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radiographic findings of rheumatologic disease
Radiology:
- rheumatoid arthritis
- bony erosions
- periarticular osteopenia
- subluxations
- soft tissue swelling
- metacarpophalangeal joint & proximal interphalageal joint involvement
- psoriatic arthritis
- destructive arthritis with erosions & osteophytes
- distal interphalageal joint involvement
- 'pencil in cup' deformity on hand radiograph
- arthritis multilans
- osteoarthritis
- asymmetric joint space narrowing
- osteophytes
- subchondral sclerosis & cystic changes
- degenerative disk disease with collapse of disks
- degenerative joint disease with facet joint osteophytes
- spondylolisthesis
- kyphosis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- sacroiliitis
- squaring of the vertebral bodies
- bridging vertical enthesophytes
- diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
- calcification of the anterior longitudinal ligaments
- bridging horizontal syndesphophytes
- calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD)
- chondrocalcinosis, most commonly of the knees, shoulders, wrist & pubic symphysis
- chondrocalcinosis
- punctate &/or linear radiodensities in cartilage
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rheumatologic disease
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012