Sjogren syndrome and arthritis Flashcards

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Sjogren syndrome - definition

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autoimmune disorder characterized by destruction of exocrine glands by lymphocytic infiltrates

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Sjogren syndrome –> destruction of exocrine glands –> (especially …. glands)

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lacrimal and salivary glands

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Sjogren syndrome destruction of exocrine glands by

process

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lymphocytic infiltrates

type IV hypersensitivity

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Sjogren syndrome - age and sex

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40-60 (female)

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Sjogren syndrome - complications

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  1. dental disorders
  2. mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma
  3. corneal damage
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MALT lymphoma secondary to Sjogren syndrome may present as

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a unilateral parotid enlargement

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Sjogren syndrome - type … hypersensitivity

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IV

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Sjogren syndrome - clinical findings

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  1. inflammatory joint pain
  2. xerophthalmia and subsequent corneal damage –> Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
  3. Xerostomia
  4. Bilateral parotid enlargment
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Sjogren syndrome - primary or secondary disorder?

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may be primary or secondary associated with other autoimmune disorder

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example of other autoimmune disorder associated with Sjogren syndrome

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  1. RA
  2. SLE
  3. systemic sclerosis
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Sjogren syndrome - labs

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  1. antinuclear antibodies (anti-ribonucleoprotein antibodies) –> SS-A (anti-Ro), SS-B (anti-La)
  2. ANA
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etiology of osteoarthritis

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mechanical - joint wear and tear destroys of articular cartilage

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etiology of Rheumatoid arthritis

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autoimmune - infl cytokines and cells induce pannus (proliferation tissue) formation –> erodes articular cartilage and bone

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osteoarthritis is also called

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degenerative joint disease

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Rheumatoid arthritis - autoimmune destruction is mediated by

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cytokines and III and IV hypersensitivity reactions

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joint findings of osteoarthritis

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  1. subchondral cysts
  2. sclerosis
  3. osteophytes (bone spurs)
  4. eburnations of the subchondral bone
  5. synovitis
  6. Heberden nodes (DIP)
  7. Bouchard nodes (PIP)
  8. 1st carpometacarpal (CMC)
  9. joint space narrowing
  10. synovial fluid non inflammatory (less than 2000 WBC)
    NO MCP
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eburnations are

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polished, ivory like appearance of the body

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osteoarthritis of the hand - which joints

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  • DIP (Heberden nodes)
  • PIP (Bouchard nodes)
  • 1st carpometacarpal (CMC)
    NO MCP
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joint findings of Rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. pannus formation in joints (MCP, PIP) - NOT DIP or 1st CMC
  2. subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules (fibrinoid necrosis) - soft tissue swelling
  3. ulnar deviation of fingers
  4. sublaxation
  5. swan neck deformity (rare)
  6. boutonniere deformity (rare)
  7. rare DIP involvement
  8. erosions
  9. joint space narrowing
  10. juxtaarticular osteopenia
  11. Synovial fluid inflammatory (WBC more than 2000)
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swan neck deformity

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DIP hyperflexion with PIP hyperextension

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boutonniere deformity

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PIP flexion with DIP hyperextension

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predisposing factors of osteoarthritis

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  1. age
  2. obesity
  3. joint trauma
  4. female
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predisposing factor of Rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. female (80% vs males)
  2. +Rheumatoid factor
  3. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (more specific)
  4. HLA-DR4
  5. SILICA exposure
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Rheumatoid arthritis - HLA

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HLA-DR4

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predisposing factor of Rheumatoid arthritis - more specific

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody

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Rheumatoid factor?

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IgM against IgG antibody

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osteoarthritis - classic presentation

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pain in weight-bearing joint after use (at the end of the day), improving at rest.
Asymmetric joint involvement
Knee cartilage loss begins medially (Bowlegged)
Non-inflammatory. No systemic symptoms

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rheumatoid arthritis - classic presentation

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Morning stiffness, pain and swelling lasting more than 30 mins and improving with use
symmetric joint involvement. Systemic symptoms

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systemic symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. fever
  2. weight loss
  3. lymphadenopathy
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osteoarthritis - joints

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limited number of joints (oligoarticulopathy)

  1. hips
  2. lower lumbar spine
  3. knees
  4. DIP
  5. PIP
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Heberden nodes - area

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DIP

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Bouchard nodes - area

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PIP

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Rheumatoid arthritis - joints

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symmetric involvement

1. PIP 2. MCP 3. Elbows 4. Knee 5. ankles

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Rheumatoid arthritis can cause ….. in the Knee

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Baker cyst

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Rheumatoid arthritis - treatment

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  1. NSAID 2. glucocorticoids
  2. disease-modifying against (methotrexate, sulfasalazine, hydroxychlorooquine, leflunamde)
  3. biologics (TNF-a inhibitors)
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osteoarthritis - treatment

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  1. acetaminophen 2. NSAID

3. intra-articular glucorticoids

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Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis - according to joint involvement distribution

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RA –> symmetrical

Osteoarthritis –> asymmetrical

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Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis - MCP

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RA

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Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis - DIP

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osteoarthritis (Heberden)

rare in RA

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Rheumatoid arthritis - x-rays

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joint-space narrowing loss of cartilage

osteopenia

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Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis - increased synovial fluid / wbc?

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RA –> increased fluid

WBC –> less than 2000 in osteoarthritis, more in RA

42
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causes of septic arthritis

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  1. Neisseria gonorrhoea (MCC)
  2. S. aureus (2nd MCC)
  3. Streptococcus
43
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infectious arthritis - which joints

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classically involves a single joint, usually the knee

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infectious arthritis - presentation (clinical and labs)

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  1. warm,red, painful joint with limited range of motion
    fever
  2. increased WBC and elevated ESR
  3. Synovial fluid purulent (more than 50000 WBCs)
45
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Gonococcal arthritis is an STD that presents as a

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STI either purulent arthritis (eg. knee) or triad of polyarthralgias, tenosynovitis (hand) ,dermatitis (pustules)

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Serenegative spondyloarthropathies - types

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  1. Psoriatic arthritis
  2. Ankylosing spondylitis
  3. Inflammatory bowel disease
  4. Reactive arthritis
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Serenegative spondyloarthropathies - characteristics

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  1. rheumatoid factor (-)
  2. HLA-B27 strong association
  3. Subtypes share variable occurrence of inflammatory back pain (morning stiffness, improves with exercise), peripheral arthrites, enthesitis (inflamed insertion sites of tendons eg. Achilles), dactylitis (sausage fingers), uveitis
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Psoriatic arthritis - clinical presentation

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  • joint pain and stiffness associated with skin psoriasis and nail lesions
  • Asymmetric and patchy involvement
  • Dactylitis (sausage fingers)
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Psoriatic arthritis - joints

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axial and peripheral (DIP of hands and feet are MC)

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Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis - relation

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Psoriatic arthritis seen in fewer than 1/3 of patients with psoriasis

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Psoriatic arthritis - x ray

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pensil in cup defority of DIP

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Reactive arthritis is also called

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Reiter syndrome

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Reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome) - clinical presentation

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Classic triad

  1. Conjunctivitis and anterior uveitis
  2. Urethritis
  3. Arthritis
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causes of Reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome)

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weeks after GI infection (Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter) or chlamydia infection

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Ankylosing spondylitis - sex

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male

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Ankylosing spondilitis causes (clinically) (and involves …)

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  1. Symmetric involvement of spine and sacroiliac joints –> ankylosis (jonint fusion) and bamboo spine (vertebral fusion)
  2. uveitis
  3. aortic regurgitation
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Ankylosing spondilitis - ankylosis

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stiff spine due to fusion of joints

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Ankylosing spondilitis - bamboo spine

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vertebra fusion

59
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gout is more common in (sex)

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males

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gout is an (definition)

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acute inflammatory monoarthritis caused by precipitation of monosodium urate crystals in joints

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gout is an …. caused by ….

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acute inflammatory monoarthritis

precipitation of monosodium urate crystals in joints

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gout is associated with

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hyperuricemia

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hyperuricemia can be caused by (name the mechanism and the proportions)

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  1. underexcretion of uric acid (90%)

2. Overproduction of uric acid (10%)

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hyperuricemia - causes of underexcretion of uric acid

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  1. idiopathic (largely)
  2. medications (eg. thiazide diuretics, pyrazinamide)
  3. Renal insufficiency
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hyperuricemia - causes of overproduction of uric acid

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  1. Lesch-Nuchan syndrome
  2. PRPP excess
  3. increased cells turnover (eg. tumor lysis syndrome)
  4. von Gierke syndrome
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von Gierke syndrome - deficiency of

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Glucose-6-phosphatase

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Gout - crystals?

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monosodium urate crystals

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monosodium urate crystals - characteristics

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  1. needle shaped
  2. (-) birefringent under polarized light
  3. blue under perpendicular light
  4. yellow under paraller light
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gout - presentation of the joint

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  1. swollen
  2. red
  3. painful
  4. Asymmetric joint distribution
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gout - clinical presentation and classic manifestations

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asymmetric joint distribution
swollen, red, painful joint
painful MTP joint of big toe (podagra)
Tophus formation

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Tophus formation - area

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  1. external ear
  2. olecranon bursa (elbow)
  3. Achilles tendon
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tophi?

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white, chalky aggregates of uric acid crystals

73
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Acute gout attack tends to occur …

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after meal and alcohol consumption

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meal can cause acute gout - mechanism

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increased DNA/RNA

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alcohol consumption can cause acute gout - mechanism

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alcohol metabolites compete the same exertion sites in kidney as uric acid –> decreased uric acid secretion

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gout treatment

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acute –> 1. NSAID (eg. indomethacin) 2. colchicine 3. glucoroticoids
Chronic (preventive) –> xanthine oxidase inhibitors

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treatment of acute gout

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  1. NSAID (eg. indomethacin) 2. colchicine 3. glucoroticoids
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treatment of chronic gout (prevention)

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xanthine oxidase inhibitors:

  1. allopurinol
  2. febuxostat
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pseudogout present with

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pain and effusion with acute infalmmation (pseudogout) and/or chronic degeneration (pseudo-osteoarthritis)
classically affects the knee

80
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pseudogout is caused by

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deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals within the joint space

81
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x ray of pseudogout

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chondrocalcinosis –> cartilage calcification

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pseudogout - which joints

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usually affects large joints (classically the knee)

83
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pseudogout classically affects the (joint)

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knee

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pseudogout - sex and age

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older than 50

both sexes affected equally

85
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diseases associated with pseudogout

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Usually idiopathic

  1. hemochromatosis
  2. hyperparathyroidsm
  3. Joint trauma
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pseudogout - crystal characteristics

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  1. basophilic, rhomboid crystals
  2. weakly birefringent under polarized light
  3. blue under paraller light
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pseudogout vs gout according crystals shape

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pseudogout –> rhomboid

gout –> needle shape

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pseudogout vs gout according crystals under polarized light

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gout –> (-) birefringent

pseudogout –> weakly birefringent

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pseudogout vs gout according crystals under paraller light

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pseudogout –> bleu

gout –> yellow

90
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seronegative spondyloarthropathies - inflammatory bowel disease ?

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Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are often accompanied by spondyloarthritis

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seronegative spondyloarthropathies are more common in

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MALES

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infectious arthritis is AKA

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septic arthritis

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pseudogout treatment

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acute –> 1. NSAID (eg. indomethacin) 2. colchicine 3. glucoroticoids
Prophylaxis –> colchicine

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Extraarticular manifestations of RA include

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  1. rheumatoid nodules (Fibrinoid necrosis with palisading histiocytes) in subcutaneous tissue and lung (+pneumonoconiosis –> Caplan syndrome)
  2. intestinal lung disease
  3. Pleuritis
  4. pericarditis
  5. anemia of chronic disease
  6. AA amyloidosis
  7. Sjogren syndrome
  8. Carpal tunnel syndrome
  9. Felty syndrome (neutropenia + splenomegaly)
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HLA subtypes are associated with (all types and diseases)

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HLA-A3 –> hemochromotosis
HLA-B8 –> Addison disease, myasthenia gravis
HLA-B27 –> seronegative arthritis
HLA-DQ2/DQ8 –> celiac disease
HLA-DR2 –> Multiple sclerosis, Hay fever, SLE, Goodpasture syndrome
HLA-DR3 –> DM1, SLE, Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroditis, Addisson
HLA-DR4 –> RA, DM1, Addison disease
HLA-DR5 –> Pernicious anemia, Hashimoto

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Felty syndrome

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  1. RA
  2. neutropenia
  3. splenomegaly