Rheumatoid arthritis: shoulder
Case contributed by Dr Ajay C Desai
Diagnosis probable
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Desai D Rheumatoid arthritis: shoulder. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10155
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11 Jul 2010
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Rheumatoid arthritis: shoulder


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- well punched-out juxta-articular erosions; particularly along the capsulo-ligamentous attachments
- marked synovial / capsular hypertrophy rather than joint effusion
- non-existent to insignificant bone and soft-tissue edema
- enlarged axillary lymph nodes are an incidental finding
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- shoulder by Piotr Bąk
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- MSK by Mohammed Hamdan
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