Skip to main content
Elsevier

Rheumatology, 2-Volume Set

  • 9th Edition - October 7, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Marc C. Hochberg, Ellen M. Gravallese, Josef S. Smolen, Desiree van der Heijde, Michael E. Weinblatt, Michael H. Weisman
  • Language: English

Written and edited by international leaders in the field, Rheumatology, 9th Edition, seamlessly blends the latest scientific advances in rheumatology with real-world clini… Read more

Purchase options

Info / Buy

Description

Written and edited by international leaders in the field, Rheumatology, 9th Edition, seamlessly blends the latest scientific advances in rheumatology with real-world clinical insights, making it an essential resource for rheumatology specialists and fellows. This comprehensive, two-volume reference uses an easy-to-follow, templated format with concise text and cutting-edge illustrations, covering key topics such as epidemiology, physical examination, pathogenesis, clinical features, therapeutic strategies, and management of both common and rare rheumatic diseases. New contributing authors, new content throughout, and up-to-date coverage of new breakthroughs in the treatment of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and more keep you abreast of recent changes in this fast-changing field.

Key features

  • Covers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, therapeutic approach, and management of all major as well as rarely encountered rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
  • Contains new content on artificial intelligence and machine learning; sex/gender influences, environmental triggers, new and emerging diseases, the potential impact of clonal hematopoiesis to the field of rheumatology, and more
  • Details new immunologic approaches such as cellular therapies, activation of T cell checkpoints, induction of tolerance, and pain pathways in synovial-based diseases
  • Discusses clinical examination, imaging principles, differential diagnosis, established and novel therapies, perioperative evaluation, pain management, basic science, and genetics of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
  • Uses a consistent, logical, reader-friendly format with templated chapters, concise text, and large-scale, state-of-the-art illustrations for efficient visual reference
  • Provides access to high-quality videos depicting the use of ultrasound for diagnosis and treatment
  • 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

Readership

Practicing rheumatologists

Table of contents

Volume One

1. Scientific Basis of Rheumatic Disease
A. Anatomy and Physiology
B. Immunology and Inflammation
C. Systems Biology

2. Clinical Basis of Rheumatic Disease

3. Approach to the Patient

4. Evaluation of the Patient: Imaging Techniques

5. Principles of Management
A. General
B. Small Molecules
C. Biologic Agents

6. Regional and Widespread Pain

7. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Volume Two

8. Pediatric Rheumatology

9. Infection-Related Rheumatic Diseases
A. Infectious Arthritis
B. Other Infection-Related Disease

10. Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis

11. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Related Diseases

12. Systemic Sclerosis

13. Inflammatory Muscle Disease

14. The Vasculitides

15. Other Systemic Illnesses

16. Osteoarthritis

17. Crystal-Related Arthropathies

18. Metabolic Bone Disease

19. Other Arthropathies and Miscellaneous Disorders

Review quotes

Review of the previous edition:
"Gathering up-to-date information on rheumatological diseases is not an easy task. This book, now in its eighth edition, is a comprehensive resource covering the basics to clinical practice. Its predecessor was published in 2019." --©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Massoud Mahmoudi, DO, PhD (University of California San Francisco)

Product details

  • Edition: 9
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 28, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

Marc C. Hochberg

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health; Head, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Ellen M. Gravallese

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Rheumatology; Director of Translational Research, Musculoskeletal Center of Excellence, University of Massachusetts Medical School and University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center; Myles J. McDonough Chair in Rheumatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Josef S. Smolen

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Chairman, Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna;Chairman, Second Department of Medicine, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Desiree van der Heijde

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Rheumatology; University Hospital Maastricht; Maastricht, The Netherlands

Michael E. Weinblatt

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
John R. and Eileen K. Riedman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; R. Bruce and Joan M. Mickey Distinguished Chair in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Michael H. Weisman

Editor
Affiliations and expertise
Cedars-Sinai Chair in Rheumatology, Director, Division of Rheumatology, Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA