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Product Description: Though one of the lesser known illnesses, Lupus affects an enormous number of people worldwide (there are 1 million sufferers in the USA alone), and is far more prevalent than many better known illnesses (such as MS and leukaemia)...read more

This book is a practical account of the clinical manifestations of the various connective tissue diseases, their similarities and their distinguishing features. It provides practising physicians with a comprehensive and up-to-date reference and membership students with a clear and stimulating text. The third edition has been substantially updated, and a new chapter added on the syndrome of thrombosis, abortions and neurological disease.