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Rheumatoid Arthritis

25 July 2023 No Comments

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease whose major manifestation is synovitis of multiple joints. It has a prevalence of 1% and is more

Crystal Deposition Arthritis

25 July 2023 No Comments

Gouty Arthritis Gout is a metabolic disease of a heterogeneous nature, often familial, associated with abnormal deposits of urate in tissues and characterized initially by

Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis)

24 July 2023 No Comments

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint disease, is chiefly a disease of aging. Ninety percent of all people have radiographic features of osteoarthritis in

Rheumatologic Disorders (Diagnosis and Evaluation)

21 July 2023 No Comments

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Rheumatologic Disorders Physical Examination Two helpful clinical clues for diagnosing arthritis are the joint pattern and the presence or absence of

Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders (In Adults)

21 July 2023 No Comments

Primary immunologic deficiency diseases are estimated to affect 1 in 4000 individuals; most are genetically determined and present in early childhood. Nonetheless, several important immunodeficiency

Delayed Drug Hypersensitivity

21 July 2023 No Comments

Drug Exanthems The clinical manifestation of drug exanthems is vast, ranging from common morbilliform rashes to severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) (eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome [SJS]/toxic

Adverse Drug Reactions

21 July 2023 No Comments

Drug Allergy (IgE-Mediated Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions Prick skin testing for most low-molecular-weight drugs is not validated and is interpretable only if the test is positive

Immediate Hypersensitivity

20 July 2023 No Comments

Food Allergy Clinical Findings Immediate hypersensitivity IgE-mediated allergic reactions to foods commonly occur within 2 hours of ingestion and are much less common in adults

Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Spondyloarthritis

19 July 2023 No Comments

One-fifth of patients with IBD have arthritis, which complicates Crohn disease somewhat more frequently than it does ulcerative colitis. In both diseases, two distinct forms

Reactive Arthritis

19 July 2023 No Comments

Reactive arthritis is precipitated by antecedent GI or genitourinary infections and manifests as an asymmetric sterile oligoarthritis, typically of the lower extremities. It is frequently

Psoriatic Arthritis

19 July 2023 No Comments

Although psoriasis usually precedes the onset of arthritis, arthritis may precede skin disease by up to 2 years or psoriasis and arthritis may occur simultaneously

Axial Spondyloarthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis)

19 July 2023 No Comments

Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a general term for arthritic conditions that affect the spine and sacroiliac joints. There are two types: radiographic, which shows changes