RT Book, Section A1 Gelber, Allan C. A1 Levine, Stuart M. A1 Darrah, Erika A2 Hammer, Gary D. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. SR Print(0) ID 1156660913 T1 Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases T2 Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 8e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260026504 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156660913 RD 2024/03/28 AB The inflammatory rheumatic diseases form a group of disorders that are highly variable in their phenotypic expression. However, they have in common the presence of localized and/or systemic inflammation, which results in characteristic musculoskeletal system and internal organ damage. Among these diseases, the specific clinical and pathologic features of each disorder likely reflect the initiating and propagating stimuli that determine the specific tissues targeted and the inflammatory effector mechanisms that predominate.