Pathology: Bone-Joint-soft tissues Flashcards
4 causes of pathological fracture
osteoporosis
bone tumours
paget disease
osteogenesis imperfecta
Kinds of Cancer that spread to bone?
prostate
breast
bowel
kidney
Paget’s Disease is what?
disorder of bone formation= deformity, weakness, increase bone mass, and other effects on systems
what causes Paget’s disease?
abnormal osteoclast activation
3 phases of Paget’s disease
lytic
mixed
burnt out
gene for Paget’s disease?
SQSTM1 gene
what signalling system is activated in Paget’s disease?
RANK system
Paget’s disease is what inheritance?
autosomal dominant
when Paget’s disease present?
middle age to elderly
Paget’s disease male or females more?
male
Paget’s disease occurs in which bones more likely?
proximal femur
axial skeleton
less likely hands, fibula, ribs
clinical features of Paget’s disease?
long bone bowing
platybasia
secondary OA
how to treat Paget’s disease?
calcitonin
biphosphonates
complications of Paget’s disease?
heart failure and warm skin due to AV shunts
Paget’s disease risk of what in future?
osteosarcomas
Paget’s disease biochem changes?
increased ALP
urine hydroxyproline
what does Paget’s disease bone look like?
mosaic, haphazard, jigsaw,
increased marrow vascularity
most common systemic condition would see avascular necrosis?
sickle cell disease
what part of bone most susceptible to avascular necrosis?
medulla most susceptible
cortex has collaterals
osteomyelitis is what?
inflammation of bone due to infection or systemic sepsis?
what bugs cause osteomyelitis?
pyogenic bugs: staphs, streps
mycobacterium
viruses
fungi
parasites
important dx for osteomyelitis?
blood cultures
what is a cold abscess?
osteomyelitis tracking down psoas muscle, presents in the inguinal region
most common cause of septic arthritis?
pyogenics: staph, streps
gonnococal