inflammatory extra Flashcards
what are blood test markers seen with SLE?
ESR elevated
+ ANA
+ RF
steroids used with SLE may lead to what clinically significant signs?
osteoporosis
AVN
spinal fractures
gastric ulcerations
what is the most frequent and serious complication of SLE?
kidney involvement leading to nephropathy and renal failure
What conditions can you see increased ADI?
JRA- most likely
RA
SLE- 8.5%
what conditions present with ulnar deviation?
SLE
Jaccouds
RA
What is the SLE distribution in the hands?
MCP and PIP MC
reversible ligament laxity- ulnar deviation
swan neck and boutonniere deformity
If a patient has ulnar deviation with minimal joint disease what is the most likely cause?
SLE
which disorder follows rheumatic fever, streptococcal pharyngitis and other CT disorders?
Jaccoud’s arthropathy
what presents with arthralgia, myalgia, weight loss, mitral valve disease?
Jaccoud’s arthropathy
With Jaccoud’s arthropathy there is no synovial pathology only _____ or _______
capsular fibrosis or DJD
scleroderma is the cutaneous manifestation of what disease?
progressive systemic sclerosis
dysphagia and heartburn are seen in 90% of patients with?
scleroderma
bowel sluggishness, distention, constipation and fibrosis in the lungs are seen with what condition?
scleroderma
calcinosis and acro-osteolysis are seen with which condition?
scleroderma
what is a chronic inflammatory disorder most commonly affecting young males primarily affecting the axial skeleton?
AS- chronic LBP in males
what condition is characterized by sequela of articular ankylosis, ligamentous ossification and enthesopathic changes?
AS
50% of AS patients will have peripheral disease especially affecting hips and shoulders, what is this called?
spondylitis rhizomelique