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pathophysiology diagnosis signs symptoms complications ankylosingspondylitis benign cascade comparison extraarticular hyperplasia jointdisease jointpain lupus msk mucocutaneous prostate prostatic ra rheumatoidarthritis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease Inflammatory Joint Disease • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative ... Swollen Joints • Inflammation ... Extra-articular manifestations ... mild synovial inflammation ... #Degenerative #
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Continued Innate Immunity • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... destruction), promote inflammation ... cell activity #Inflammatory ... #Cascade #Inflammation ... pathophysiology #immunology
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Mucocutaneous Manifestations ... cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... scaling that extend inflammation ... -> Incr local inflammation ... Mucocutaneous #Manifestations
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Extra-articular manifestations ... • Rate of inflammatory ... etc • Systemic inflammation
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Extra-articular Manifestations ... • Ocular - Inflammation ... photophobia • GI - Inflammatory ... endoscopy (Not Inflammatory ... Extraarticular #Manifestations
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Hormonal alterations (result of aging process) ->
FGF-related proteins) Inflammation ... granulocytes) -> Prostate Inflammation ... activation of inflammatory ... bladder stones #BPH
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