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Table of Contents


	Introduction	vii
Chapter 1	What’s All this About Arthritis?	1
Chapter 2	Rheumatoid Arthritis	11
Chapter 3	Osteoarthritis	31
Chapter 4	Gout	51
Chapter 5	Ankylosing Spondylitis and Reactive Arthritis	69
Chapter 6	Psoriatic Arthritis	91
Chapter 7	Adult Still’s Disease and Juvenile Chronic Polyarthritis	107
Chapter 8	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	125
Chapter 9	Infectious Arthritis	149
Chapter 10	Enteropathic Arthritis, or Inflammatory Bowel Disease	167
Chapter 11	Polymyalgia Rheumatica	185
Chapter 12	Fibromyalgia	195
	Conclusion	207
Appendix 1	Participation in Clinical Trials	209
Appendix 2	Drug Equivalency Table	213
Appendix 3	Glossary	217
Appendix 4	Resources	235
	Acknowledgments	239
	Index	241
	About the Author	246