Rheum Flashcards
ankylosing spondylitis mainly affects
SI joints
ankylosing spondylitis more common in
males
ankylosing spondylitis associated with
IBD
bamboo spine on xray
ankylosing spondylitis
night pain and morning back stiffness relieved by exercise
ankylosing spondylitis
shiny or scaly skin over the interphalangeal joint
gottron’s sign (dermatomyositis)
heliotrope rash, shiny/scaly extensor surfaces and interphalanges, difficulty getting dresses, voice change/difficulty swallowing
dermatomyositis
most common systemic vasculitis in children
HSP
palpable purpura, heme positive stool, colicky abdominal pain, hematuria
HSP
most common rheumatologic disease of childhood
JIA
JIA must present before what age
16 (at least 6 weeks in 1 joint)
morning stiffness with gradual loss of motion and rash
JIA
ANA in JIA
usually positive
JIA is more common in
girls
polyarthritis JIA
5 or more joints in the first 6 months, most females
oligoarthritis/pauciarthritis JIA
4 or fewer joints during the first 6 months, ANA positive, usually young females, associated with chronic uveitis, boys w/ HLA b27 have a better prognosis
systemic onset JIA
aka stills disease, affects males and females equally, extraarticular involvement is common
enthesitis related arthritis
SI joint pain, more common in boys, HLA-B27
first line JIA treatment
NSAID (indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen)
2nd line JIA treatment
steroids and immunosuppressants if NSAIDs don’t work
MTX MOA
folate antagonist - side effects = GI distress and pulmonary toxicity
gold standard therapy for JIA
methotrexate
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome aka
kawasaki’s
Kawasaki is more common in
asian, males, around 2 years old, mostly winter and spring
Kawasaki’s criteria
high fever for at least 5 days plus at least 4
- cervical LAD
- cracked lips
- non-exudative conjunctivitis
- polymorphous exanthem on trunk
- erythema/ desquamation of hands/feet
things common in Kawasaki that are not part of the criteria
sterile pyuria, migratory poly arthritis, gallbladder hydrops, thrombocytosis