Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System - Diseases (53 & 54) Flashcards
How many bones?
206
What is arthritides?
Pain and stiffness of joint
Cause of arthritides
Inflammation of the joint, not a single disease
Acute arthritis
Pain, heat, redness and swelling
Chronic arthritis commonest types
Osteoarthritis and RA
Osteoarthritis
commonest type, degenerative, progressive erosion of articular cartilage
What to osteoarthritis result iin
Formation of bony spurs and cysts at margins of joints (subchondral cysts)
Secondary OA
Due to wear and tear, frequent use of a joint
Causes of OA
Aging, underling systemic disease (diabetes and obesity)
Commonest location of OA
Knees and hand in women and hip in men
OA pathogenesis
Deterioration and loss of cartilage (protective cushion),
Cellular basis of OA
Chondrocytes, produce IL-1 (matrix breakdown)
Prostaglandins derivatives > release of lytic enzymes (prevents matrix synthesis)
Primary OA
Abnormal stress in weight bearing joints
Where does primary OA affect?
Fingers (Herberden’s/Bouchard’s nodes), knees and cervical and lumbar spines
RA
Chronic systemic disorder, non-suppurative proliferative synovitis - destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of joints
RA affects..
Skin (rheumatoid nodules), muscles, heart, lung, spleen and blood vessels (Small joints of hands and feet > deformed joint)
RA is more common in men or women?
3-5 times more in women than men
Pannus (RA)
Inflammatory substances between two bones, sticky erodes into articular cartilage and penetrates subchondral bone and cyst formation > ankylosis of joint space
RA clinical features
Malaise, fatigue, generalised musculoskeletal pain, swollen, pain, warm and stiff joints
RA disease course
Slow/rapid course, fluctuates over 4-5 years
RA pathogenesis
Genetic (HLA-DR4 and DR1), EBV, Viruses, Borrelia, Autoimmune reaction with synovial membranes (CD4 positive T-cells), mediators of joint damage (cytokines), IL-1-6 and TNF-a/B
Criteria for diagnosis
- Morning stiffness
- Arthritis in 3 or more joint areas
- Arthritis of hand joints
- Symmetric arthritis
- Rheumatoid nodules
- Serum Rheumatoid factor
(4 of above)
Rheumatoid factor
Present in most but not all
Analyse synovial fluid
Presence of neutrophils - inflammation
Sero-Negative arthritides
Lack RF
Examples of Sero-negative arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, Psoriatic arthritis, Eneteropathic arthritis
Gout
Hyperuricemia (Uric acid end product of purine metabolism - deficiency of some enzymes involved)
Gout clinical features
Acute arthritis, chronic arthritis, tophi in various sites (uric acid crystals in joint spaces) > chronic gouty nephropathy and deposition of masses of rates in joints other sites (Tophi)
Pyogenic osteomyelitis clinical features
Systemic illness - fever, malaise, chills, marked pain over affected region
Pyogenic OM examinations
X-ray lytic focus of bone destruction surrounded by zone of sclerosis, Blood cultures positive (essential), biopsy (shows neutrophils not cause)
Pyogenic OM causes
Bacteria, haematogenous spread, extension from contiguous site, direct implantation
Infective arthritis
Acutely painful and swollen joints with restricted movements
Infective arthritis clinical presentation
Fever, leucocytosis and elevated ESR
Causes of infective arthritis
Bacterial (Staph, Strep, Gonococcus, Mycobacteria), Trauma, IVDU, debilitating illness
Osteoporosis
Increased porosity of skeleton, reduction in bone mass, locailised/entire skeleton, primary/secondary