Presentation
Morning stiffness, deformity of digits.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Rheumatoid arthritis
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X-ray (both hands) findings:
loss of intercarpal, carpometacarpal and distal radio-ulnar joint spaces
ulnar deviation of MCP joints
extension deformity of DIP joints (Boutonierre deformity) and hitchhiker thumb deformity
From the case:
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Yellow arrows indicate Boutonierre deformity
Red arrow indicates hitch-hiker thumb deformity
Red circle indicates key area of affection of the intercarpal spaces
Case Discussion
Case of rheumatoid arthritis (adult type) late stage of the hands, which is a seropositive inflammatory arthropathy with female preponderance. Rheumatoid factor was positive in this case. Other organs affected in rheumatoid arthritis are the lungs, skin, heart, and eyes.