Fig. 17.1 Polyarticular tophaceous gout. (a) Palmar view. (b) Dorsal view Frequency of polyarticular involvement in the elderly is probably the result of multiple factors. Chronic hyperuricemia may be induced…
Calcification and ossification along the anterolateral aspect of at least four consecutive vertebral bodies Preservation of the intervertebral disc space Absence of SI joint ankylosis and SI erosion/sclerosis DISH affects…
Type Form Mutated gene Location Heredity 1 Adult HFE (high Fe) 6p21.3 ARa 2A Juvenile RGMc/HJV (hemojuvelin) 1q21.1 ARa 2B Juvenile HAMP (hepcidin antimicrobial peptide) 19q13.1 ARa 3 Adult TFR2…
Fig. 33.1 Clinical symptoms of Paget’s disease shown by imaging methods. (a) Female patient with more than 20-year history of untreated disease. Significant skull bone changes and complete loss of…
Fig. 10.1 Red and swollen auricles tender to palpation in relapsing polychondritis 10.5 Arthropathy in Relapsing Polychondritis RP quite often involves joints usually independently of other manifestations. The clinical features…
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jozef Rovenský (ed.)Gerontorheumatology10.1007/978-3-319-31169-2_29 29. Pharmacological Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases Marta Olejárová1 (1) Clinic of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic Marta Olejárová Email: olejarova@revma.cz Older patients (over the…
