• It is a joint disease caused by the accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystals in the synovium. • It is frequently se...
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• SLE is an overlap syndrome in which scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and polymyositis findings are seen together. • It is characterized b...
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• It is usually the first sign of the disease. • Attacks are usually triggered by cold, emotional stress, etc. • Classically, there are 3 co...
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• In inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), approximately 20% of cases develop arthritis. • Arthritis can sometimes begin before the diagnosis o...
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• Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is seronegative spondyloarthropathy usually seen in patients with psoriasis • The severity and duration of psor...
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• Reactive arthritis (ReA} is a subtype of spondyloarthritis that usually develops 1-3 weeks after a gastrointestinal or genitourinary infe...
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• It is the most common inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton. • It usually starts between the ages of 20-30 and is more common in men....
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• Behçet's disease is a systemic vasculitis. • It is involved in all sizes (small-medium-large) and in any vessel (arteries-venes) (va...
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• cryoglobulins; They are immunoglobulins that precipitate in a cold environment and become soluble in a warm environment. • Cryoglobulinemi...
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• It is an immunocomplex vasculitis involving small vessels. • It often affects children and young adults. • It usually starts following a...
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• Cutaneous vasculitis is not a specific disease, it mostly develops as secondary vasculitis due to an underlying disease (infection, malig...
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• It is a granulomatous vasculitis characterized by allergic events (asthma, allergic rhinitis-sinusitis, etc.) and eosinophilia. clinical f...
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• In the past it was considered a variant of PAN. MPA is now recognized as a separate entity. • Differences from PAN It can cause glomerulo...
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• It frequently affects the upper respiratory tract (ear-nose-throat), lower respiratory tract (lung) and kidneys; It is a necrotizing, gran...
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• 3 small vessel vasculitis is ANCA positive; o Granulomatous polyangiitis (GPA) o Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) o Eosinophilic granulomato...
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• Holds medium-sized arteries. • It is common in middle-aged men. • It may develop in the course of HBV. • May be associated with Hairy cell...
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• It is mostly seen in adolescent and young adult women. • It is a granulomatous and stenotic vasculitis especially involving large vessels ...
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• It is the most common primary vasculitis. • It is a granulomatous vasculitis involving large vessels. • It is usually seen over 50 years o...
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• Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that results in an increased risk of bone fracture as a result of low bone mass and deterioration...
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• IgG4-related disease is a fibroinflammatory disease that tends to form mass-like lesions. • It can affect almost any organ system. However...
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