The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology, 4th edition has been fully reviewed and updated to make it into an invaluable guide for students, trainees, consultant rheumatologists, and everyone caring for patients with musculoskeletal disease. With the addition of a paediatric rheumatologist to the editor team, this new edition is a fully functional rheumatology handbook for patients from childhood to adulthood. Practically structured, the handbook focuses first on presenting symptoms and then considers key diseases, emergencies, and rare diseases in detail. There is a comprehensive and updated account of assessment, guidelines, and treatment options. The text has been condensed with bullet points and summary boxes so the reader can focus on the essential information. To aid understanding over half of the images have been updated and the colour plate section has been expanded. Taking a clinical, evidence-based approach, written by experts, and presented in a clear, practical, bullet-point style for rapid reference, this handbook will be your constant companion and a joy to use.

The presentation of rheumatic disease 1. Evaluating rheumatological and musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms 2. Musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and patterns of disease: making a working diagnosis 3. Regional Musculoskeletal Symptoms: making a working diagnosis 4. The spectrum of disorders associated with adult rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases The clinical features and management of rheumatic disease 5. Rheumatoid arthritis 6. Osteoarthritis 7. Crystal-induced musculoskeletal disease 8. The spondyloarthritides (SpAs) including psoriatic arthritis 9. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) 10. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 11. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) 12. Sjogren's syndrome 13. Systemic sclerosis (SScl) and related disorders 14. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies including polymyositis and dermatomyositis 15. Primary vasculitides 16. Metabolic bone diseases 17. Infection and rheumatic disease 18. Rare autoinflammatory and miscellaneous diseases 19. Hereditary disorders of connective tissue (HDCT) 20. Common upper limb musculoskeletal lesions 21. Spinal disorders and back pain 22. Chronic pain syndromes Medicine management and emergencies 23. Drugs used in rheumatology practice 24. Glucocorticoid injection therapy 25. Rheumatological emergencies