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The Scleroderma Book: A Guide for Patients and Families

The Scleroderma Book: A Guide for Patients and Families

Mayes, Maureen D.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceSkin Diseases

Publisher Price: $41.99

ISBN10: 0195169409
ISBN13: 9780195169409
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 1 2005
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.26 Depth: 8.84
Language: English
The Scleroderma Book has long been considered the leading source of information for patients suffering with this disease. Now comes the Second Edition of this highly respected volume, extensively revised by Maureen Mayes, M.D., the leading authority in this field.
Writing specifically for patients and their families, Dr. Mayes draws on her extensive experience treating scleroderma to provide up-to-date, practical information that will help patients manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Dr. Mayes begins with an easily accessible description of the basic facts, distinguishing between the many manifestations of the disease, ranging from localized scleroderma (small patches of hardened skin, most common in children, which tend to clear up over time) to systemic scleroderma, which can attack the lungs, the kidneys, and the blood vessels, and can be life threatening. Equally important, she offers sympathetic and reassuring advice on matters that often concern patients, such as the best course of action for those who want children, what to do if the disease affects your sex life, and what you can do to help your doctor treat your illness more effectively. The book concludes with a good humored, frank discussion about how to cope, day in and day out, with an uncertain future--how to be a person living with scleroderma, not a victim suffering from it. The new edition has updated chapters on the genetics of scleroderma and on new treatments for complications of this disease.

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