Studies of patients with PMR and giant-cell arteritis indicate that PMR could be a vasculitis limited to the subclavian or axillary arteries, or a synovitis or perisynovitis of the shoulders and hips.
There was localised tenderness, and McMurray’s test was positive. Arthroscopy revealed a 3.6 × 2.6 × 1.5 cm firm pedicular localised pigmented villonodular synovitis originating from the insertion of ...
It is also not considered a trigger for flare-ups of the condition. While pseudogout is not an autoimmune disease, it does lead to an immune system inflammatory response, resulting in arthritis and ...
With the discovery of autoantibodies and other risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers developed clinical trials to see whether the disease can be prevented entirely. In the past 10 ...
KEY POINTS A 22-year-old White man presented to the emergency department with a 2-month history of progressive fatigue, intermittent abdominal pain, constipation, and dyspnea. He had gained 27 kg over ...