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Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of ... metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... deviate toward the ulnar ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... SLE : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... : Usually mild forms ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... Synovial enlargement forms ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
subluxation causing ulnar ... • MCP + PIP + Wrist ... Hemochromatosis • Wrist ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... with calcium to form ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
with temporal arteritis ... Anti-retrovirals, Gemcitabine Lupus ... uncommon 5-15% of lupus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
secondary or acquired forms ... Liver function tests ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology