Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

Public Health and Arthritis: A Growing Imperative (Patience H. White and Rowland W. Chang).-Evaluation of the Patient; A. History and Physical Examination (David B. Robinson and Hani S. El-Gabalawy); B. Laboratory Assessment (Kerstin Morehead); C. Arthrocentesis, Synovial Fluid Analysis, and Synovial Biopsy (Kenneth H. Fye); D. Imaging of Rheumatologic Diseases (William W. Scott, Jr., William J. Didie, and Laura M. Fayad).- Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders; A. Monarticular Joint Disease (H. Ralph Schumacher and Lan X. Chen); B. Polyarticular Joint Disease (Sterling West); C. Neck and Back Pain (David Borenstein); D. Regional Rheumatic Pain Syndromes (Joseph J. Biundo, Jr.); E. The Fibromyalgia Syndrome (Dina Dadabhoy and Daniel J. Clauw).- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Immunity and Immunological Diseases (Kevin Elias, Richard Siegel, and John J. O’Shea).- Genetics and Disease (James Kelley and Robert P. Kimberly).- Rheumatoid Arthritis; A. Clinical and Laboratory Manifestations (Christopher V. Tehlirian and Joan M. Bathon); B. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Pathogenesis (Jean-Marc Waldenburger and Gary S. Firestein); C. Treatment and Assessment (Alyce M. Oliver and E. William St. Clair).- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; A. Clinical Features (Daniel J. Lovell); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Patricia Woo); C. Treatment and Assessment (Philip J. Hashkes and Ronald M. Laxer); D. Special Considerations (Carol B. Lindsley).- Psoriatic Arthritis; A. Clinical Features (Dafna D. Gladman); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Christopher Ritchlin); C. Treatment andAssessment (Philip J. Mease).- Ankylosing Spondylitis; A. Clinical Features (Désirée Van der Heijdt); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Juergen Braun); C. Treatment and Assessment (John C. Davis, Jr.).- Reactive and Enteropathic Arthritis (Robert D. Inman).- Osteoarthritis; A. Clinical Features (Paul Dieppe); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Francis Berenbaum); C. Treatment (Leena Sharma).- Gout; A.Clinical Features (N. Lawrence Edwards); B. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Pathogenesis (Hyon K. Choi); C. Treatment (Robert A. Terkeltaub).- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate, Hydroxyapatite, and Miscellaneous Crystals (Geraldine McCarthy).- Infectious Disorders; A. Septic Arthritis (George Ho, Jr.); B. Viral Arthritis (Leonard H. Calabrese); C. Lyme Disease(Linda K. Bockensted); D. Mycobacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Arthritis (Steven R. Ytterberg); E. Rheumatic Fever (Stanford Shulman and Preeti Jaggi).- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; A. Clinical and Laboratory Features (Jill P. Buyon); B. Epidemiology, Pathology and Pathogenesis (David S. Pisetsky); C. Treatment and Assessment (Susan Manzi and Amy H. Kao).- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Michelle Petri).- Systemic Sclerosis; A. Clinical Features (Maureen D. Mayes); B. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Pathogenesis (John Varga); C. Treatment and Assessment(Maya H. Buch and James R. Seibold).- Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies; A. Clinical Features (Robert L. Wortmann); B. Pathology and