Items tagged “rheumatology”
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Gout
Gout is a crystal arthropathy due to deposition of monosodium urate crystals in and around the joints.
Epidemiology
Typically occurs in those above 40 years. There is a strong male predilection of 20:1, with this predilection more pronounced in younger and middle-aged adults. In the elderly, t...
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Haemophilic arthropathy
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11 Apr 2010
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Jaccoud arthropathy
Jaccoud arthropathy is a deforming non-erosive arthropathy characterized by ulnar deviation of the second to fifth fingers with metacarpophalangeal joint subluxation.
Clinical presentation
Jaccoud arthropathy is characterized by marked ulnar subluxation and deviation at the metacarpophalangeal...
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Subacromial-subdeltoid bursa
The subacromial-subdeltoid bursa (SASD), also simply known as the subacromial bursa, is a bursa within the shoulder that is simply a potential space in normal individuals.
Gross anatomy
found deep to the deltoid muscle and the coraco-acromial arch
medially in close relation to the acromio-cla...
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Joint effusion
A joint effusion is defined as an increased amount of fluid within the synovial compartment of a joint.
There is normally only a small amount of physiological intra-articular fluid. Abnormal fluid accumulation can result from inflammation, infection (i.e. pus) or trauma and might be exudate, tr...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (musculoskeletal manifestations)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic multisystem disease with predominant musculoskeletal manifestations. It is a disease that primarily affects synovial tissues, i.e. synovial joints, tendons, and bursae.
Refer to the related articles for a general discussion of rheumatoid arthritis and for ...
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a subset of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage when bleeding is diffuse and directly into the alveolar spaces. It can occur in a vast number of clinical situations and can be life-threatening.
Pathology
Blood tends to fill alveolar spaces at multiple sites.
Etio...
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Small bowel infarction
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10 Feb 2014
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Ankylosing spondylitis complicated by fracture-dislocation
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17 Jan 2015
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Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot
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29 Jan 2015
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Ankylosing spondylitis
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27 Jan 2015
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Calcified lupus panniculitis
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21 Apr 2015
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Psoriatic arthritis with bilateral capitohamate coalition
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20 Sep 2017
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Enthesitis
Enthesitis (rare plural: enthesitides) refers to inflammation of the enthesis (the attachment of ligament or tendon to bone).
Enthesitis may be the result of repetitive mechanical stress or a more generalized inflammatory condition. Enthesitis is associated with the HLA-B27 inflammatory arthri...
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Osteitis
Osteitis is an inflammation of the bone, usually in the context of inflammatory arthropathy.
Terminology
Osteitis refers only to the inflammation of bony structures, in particular the cortex (non-medullary infection or infectious osteitis) 1-3. If there is infectious involvement of the medulla...
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Gout - wrist
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26 Sep 2019
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Knee synovitis - rheumatoid arthritis
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08 Mar 2020
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Atlantoaxial subluxation
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16 May 2020
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Romanus lesions - ankylosing spondylitis
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12 Nov 2021
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Anti-PL-7 myofasciitis (anti-synthetase syndrome)
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03 Aug 2023
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