyloidosis
167 Sarcoidosis
168 Macrophage activation syndrome
169 Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
172 Haemoglobinopathies
173 Haemochromatosis

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