Epidemiology in Rheumatology
Fig. 2.1 Types of variables Continuous variables can exhibit infinite values between the minimum and maximum. For example, WOMAC can take any score from 0 to 2400 mm as in…
Fig. 2.1 Types of variables Continuous variables can exhibit infinite values between the minimum and maximum. For example, WOMAC can take any score from 0 to 2400 mm as in…
Test Exam maneuver Positive test Neer test Tester forcibly flexes the sitting patient’s internally rotated arm, while inhibiting scapular movement by pressing down on the clavicle and acromion with the…
Fig. 18.1 Avascular necrosis of the left hip in a patient with sickle cell disease (Reprinted with permission from Springer [2]) Acromegaly is characterized by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) and…
Pathogenetic concept Consequences Autoimmunity Mucosal initiation Self-protein modifications Ag presentation by the SE Ab production Citrullination of self-proteins in the lung generates neoepitopes, which are presented by the shared epitope…
American College of Rheumatology revised SLE classification criteria Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria Classification as SLE requires 4 out of 11 criteria Classification as SLE requires either 4…
Monogenic periodic fever syndromes FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) MKD (mevalonate kinase deficiency) NLRP3-AID (NLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease) TRAPS (TNF receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome) NLRP12-AID (NLRP12-associated autoinflammatory disease) NOD2-associated diseases Blau syndrome…