This book on rheumatology in children is intended to be a handy tool for all professionals interested in this field. It is divided into five sections: General considerations, arthritic problems, connective tissue diseases, systemic vasculitides and finally a section that covers miscellaneous issues such as Immunodeficiencies, bone heath and uveitis.
The book has an easy format with each chapter having one or more clinicalvignettes at the start of the chapter. In addition each chapter outlines the learning objectives and key take home messages. At the end of each section a collection of cases to highlight important issues in the clinic are included. The colorful charts, pictures and tables make reading this book an easy task.
The authors are leading experts in their fields working at best practices centers globally to provide the reader with state-of-the-art information.

Contents:
History of Pediatric Rheumatology
Athreya, Balu H.
Basic Immunology for the Pediatrician
Aggarwal, Amita (et al.)
Genetics of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases
Prahalad, Sampath
Human Joint Anatomy and Physiology
Bhat, Aruna (et al.)
Epidemiology of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases
Manners, Prudence J.
Trial Design and Collaborative Work in Pediatric Rheumatology
Consolaro, Alessandro (et al.)
Nonbiologic Drugs in Pediatric Rheumatology
Rao, Anand Prahalad (et al.)
Biologic Response Modifiers in Pediatric Rheumatology
Consolaro, Alessandro (et al.)
Clinical Examination of the Child with a Rheumatic Disease
Foster, Helen (et al.)
Laboratory and the Pediatric Rheumatologist
Aggarwal, Amita (et al.)
Imaging in Pediatric Rheumatology
Sud, S. (et al.)
Pages 121-132
Transition: Moving from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology Care
Petty, Ross
Outcome Measures in Pediatric Rheumatology
Sawhney, Sujata (et al.)
Approach to a Child with Joint Pains
Sawhney, Sujata
Approach to a Child with a Limp
Khubchandani, Raju (et al.)
Common Orthopedic Problems in Children
Sarup, Sanjay
Overview of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Malattia, Clara (et al.)
Systemic-Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Lehman, Thomas J. A.
Juvenile Spondyloarthropathies
Jariwala, Mehul (et al.)
Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Sawhney, Sujata (et al.)
Infections and Arthritis in Childhood
Agarwal, Manjari (et al.)
Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Davì, Sergio (et al.)
Clinical Case Vignettes: Arthritis in Children
Kumar, Sharath
Connective Tissue Diseases in Childhood: An Approach to the Diagnosis and Classification
Murray, Kevin J. (et al.)
Pediatric and Neonatal Lupus
Brunner, Hermine I. (et al.)