Fifth Edition
EDITED BY
Ade Adebajo
Associate Director of Teaching, University of Sheffield Medical School,
Honorary Professor and Consultant Rheumatologist/Director of Undergraduate
Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health,
University of Sheffield and Barnsley Hospital,
South Yorkshire, UK
Lisa Dunkley
Consultant Rheumatologist and TPD Rheumatology (S Yorks),
Royal Hallamshire Hospital,
Sheffield, UK
This fifth edition first published 2018
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Adebajo, Ade, editor. | Dunkley, Lisa, editor.
Title: ABC of rheumatology / edited by Dr Ade Adebajo, Dr Lisa Dunkley.
Description: Fifth edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018. | Series: ABC series | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2017055315 (print) | LCCN 2017056755 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118793183 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118793206 (epub) | ISBN 9781118793213 (pbk.)
Subjects: | MESH: Rheumatic Diseases
Classification: LCC RC927 (ebook) | LCC RC927 (print) | NLM WE 544 | DDC 616.7/23–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017055315
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This edition of ABC of Rheumatology welcomes a new co‐editor, Dr Lisa Dunkley. Lisa has a strong pedigree in medical education, having previously worked at the Department of Medical Education at University College in London, subsequently at the Leeds Rheumatology Department and now in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Sheffield Medical School. Her extensive expertise and experience have substantially enriched this new edition.
We have built on the earlier successful editions of the book and added new chapters on radiology and immunology. These new chapters reflect areas in which the field of rheumatology has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is now a well‐established tool in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, whilst biological agents such as anti‐tumour necrosis factor drugs are commonly used in the treatment of several rheumatic conditions.
I thank all authors, old and new, for their excellent chapters. I also thank the publishers for their ongoing support for this book. It is our hope that this authoritative, up‐to‐date, yet easy‐to‐read book will continue to benefit students and healthcare professionals across the world and enable them to better understand rheumatic diseases as well as to appropriately treat patients with these conditions.
Ade Adebajo
Lisa Dunkley