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Title Infections in systemic autoimmune diseases : risk factors and management / edited by Fabiola Atzeni, James B. Galloway, Juan J. Gomez-Reino, Massimo Galli
Published Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2020

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Series Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases ; volume 16
Handbook of systemic autoimmune diseases ; v. 16.
Contents Front Cover -- Infections in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Risk Factors and Management -- Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases -- Infections in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Risk Factors and Management -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 -- Bacterial infections in the lungs of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Increased risk of bacterial infections in the lungs of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases
3. Pathogenesis of the increased susceptibility to bacterial infections in the lungs of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases -- 3.1 Effects on the immune response to bacteria of a concomitant immunosuppressive therapy -- 4. Clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, and treatment of the bacterial infections of the lungs in patients with systemi ... -- 5. Prevention of bacterial infections of the lungs in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases -- 6. Conclusions -- 7. Take home messages -- References -- 2 -- Invasive fungal diseases in patients with rheumatic diseases -- 1. Introduction
2. Ubiquitous mycoses -- 2.1 Pneumocystosis -- 2.2 Cryptococcosis -- 2.3 Candidiasis -- 2.4 Aspergillosis -- 3. Endemic mycoses -- 3.1 Histoplasmosis -- 3.2 Coccidioidomycosis -- 3.3 Paracoccidioidomycosis -- 3.4 Talaromycosis -- 3.5 Blastomycosis -- 3.6 Sporotrichosis -- References -- 3 -- Urinary tract infection and autoimmune diseases -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Definitions and diagnosis -- 3. Epidemiology and risk factors -- 4. Etiology -- 5. Clinical features -- 6. Supplementary tests -- 6.1 Laboratory findings -- 6.2 Imaging techniques -- 7. Management
7.1 Management of nonbacterial urinary tract infections -- Bibliography -- 4 -- Viral hepatitis -- 1. Hepatitis A -- 1.1 Virology and pathogenesis -- 1.2 Natural history -- 1.3 Epidemiology and transmission -- 1.4 Diagnostics -- 1.5 Prevention and therapy -- 1.6 Rheumatologic presentations of hepatitis A -- 1.7 Influence of autoimmune conditions and treatments on hepatitis A -- 1.8 Conclusions -- 2. Hepatitis B -- 2.1 HBV virology -- 2.2 Natural history -- 2.3 Epidemiology and transmission route -- 2.4 Diagnostics -- 2.5 Prevention and therapy
2.6 Rheumatologic presentations of hepatitis B infection -- 2.7 Influence of autoimmune conditions on hepatitis B -- 2.8 Influence of autoimmune treatments on hepatitis B -- 2.8.1 Impact on immunization -- 2.8.2 Impact on occult or overt HBV infection -- 2.8.3 Biologics -- 2.8.4 Nonbiologic DMARDs -- 2.9 Management -- 2.10 Conclusions -- 3. HDV coinfection -- 4. Hepatitis C -- 4.1 Natural history -- 4.2 Global epidemiology and transmission route -- 4.3 Diagnostics -- 4.4 Prevention and therapy -- 4.5 Rheumatologic presentations of hepatitis C
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed March 16, 2020)
Subject Autoimmune diseases.
Immune system -- Infections
Immunologic diseases.
Immune System Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immunologic diseases
Autoimmune diseases
Form Electronic book
Author Atzeni, Fabiola, editor.
Galli, Massimo, 1951- editor.
Gomez Reino, Juan J., editor
Galloway, James B. (Rheumatologist), editor.
ISBN 9780444642189
0444642188