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Comprehensive and readable, Whitcup and Nussenblatt's Uveitis, 5th Edition, covers every aspect of this complex subspecialty in a single convenient volume. This clinically relevant guide covers the medical, pharmacological, and surgical treatment of uveitis in a visually rich, full-color format, offering a complete overview for today's clinicians. New and updated case studies, key points boxes, and more than 400 images and graphics highlight major clinical points and provide insight into real situations that you can apply in practice. Features multiple chapters on diagnostic approach to help you meet the challenge of making accurate diagnoses. Reflects advancements and new developments on all aspects of uveitis including new medical and surgical treatments. Covers key topics such as the use of PCR in diagnostic testing, cataract surgery in patients with uveitis, the use of OCT in diagnosis and treatment, new infectious causes of uveitis (including Zika and Ebola), and novel treatments for inflammatory eye disease. Includes new clinical photographs, illustrations, and OCT images throughout. Reviews new randomized clinical trials of new uveitis therapy, as well as the approach to patients with HIV and HIV-associated ocular diseases including CMV retinitis and immune recovery uveitis. Provides expanded information on masquerade syndromes with important tips on diagnosis and management of intraocular lymphoma. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Author:   Scott M. Whitcup (Founder and CEO Akrivista and Whitecap Biosciences, Irvine, California; Clinical Faculty, UCLA Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.) ,  H. Nida Sen
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   5th edition
Weight:   1.380kg
ISBN:  

9780323480147

ISBN 10:   0323480144
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   31 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323475686
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS Elements of the Immune System and Concepts of Intraocular In?ammatory Disease Pathogenesis 1 PART 2: DIAGNOSIS Medical History in the Patient with Uveitis Examination of the Patient with Uveitis Development of a Differential Diagnosis Diagnostic Testing and Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography in Uveitis Evidence-Based Medicine in Uveitis PART 3: MEDICAL THERAPY AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION Approaches to Medical Therapy Role of Surgery in the Patient with Uveitis PART 4: INFECTIOUS UVEITIC CONDITIONS Bacterial and Fungal Diseases Spirochetal Diseases Acquired Immunode?ciency Syndrome Acute Retinal Necrosis and Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis Other Viral Diseases Ocular Toxoplasmosis Ocular Histoplasmosis Ocular toxacariasis Onchocerciasis and Other Parasitic Diseases Postsurgical Uveitis PART 5: NON INFECTIOUS UVEITIC CONDITIONS Anterior Uveitis Scleritis Intermediate Uveitis Sarcoidosis Sympathetic Ophthalmia Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome Birdshot Chorioretinopathy Behçet's Disease Retinal Vasculitis Serpiginous Choroidopathy White-Dot Syndromes Masquerade Syndromes

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