Gout and Calcium Crystal Related Arthropathies, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 40-2 - April 10, 2014
- Latest edition
- Author: Tuhina Neogi
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 6 6 8 0 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 6 6 8 1 - 9
Gout is now the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the United States, with a recent resurgence of research interest in its cause and management. Calcium crystal-related… Read more
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Gout is now the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in the United States, with a recent resurgence of research interest in its cause and management. Calcium crystal-related arthritis has also attracted renewed attention, with new nomenclature having been recently elaborated, aiding contemporary research efforts. This topic has never been covered in Rheumatic Disease Clinics and it represents a large content hole. The articles will cover diagnosis, management, emerging therapies and imaging.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 40-2
- Published: April 10, 2014
- Language: English
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Tuhina Neogi
Tuhina Neogi is a rheumatologist and epidemiologist whose research has focused primarily on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and gout, pain mechanisms in knee osteoarthritis, as well as methodologic issues of relevance for rheumatic diseases. Dr. Neogi has had continuous peer-reviewed foundation and NIH funding since 2003 and has over 250 peer-reviewed publications to date. She is a past chair of the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee, serve(d) on the boards of two international societies: Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) and Gout, Hyperuricemia, and Crystal-Associated Diseases Network (G-CAN), and on committees for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and International Association for the Study Pain (IASP), among others. Her work has been recognized with the prestigious 2014 ACR Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award for outstanding and promising independent contributions to rheumatology research and she has also engaged in developing new classification criteria for a number of rheumatic diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Section Chief of Rheumatology, Rheumatology, Professor, Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, USA