other arthritis, reiters Flashcards
assymetric oligoarthritis, tenosynvitis, skin rash
gonorrhea
common pathogen and joint for septic arthritis
staph aureus and knee
pathogen in sexually active people and septic arthritis
gonorrhea
labs and xray in septic arthritis
40% positive blood culture. xray shows soft tissue swelling
sausage finger appearance
arthritis and tenosynovitis of the flexor tendon. psoriatic arthritis
sx of psoriatic arthritis
mild course. symmetric arthritis resembles RA of hands and feets. pitting of nails and onycholysis
“pencil in cup” on xray
deformities of proximal phalanx in psoriatic arthritis
labs in psoriatic arthritis
elevated ESR, normocytic normochromic anemia, hyperuricemia, RF nml.
tx of psoriatic arthritis
NSAID, methotrexate.
what to avoid giving in psoriatic arthritis
corticosteroids and anitmalarials
reiter syndrome tetrad(reactive arthritis)
urethritis, oligoarthritis, conjunctivitis, mucosal ulcers
leading cause of nontraumatic monoarthritis
reiters syndrome
reiters syndrome from what
sexually transmitted disease, chylamydia or gastroenteritis
reiters syndrome involves what joints
asymmetrical arthritis below the knee
labs/CXR for reiters syndrome
HLA-B27 positive 80% of pts. synovial fluid neg, xray shows permanent and progressive joint disease