CTD part III Flashcards
scleroderma GI implications
esophageal obsturction
bacterial overgrowth
intestinal pseudoobstruction
most common problem in scleroderma GI
hearburn, regurg and dysphagia
things that causes dysphagia for solids and liquids
scleroderma
achalasia
diffuse esophgeal spasm
causes of dysphagia for solids only
carcinoma
ring- webs
eosiophilic esophagitis
peptic stricture
What is Limited Scleroderma
CREST syndrome
higher incidence of what in limited scleroderma
pulmonary HTN
anti centromere Ab
many have PBC
What is Shulmans syndrome
eosinophilic fascitis
patchy scleroderma like reaction after vigorous exercise
eosinophilic fascitis
what else can cause eosinophilic fascitis
statins and borrelia
TGF beta and fibrosis
Scleredema is assoc with what
DM
sometimes after URI
nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy affects what
skin, muscles, heart and kidneys
how do Dx nephfrogenic fibrosing dermopathy
gadolinum– MRI
groove sign
eosinophilic fascitis inflammatoin and fibrosis in subcut
what can cause plantar fascitis and polyarthritis syndrome
paraneoplastic: adenocarcinomas and hematologic malignancies
characteristics of plantar fascitis and polyarthritis syndrome
fibroblas proliferation from tgf beta pain stiff ness DIP and PIP thickening of palmar fascia!!! finger flexion contractures!! ANA negative no RP
What can cause eosinophilia myalgia
L tryptophan
fever, eos, neurologic manifestations, pulm HTN
what cauese toxic oil syndrome
contaminated rapeseed oil
what cause acroosteolysis and vascular lesions and sclerodactylyl
vinyl chloride disease
What is polymyositis
painless proximal mm weakness
standing up, stiars
what is dermatomyositis
painless proximal muscle weakness with preceding rash
what is inclusion body myositis
asymmetric distal weakness, thigh atrophy, finger flexor weakness, dysphagia and older men
elevated CPK
muscle involvement
dermato and polymyostitis characterizations
shoulder hip weakness
elevated enzymes
positive EMG
myofiber degeneration with mononuclear infiltration