Bone and Joint Involvement in Celiac Disease
Fig. 22.1 Clinical manifestations of celiac disease 22.3 Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Diagnosis is established on the basis of biopsy. In adults biopsy taken from descending duodenum distal to the…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors Number of patients Age at the onset of the disease Incidence Decreased Increased Maddison [7] 19 ≥60 Arthritis, alopecia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, lymphadenopathy, anti-RNP Lung involvement, Sjögren’s syndrome, anti-Ro, anti-La,…
Clinical and Laboratory Manifestations of Paraneoplastic Rheumatic Syndromes
Patient no. Malignancy 1 Uterine cancer 2 Lung biopsy (adenocarcinoma) 3 Cancer of unknown origin 4 Stomach adenocarcinoma 5 Lung adenocarcinoma 6 Gallbladder cancer 7 Lymphoma 8 Abdominal surgery to…
RS3PE: A Disease or a Syndrome?
Fig. 11.1 (a, b) Severe symmetrical lymphedema with development of elephantiasis in both lower limbs in a patient with the familial form of articular chondrocalcinosis (RS3PE) Oedema may have both…
Biological Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jozef Rovenský (ed.)Gerontorheumatology10.1007/978-3-319-31169-2_3 3. Biological Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Jozef Rovenský1 , Dagmar Mičeková1 and Vanda Mlynáriková1 (1) National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Piešťany, Slovakia Jozef Rovenský (Corresponding author) Email: jozef.rovensky@nurch.sk Dagmar Mičeková…
Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Relation to Age
Fig. 2.1 Severe postmenopausal osteoporosis with EORA development In spite of this, studies showed that the clinical course and radiographic progression of the disease were parallel in YORA and EORA…
Vasculitides
Frequent Less frequent Large blood vessels – giant cell (temporal) arteritis Takayasu’s arteritis Sarcoidosis (affects large, medium or small blood vessels) Cogan’s syndrome (affects large or medium blood vessels) Medium…
Systemic Scleroderma
Manifestation SSc, younger-age onset SSc Anticentromere antibodies (ACA) Positive mainly in limited cutaneous form In general higher incidence Pulmonary hypertension, muscle weakness, involvement of the heart and kidneys More frequently…
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Clinical manifestations Prevalence (%) Xerostomia 92 Xerophthalmia 95 Enlarged parotid gland 50–60 Arthralgia/arthritis 75 Raynaud’s phenomenon 40 Lung involvement 40 Interstitial nephritis 10–15 Glomerulonephritis 1–2 Lymphadenopathy 15–20 Hepatopathy 15–30 Vasculitis…
Shoulder Arthroplasty: Evolution in Design, Indications, Surgical Technique, and Associated Complications
Fig. 1 Seebauer classification for rotator cuff arthropathy. (a) Type IA demonstrates a stable-centered humeral head with minimal superior migration, acetabularization of the acromion, and femoralization of the humeral head….
