Ankylosing spondylitis [electronic resource] /
Muhammad Asim Khan.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.
- xii, 147 p. : ill.
- Oxford American rheumatology library .
- Oxford American rheumatology library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introductory overview on ankylosing spondylitis -- Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies -- Causes of ankylosing spondylitis -- Disease process -- Clinical features -- Physical findings -- Diagnosis -- Other manifestations and complications -- Descriptions of related diseases : the spondyloarthropathies -- Assessment of disease activity -- Disease management -- New treatment : remarkable efficacy of TNF-a antagonists -- Other aspects of disease management -- Socioeconomic aspects and prognosis -- Brief illustrative case histories.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.