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Rheumatoid vasculitis may affect almost any organ in the body. The skin and peripheral nerves are the most frequently affected areas. Although major organ system involvement of the kidney, bowel, or heart is much less common, it can result in serious morbidity and mortality, such as renal failure, bowel ischemia, and myocardial infarction. [3]
Artistic depiction of pseudogout crystals (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals) Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, also known as pseudogout and pyrophosphate arthropathy, is a rheumatologic disease which is thought to be secondary to abnormal accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals within joint soft tissues. [1]
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This classification is based on the current scientific consensus and reflects the level of evidence supporting the autoimmune nature of the disorder. Lastly, the prevalence rate, specifically in the United States, is included to give a sense of how common each disorder is within the population.
The current classification system by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) recognizes seven distinct subtypes of JIA, based on their presentation within the first six months: [18] Each subtype has a specific pattern of features as outlined in the table and descriptions below. (The seventh category, not included in the ...
Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2; Other names: DADA2: Autosomal recessive pattern is the inheritance manner of this condition: Specialty: Medical genetics, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Neurology, Dermatology, Immunology, Hematology
[18] 30.4–88.9% of those with antisynthetase syndrome report persistent muscular tenderness and myalgia. [19] [20] In antisynthetase syndrome, arthritis is commonly described as a symmetrical, non-erosive polyarthritis of the small hands and feet that can sometimes mimic CTD-associated, rheumatoid, and seronegative inflammatory arthritis. [21]
Cutaneous vasculitis is the most common type of vasulitis amongst those with systemic lupus erythematosus. [7] The clinical presentation is variable and can include superficial ulcerations, splinter hemorrhages, panniculitis, macules, erythema with necrosis or erythematous plaques, cutaneous infarction, livedo reticularis, bullous lesions of the extremities or urticaria lesions, papulonodular ...
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