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Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Swollen Joints • Inflammation ... Extra-articular manifestations ... mild synovial inflammation ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... #JointDisease #
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Mucocutaneous Manifestations ... cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... -> Incr local inflammation ... Mucocutaneous #Manifestations ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
shoulder joint inflammation ... as post-inflammatory ... shoulder joint inflammation ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... stages #staging #msk
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Extra-articular manifestations ... • Rate of inflammatory ... etc • Systemic inflammation ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Extra-articular Manifestations ... photophobia • GI - Inflammatory ... endoscopy (Not Inflammatory ... Extraarticular #Manifestations ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs