Rheumatoid arthritis: Difference between revisions
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== | ==Joint with rheumatic disease== | ||
{{Main|Joints}} | {{Main|Joints}} | ||
*[[AKA]] ''rheumatic joint disease''. | |||
===General=== | |||
Clinical: | |||
*Tumour - swelling. | |||
*Rubor - redness. | |||
*Calor - heat. | |||
*Dolor - pain. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP660>{{Ref WMSP|660}}</ref> | ||
*Chronic inflammation | *Chronic inflammation, esp. lymphocytes. | ||
**+/-Lymphoid follicles. | |||
*Synovial hyperplasia - with papillary ''or'' polyoid architecture. | |||
**Synoviocytes may show binucleation and mild atypia. | |||
*+/-Fibrin. | |||
*+/-Bone. | |||
*+/-Cartilage. | |||
Note: | |||
*Changes are non-specific - DDx includes other rheumatic diseases ([[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[psoriatic arthritis]]). | |||
Images: | Images: | ||