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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Myopathy (Also caused ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Complications #pathophysiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Non-bloody: OA, avascular ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
complemented with ultrasound ... Ultrasound can show ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #rheumatology
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
promotes healing - Vascular ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... Healing #Stages #Orthopedics ... #msk #Staging # ... pathophysiology