MUSCULOSKELETAL PATHOLOGY - 4 Flashcards
What’s the pathogenesis of the condition described?
triad of arthritis, nongonococcal urethritis or cervicitis, and conjunctivitis
autoimmune reaction initiated by prior infection of the genitourinary system (Chlamydia) or the gastrointestinal tract (Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter)
What is synovial fluid examination from the involved joint likely to show?
Sudden onset of severe pain in the great toe
Localized hyperemia, warmth, Fever
Hyperuricemia
Monosodium urate crystals , both free and within the phagosomes of neutrophils
The allele assoc with 50% cases of Rheumatoid arthritis
HLA-DRB1
2 antibodies assoc with Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid factor
Autoantibodies against citrullinated peptides (Anti CCPs)
See the attached image
Gout or Pseudogout?
Pseudogout.
Rhomboid; Positively birefringent
1. See the attached radiograph. What is it characteristic of?
75 year old
deep achy pain that worsens with use
Synovial fluid - decreased vsicosity, WBC 900 cells/mm3, Neutrophils 20%
2. Enumerate the radiographic findings
- Osteoarthritis
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Radiographic features include:
a. Narrowing of joint space
b. Subchondral sclerosis
c. Subchondral boen cyst
What roles do TNF and IL-1 play in the pathogenesis of RA?
Stimulate synovial cells to secrete MMPs(matrix metalloproteases) that destroy hyaline cartilage
What crystals deposit in Pseudogout?
Calcium pyrophosphate crystals
Clinical consequence of cervical spine involvement in rheumatoid arthritis
Subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint
What are the radiographic findings assoc with the condition described?
Sudden onset of severe pain in the great toe
Localized hyperemia, warmth, Fever
Hyperuricemia
Juxta-articular erosion with overhanging edges
What’s your diagnosis?
14 year old with knee pain
Lasts for 6 weeks
ANA positive
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Properties of the crystals assoc with this condition , when viewed with a polarizing filter
Sudden onset of severe pain in the great toe
Localized hyperemia, warmth, Fever
Hyperuricemia
needle shaped
negatively birefringent
(yellow when aligned with the compensator filter and blue when perpendicular to the filter)
List the seronegative spondyloarthropathies
Psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Inflammatory bowel disease associated arthritis
Reactive arthritis
(PAIR)
List causes of gout based on mechanism of hyperuricemia
form of noninflammatory arthritis characterized by progressive joint destruction due to a primary neurologic disorder
Charcot Joint (Neuropathic joint disease)
bony outgrowths at lateral portions of the joints, capped by fibrocartilage and hyalone cartilage
Osteophytes