Inflammatory And Noninflammatory Causes Of Chronic Monoarticular Arthritis

Inflammatory and Noninflammatory Causes of Chronic Monoarticular Arthritis

Inflammatory	Noninflammatory
Mycobacterial infection Fungal infection Lyme arthritis Monoarticular presentation of rheumatoid arthritis Seronegative spondyloarthritis Sarcoid arthritis Foreign-body synovitis	Osteoarthritis Internal derangement of the knee Avascular necrosis of bone Pigmented villonodular synovitis Lipoma arborescens Neuropathic (Charcot joint) Synovial chondromatosis Synovioma

Chronic monoarticular arthritis
What is chronic monoarticular arthritis? Why is it useful to consider this as a category…
What initial studies should be obtained to evaluate chronic monoarticular arthritis
In evaluating chronic monoarticular arthritis, what initial studies should be obtained? • Radiograph of the joint:…
Causes of noninflammatory joint effusions
What are the some causes of noninflammatory joint effusions Osteoarthritis, joint trauma, mechanical derangement, pigmented…
What additional studies are indicated in selected patients to evaluate chronic monoarticular arthritis
What additional studies are indicated in selected patients to evaluate chronic monoarticular arthritis? • Erythrocyte sedimentation…