Common rheumatologic syndromes in Diabetes
What rheumatologic syndromes are more common in patients with DM?
- • Intrinsic complications of DM.
- – Diabetic stiff hand syndrome (diabetic cheiroarthropathy).
- – Neuropathic arthropathy (Charcot joint) and diabetic osteolysis.
- – Diabetic amyotrophy.
- – Diabetic muscle infarction.
- • Conditions with increased incidence in DM.
- – Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (frozen shoulder).
- – Calcific shoulder periarthritis (tendinitis).
- – Complex regional pain syndrome (shoulder-hand syndrome).
- – Flexor tenosynovitis of the hands (trigger fingers).
- – Dupuytren’s contractures.
- – CTS.
- – Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).
- – Septic joint/osteomyelitis.
