Main description:

Axial Spondyloarthritis is a timely addition to the Oxford Textbooks in Rheumatology series, providing a comprehensive reference to this rapidly evolving field. The conceptual framework of the disease has now evolved beyond ankylosing spondylitis to encompass a broader concept of axial inflammation. Earlier recognition has opened the door to earlier intervention, and the understanding of the biologic basis of axial SpA has seen significant advances in recent
years.

The first textbook to cover axial spondyloarthritis in this level of detail from a global perspective, this volume offers a practical and complete resource compiled by a multidisciplinary and multinational team of experts. Beginning with a historical perspective on the disease, the textbook provides a comprehensive background in the epidemiology, diagnosis, and classification of axial spondyloarthritis. Immune mechanisms and genetics are covered, along with imaging and a detailed section on the
range of treatments options currently available. A section on extra-articular manifestations provides a comprehensive knowledge base for the clinician treating patients with spondyloarthritis, and chapters on the economics of the disease, physical functioning, and patient registries complete the
broad coverage of the topic.

Practical, easy to use, yet detailed with respect to pathophysiology, diagnostics, and management, this textbook provides a comprehensive reference for rheumatologists, general practitioners, internists, and paediatricians managing patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Contents:

1: Bruce Rothschild & Ernst Feldtkeller: Spondyloarthritis in antiquity and in history
2: Michael Weisman & Lianne Gensler: Epidemiology of Axial Spondyloarthritis
3: Floris van Gaalen, Desiree van der Heijde, & Maxime Dougados: Diagnosis and classification of Axial Spondyloarthritis
4: Martin Rudwaleit & Atul Deodhar: Diagnosis, classification, and management of Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
5: Matthew Brown & John Reveille: Genetics of Spondyloarthritis
6: Robert A. Colbert & Paul Bowness: Immune mechanisms: HLA-B27
7: Dominique Baeten: Immune mechanisms: Innate immunity
8: Maxime Breban & Hill Gaston: Immune mechanisms: Adaptive immunity
9: Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo & John Carter: Infection and Spondyloarthritis
10: Georg Schett & Rik Lories: Pathology: Bone
11: Filip van den Bosch & Muhammad A. Khan: Clinical features
12: Robert Landewe & Astrid van Tubergen: Clinical outcomes
13: Walter Maksymowych & Robert Lambert: Imaging: Sacroiliac joints
14: Kay-Geert A. Hermann & Xenofon Baraliakos: Imaging: Spine
15: Ruben Burgos-Vargas & Shirley Tse: Juvenile-onset Spondyloarthritis
16: James Rosenbaum: Extra-articular manifestations: Uveitis
17: Dirk Elewaut, Heleen Cypers, Matthew L. Stoll, & Charles O. Elsen: Extra-articula manifestations: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
18: Dafna Gladman & Wolf-Henning Boehncke: Extra-articular manifestations: Psoriasis
19: Salih Ozgocmen & Laura Passalent: Treatment: Non-pharmacological
20: Nigil Haroon & Jon Chan: Treatment: Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Axial Spondyloarthritis
21: Denis Poddubnyy & Hildrun Haibel: Treatment: DMARDS
22: Juergen Braun & Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma: Treatment: Biologics
23: Heinrich Boehm & Y. Raja Rampersaud: Treatment: Aim and indication of surgical treatment
24: Tore Kristian Kvien, Mikkel Ostergaard, & Elisabeth Lie: Patient registries
25: Annelies Boonen: Economic evaluation of diagnosing and treating axial SpA
26: Michael Ward: Physical functioning and work ability
27: Laure Savage & Seoirse Smith: Patient support and advocacy in Axial Spondyloarthritis
28: Tae Hwan Kim, Huji Xu, Chan-Bum Choi, & Feng Huang: Axial Spondyloarthritis in Asia
29: Percival Sampaio-Barros & Rafael Valle Onate: Axial Spondyloarthritis in Latin America
30: Anand Malaviya & Ashok Kumar: Axial Spondyloarthritis in India