Atlas of Rheumatoid Arthritis is a high-quality educational initiative written by leaders in
the field of rheumatology containing a collection of approximately 150 relevant images with
extended descriptive captions and a comprehensive bibliography. The Atlas of Rheumatoid
Arthritis will provide clinicians with a visual guide to rheumatoid arthritis focusing on
assessment diagnosis and treatment including newer research into the signalling pathways
involved in the pathogenesis of RA before focusing on the treatment of RA. Rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) is the most common and most serious of the inflammatory arthritic disorders and
it dominates clinical rheumatological practice. Effective early treatment is vital as this can
slow the course of the disease and reduce joint damage. RA is usually treated using
disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) most commonly methotrexate. The newest
treatments target the disease-causing immune elements specifically and directly.
