8 results
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
unknown - Familial chondrocalcinosis ... in bones - Chondrocalcinosis ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease ... #Signs #Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Chondrocalcinosis ... CPPD) Deposition Disease ... (especially in knees ... #Signs #Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
intra-articular knee ... underlying joint disease ... #Popliteal #BakersCyst ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... Large joints (knees ... WuidQ #Lyme #Disease ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... elbows/wrists and knees ... interstitial lung disease ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease ... tuberosity Differential diagnosis ... tear (similar symptoms ... #Knee #patella ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
more constant as disease ... most commonly the knees ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... culture used to diagnose ... Imaging may show chondrocalcinosis ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis