Dana K. Cassell
2003
pages: 366
ISBN: 081604340X
DJVU
The newest addition to the Facts On File Library of Health and Living series is The Encyclopedia of Autoimmune Diseases. Like others in the series, it is a stand-alone reference. With "nearly 100 autoimmune diseases . . . affect[ing] up to 22 million Americans--8 percent of the population," this book is appropriate for both general readers and professionals. More than 300 A-Z entries, voluminous appendixes, and bibliography will guide readers in their search for information.
Entries cover terminology, key physicians and researchers, and specific diseases. Specific disease articles contain a historical and general introduction with subsections on causes, clinical features, diagnosis, complications, treatment (drug and nondrug), and other readings. A separate entry on research on the disease follows, where appropriate. Articles on ethnic, age-related, and other specific factors are included (for example, African Americans with autoimmune diseases, Environment and autoimmune disease). Familiar conditions such as allergies, AIDS, diabetes, and hepatitis are found along with less well-known diseases such as Evans' syndrome or ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP).

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