Christos Zouboulis

Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Christos Zouboulis 2003 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: History. Initial Contributions of Adamantiades and Behcet; K. T. Calamia, E. L. Matteson. A Historical Review of Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease; C. C. Zouboulis, W. Kietel. Epidemiology. Multicentre Clinical Registries; P. Martus. Epidemiology of Behcet's Disease in Asian Countries and Japan; F. Kaneko, et al. Recent Epidemiological Data on Behcet's Disease in Iran; F. Shahram, et al. Prevalence of Behcet's Disease among Iraqis; Z. S. Al-Rawi, A. H. Neda. Diagnostic criteria, prognostic parameters, assessment of disease activity, and quality of life. The Importance of the Manifestations Besides the Ones Included in International Criteria for Behcet's Disease; N. Dilsen. Influence of Pathergy Test on the Accuracy of Different Diagnosis Criteria for Behcet's Disease; F. Davatchi, et al. Measuring Health Related Quality of Life. M. Bullinger. Pathogenesis. Pathogenesis of Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease; C. C. Zouboulis, T. May. Immunopathogenesis and Prevention of Uveitis with the Behcet's Disease-Specific Peptide Linked to Cholera Toxin B; T. Lehner, et al. The Role of Infectious Agents in the Pathogenesis of Behcet's Disease; F. Kaneko, et al. Genetics. The Human Genome Project: What We have Learnt about the MHC Region on Chromosome 6 and Its Potential to Behcet's Disease; S. Beck. Comparison of Proteome Map Between Sera of Patients with Behcet's Disease and Controls; Kwang-Hoon Lee, et al. HLA Typing for Class I and Class II Antigens in Iraqi Patients with Behcet's Disease (Sporadic and Familial cases); I. KH. Al-Joofy, et al. Immunology. Chemokines in Behcet's Disease, a Field to Be Explored as a Potential Basis for Therapy; M. Baggiolini. Expression of CCR5 in Behcet's Disease; M. Onder, et al. Immunophenotype and Th1/Th2 Cytokines in Patients with Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease; K. Psarra, et al. Concepts For Research. ISBD Basic Research Perspectives; H. Direskeneli, A. Gul. Mucocutaneous Manifestations. Complex Aphthosis: Evaluation for Behcet's Disease? M. A. McCarty, J. L. Jorizzo. Complex Aphthosis; R. S. Rogers III. Comparison of Oral Aphthae in Behcet's Disease and Idiopathic Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis; C. Chams-Davatchi, et al. Ocular Manifestations. Origin and Outcome of Macular Edema in Behcet's Disease; H. Chams, et al. Fluorescein Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography in Ocular Behcet's Disease; L. S. Atmaca, et al. Cells of the Vitreous Body in Behcet's Disease; T. Ness, L. L. Hansen. Neurological Manifestations. Neuro-Behcet Disease (Isolated Cerebral Thrombophlebitis Excluded); A. Sbai, et al. The Prevalence Of Headache In Behcet's Syndrome; D. Kidd. Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease And Elevated Intracranial Pressure In A 12 Year Old Turkish Girl; U. Neudorf, et al. Cardiovascular Involvement. Behcet's Disease With Vascular Involvement: The Contribution of Anticardiolipin Antibodies and Thrombomodulin; H. Nakano, et al. Arterial Wall Characteristics In Patients With Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease; A. Protogerou, et al. The Influence Of Plasma Fibrinogen And Serum Ferrum On Blood Viscosity In Adamantiades-Behcet's Disease; S. Mineshita, et al. Various Clinical Manifestations. New Perspectives of Imaging Techniques for Diagnosis of Organ Manifestations in Behcet's Disease; M. Schirmer, et al. The Comparison Of Ankylosing Spondylitis In Behcet's Disease And"Publisher Marketing: This text, the Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Behcet's Disease, held on 27-29 June 2002, in Berlin, Germany, presents the state-of-the-art in historical perspectives, epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, prognostic parameters, methods for assessment of disease activity and quality of life, clinical investigation, etiopathology including the genetics and immunology of the disease, basic research, therapeutics, and physician-to-patient relations for this topic. also been included. Reports of the intensive exchange among expert physicians and patient representatives on scientific and personal levels which took place during the conference may also be of great advantage for our patients and their families.