Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology, 9th Edition

• Addresses the full spectrum of rheumatic diseases, from typical juvenile idiopathic arthritis to rare and newly recognized syndromes, providing practical guidance on diagnosis, outcome measurement, and management—including both pharmacologic and multidisciplinary strategies
• Covers state-of-the-art advances in pediatric rheumatology, including genomic and multi-omics approaches, the latest targeted therapies, modern imaging, and evolving concepts in autoinflammation and immune deficiency
• Reflects the changes in diagnosis, monitoring, and management that recent advances have made possible, and provides updates of laboratory investigations, imaging techniques, physical and occupational therapy, approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes, and much more
• Features reviews of the complex symptoms, signs, and laboratory abnormalities that characterize these disorders
• Shares the knowledge and expertise of two new editors, Drs. Jonathan Akikusa and Hermine Brunner, and 38 new contributing authors who are international leaders in the field of pediatric rheumatology
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date

Ross E. Petty, Professor Emeritus, Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Ronald M. Laxer, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lucy Wedderburn, Professor in Paediatric Rheumatology, Institute of Child Health, University College London; Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology Great Ormond Street Hospital National Health Service Trust, London, UK; Elizabeth D. Mellins, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics – Human Gene Therapy, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; Robert C. Fuhlbrigge, Professor and Section Head – Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Colorado; Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA;  Jonathan Akikusa,Pediatric Rheumatology and Head of Unit, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Hermine Brunner, Director, Division of Rheumatology; Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, USA