Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints and more. Reviewed by a board-certified rheumatologist.
Crohn's disease is a type ofinflammatory bowel disease (IBD). With Crohn's, your immune system mistakes cells in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract as bad for you and attacks them. The symptoms of Crohn's disease can vary, depending on where the inflammation is in your GI tract. If you ...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints and more. Reviewed by a board-certified rheumatologist.
Certain medical conditions. Conditions such as diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis may increase your risk.Arthritisand inflammatory diseases that wear down your joints may cause problems in surrounding tendons and tissues. This can sometimes lead to the long-term, or chronic, form of tenosynovitis. Overus...
Discussion:Thispatientpresentedwithmultiplesymptoms:polyarthralgia, a rash that could represent erythema nodosum, acute bilateral visual loss,andraised inflammatorymarkers.Thedifferentialdiagnosis isbroad which included sarcoidosis, seronegative arthropathy, rheumatic fever, vasculitis and atypical infections. This...
Treatments for mild to moderate serositis or arthritis include hydroxychloroquine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or corticosteroids. Treatments for more severe disease may include azathioprine, belimumab, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, mycophenolate, rituximab, or tacrolimus. Malar rash: butterfly shape...
Methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Folex PFS): We do not know exactly how this drug works in treatment of inflammatory conditions. It relieves symptoms of inflammation such as pain, swelling, and stiffness. It may be given by injection if the oral form has little effect. Children taking methotrexate ha...
At the bedside, gross characteristics of the fluid are assessed, such as its color and clarity. Gross characteristics allow many effusions to be tentatively classified as noninflammatory, inflammatory, or infectious (see tableClassification of Synovial Effusions...
Inflammatoryjoint diseases: types ofarthritis Arthritisis a generic term for inflammatory joint disease. Regardless of the cause, inflammation of the joints may cause pain, stiffness, swelling, and some redness of the skin about the joint. Effusion of fluid into the joint cavity is common, and ...
irritation is of occupational origin and occurs in the shoulder region, at the knee, or near the hip. The inflammatory reaction may or may not includedepositionof calcium salts. The border between bursitis and other painful rheumatic conditions of the soft tissues is indistinct in many instances....