Rare diseases : diagnoses, challenges and developing treatments /
A rare disease is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population. Rare diseases can vary in prevalence between populations, so a disease that is rare in some populations may be common in others. This is especially true of genetic diseases and infectious diseases. In this book, the aut...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hauppauge, New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2013]
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| Series: | Public health in the 21st century series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- RARE DISEASES DIAGNOSES, CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPING TREATMENTS; RARE DISEASES DIAGNOSES, CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPING TREATMENTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter I Commotio Cordis: A Rare Catastrophic Mechano-Electric Coupling; Abstract; The Definition of Commotio Cordis; The Epidemiology of Commotio Cordis; The Characteristics of Commotio Cordis; The Impact Factor of Incidenceof Commotio Cordis; The Diagnosis of Commotio Cordis; The Treatment of Commotio Cordis; The Preventive Strategies of Commotio Cordis; Acknowledgments; References.
- Chapter II How to Develop a Comprehensive and Cross-Disease Approach to Improve Patients' Illness Experience and Meet Public Policy Makers' ExpectationsAbstract; Introduction; 1. How Important Are Rare Disorders Associations for the Patients?; 2. What Are the Characteristics of Rare Disorders Organisations That May Affect the Relationships with the Medical Teams Who Would Be Willing to Set up a Cooperation?; 3. How Could Issues That Are Common to Several Rare (and Frequent) Disorders Be Addressed?; REFERENCES.
- Chapter III MuSK Myasthenia
- A Rare Variant of a Rare Disease: A Case Description and Review of the Medical LiteratureAbstract; Introduction; Case Presentation; Possible Mechanism; Management; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; Conflicts of Interest; Appendix; References; Chapter IV Main Forms and Neurological Complications of Histiocytosis; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH); 2. Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD); 3. Rosai-Dorfman Disease; Conclusion; References; Chapter V Nail-Patella Syndrome; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Clinical Diagnosis.
- Differential DiagnosisGenetic Diagnosis; Management after Initial Diagnosis; Treatment and Surveillance; References; Chapter VI Cardiac Angiosarcoma; Abstract; Introduction; Localized Disease: Surgery, Adjuvant Therapy, Transplant; Metastatic Disease: Chemotherapy and Target Therapies; Conflict of interest; References; Chapter VII Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Bladder: Diagnosis and Management; Abstract; Introduction; Epidemiology; Clinical Features; Pathogenesis; Diagnosis; Differential Diagnosis; Treatment; Prognosis; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
- Chapter VIII Eosinophilic PancreatitisAbstract; Introduction; Clinical Presentation of Eosinophilic Pancreatitis (EP); Eosinophilic Pancreatitis Associated with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis; Etiology of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis (EG); Clinical Presentation of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis (EG); Types of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis (EG); Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis (EG) with Concomitant Eosinophilic Pancreatitis (EP); Pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Pancreatitis (EP); Laboratory Findings; Gastrointestinal Studies; Conclusion.
