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| necrosis of bone caused by ischemia |
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| cystic swelling within the popetial space posterior to the bone as a result of mech. irritation or synovial inflamm. |
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| proteins secreted by a variety of cells to help regulate imm. responses (ie: interleukin) |
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| inflamm. of finger or toe |
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| Diffuse inflamm. of striated mm. that leads to symmetric proximal mm. weakness with a dermatological component. |
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| Excessive fluid in the jt. resulting from jt. irritation or inflamm. of the synovium. |
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| Inflamm. where the ligaments and tendons attach to bone |
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| disease characterized by acute episodes of arthritis resulting from deposition of uric acid crystals at the joint or in the surrounding tissues |
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| Abnl. amount of uric acid in the blood |
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| Drugs that suppress or interfere with nl. immune response. |
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| Systemic arthritis that involves inflamm. of the synovium of the joint |
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| Substance from monocytes and macrophages important in the acute phase response |
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| Chronic inflamm. autoimmune condition that may affect skin, joints, internal organs (including kidney and heart). Symptoms include fatigue, depression, joint pain |
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| Loss of facial expression as the result of tightening/tautness of the skin (from scleroderma) |
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| Excessive proliferation of synovial and granulation tissue that invades joint surfaces; causes destruction of joint |
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| Involvement of a few joints |
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| Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) |
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| Condition charac. by stiffness and pain at the shoulder girdle and without weakness; usually seen in women over 50 years of age in conjunction with an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) |
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| Diffuse inflammatory disease of striated mm. that leads to symmetric proximal mm. weakness |
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| Synovitis caused by the deposition of Ca pyrophosphate dehydrate crystals resulting in arthritis; articular chondrocalcinosis |
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| A spondyloarthropathy with concomitant psoriasis |
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| Intermittent vasoconstriction of the distal small arteries, arterioles, and capillaries that results in blanching, erythema, and cyanosis of hands |
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| Deposits of uric acid crystals around the joints |
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| Inflamm. of iris, ciliary body, and choroids, or the entire uvea. |
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| Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
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| Systemic inflamm. disease charac. by small vessel vasculitis and a diverse clinical presentation (lupus='wolf') |
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| Systemic disease charac. by inflammation of hte joint synovium |
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