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Arthritis in a single joint, or monoarthritis, is a difficult diagnostic challenge, because any disorder affecting joints may initially present as monoarthritis. After establishing that the arthritis is truly monoarticular, the most important considerations are... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatoid arthritis (rare)
Systemic diseases
Psoriasis
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... Rheumatoid arthritis*
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis*
Rheumatic fever*
Ankylosing spondylitis*
Collagen-vascular diseases
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... Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a chronic disease that causes deterioration of the joint cartilage and formation of reactive new bone at the margins and subchondral areas of the joints. This degeneration results from a breakdown of... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Psoriatic arthritis is a rheumatoid-like joint disease associated with psoriasis of nearby skin and nails. Although the arthritis component of this syndrome may be clinically indistinguishable from rheumatoid arthritis, the rheumatoid nodules are absent, and serologic tests for... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Septic, or infectious, arthritis is a medical emergency that occurs when bacterial invasion of a joint causes inflammation of the synovial lining, effusion and pyogenesis, and destruction of bone and cartilage. Septic arthritis can lead to ankylosis... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent disease marked by epidermal proliferation. Its lesions, which appear as erythematous papules and plaques covered with silvery scales, vary widely in severity and distribution. Psoriasis is characterized by recurring... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
❑ Osteoarthritis
❑ Rheumatoid arthritis
❑ Lyme arthritis
❑ Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
❑ Injury
❑ Gout
❑ Osteoarthritis
❑ Lyme disease
❑ Gonococcal arthritis ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings
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... Osteoarthritis, also known as hypertrophic osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis, and degenerative joint disease, is the most common form of arthritis. A chronic disease, it causes deterioration of the joint cartilage and formation of... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Psoriatic arthritis is a rheumatoid-like joint disease associated with psoriasis of the skin and nails. Although the arthritis component of this syndrome may be clinically indistinguishable from rheumatoid arthritis, the rheumatoid nodules are absent, and serologic... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... A medical emergency, septic (infectious) arthritis is caused by bacterial invasion of a joint, resulting in inflammation of the synovial lining. If the organisms enter the joint cavity, effusion and pyogenesis follow, with eventual destruction of bone and cartilage. ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent disease, marked by epidermal proliferation. Its lesions, which appear as erythematous papules and plaques covered with silver scales, vary widely in severity and distribution. Psoriasis affects about 21% of the population in the United... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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Sonya Burroughs, MD
What to Do - Interpret the Data
LD has become the most common vector-borne disease in North America.
The highest prevalence occurs in patients aged 2 to 15 years and 30 to 59
years. In the... Suggested Readings ... Pictures
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... Albert C. Yan, MD Psoriasis - BASICS Psoriasis - description Skin disease characterized by a chronic relapsing nature and, most commonly, clinical features of scaly, erythematous papules, and plaques with thick white scale, usually... Psoriasis - DIAGNOSIS ... Psoriasis - TREATMENT ... Psoriasis - FOLLOW UP ... Psoriasis - bibliography ... Psoriasis - CODES ... Psoriasis - FAQ
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... Sujit S. Iyer, MDRakesh D. Mistry, MD, MSJoel A. Fein, MD, MPH (4th Edition) Septic Arthritis - BASICS Septic Arthritis - description Microbiologic infection and inflammation of the usually sterile joint... Septic Arthritis - DIAGNOSIS ... Septic Arthritis - TREATMENT ... Septic Arthritis - FOLLOW UP ... Septic Arthritis - bibliography ... Septic Arthritis - CODES ... Septic Arthritis - FAQ
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... Etiology
Children are colonized with a variety of bacteria; a culture of the nasopharynx
of an asymptomatic child could yield any number of bacteria, including
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Usually, these organisms reside on... Presentation ... Diagnosis ... Evaluation ... Management ... Selected Readings ... Pictures
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Learn about psoriatic arthritis including the symptoms and treatment of this disease
New treatments, including drugs known as TNFinhibitors, are proving important in the treatment of many cases of psoriatic arthritis. Here's a...