Nine New Fact Sheets Available in Spanish

Format: Fact Sheet
Institute: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Nine new fact sheets have been published as part of the “Esenciales” series (called “Fast Facts” in English). The easy-to-read fact sheets describe diseases of the bones, muscles, joints, and skin along with their causes and treatment options. The fact sheets also provide information on current research.

The new fact sheets include:

• ¿Qué es la dermatitis atópica? (What Is Atopic Dermatitis?),


• ¿Qué es el dolor de espalda? (What Is Back Pain?),


• ¿Qué es la epidermólisis ampollosa? (What Is Epidermolysis Bullosa?),


• ¿Qué es la esclerodermia? (What Is Scleroderma?),


• ¿Cuáles son los problemas de los hombros? (What Are Shoulder Problems?),


• ¿Qué es el liquen escleroso? (What Is Lichen Sclerosus?),


• ¿Cuáles son los problemas de las rodillas? (What Are Knee Problems?),


• ¿Qué son los trastornos hereditarios del tejido conectivo? (What Are Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue?), and


• ¿Qué es la osteoporosis? (What Is Osteoporosis?).

Next Steps
You can read or download the new fact sheets, along with more “Esenciales” titles and other NIAMS Spanish-language materials, at http://catalog.niams.nih.gov/subject.cfm?SearchType=Spanish.