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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis ... (RA): X-ray features ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Clinical #Pathophysiology
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... Arthritis of DIP ... destructive) • X-ray ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... marker Imaging: • XRay ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... DIAGNOSIS based ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ON THE X-RAY! ... • Inflammatory Arthritides ... Tendon Sheath - Nodular ... #Gout #Gouty #Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... Swelling notable on Xray ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
high-resolution ultrasound ... and/or x-ray ... osteophytes seen on x-ray ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... nonspecific white and gray ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications

 • Ocular - Inflammation of middle layer of the eye (the uvea, which
Psoriatic Arthritis ... Complications • Ocular ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Mucormycosis Diagnosis ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... Meningitis, septic arthritis