Periarticular calcific deposits mimicking acute arthritis.

Periarticular calcific deposits mimicking acute arthritis.

Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Background Multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (MCTO), a skeletal dysplasia presents in early childhood mimicking juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Recognition of this syndrome is essential to avoid unnecessary treatment with immunosuppressive agents because of different course and treatment. Case Report A 3-year-old boy presented with swelling and restriction of right wrist joint and left ...

Smoking and morphology of calcific deposits affect the outcome of needle aspiration of calcific deposits (NACD) for calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff.

INTRODUCTION Although NACD has proven to be an effective minimal invasive treatment for calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff, little is known about the factors associated with treatment failure or the need for multiple procedures. METHODS Patients with symptomatic calcific tendinitis who were treated by NACD were evaluated in a retrospective cohort study. Demographic details, medical histo...

Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis Mimicking a Retropharyngeal Phlegmon

Background. Acute retropharyngeal tendinitis is a little known but not an uncommon condition. It was first described by Hartley in 1964 as an inflammation of the longus colli muscle secondary to calcium crystals deposition on its insertion. The calcifications are mostly located on the oblique portion of the muscle at the level of C1-C2. Methods. We will describe this disease through 4 cases tha...

Periarticular nodules, arthritis and chronic nephropathy.

Please cite this article as: Macaya F, Adrover A, Díaz I. Nódulos periarticulares, artritis y nefropatía crónica. Reumatol Clin. 2015;11:401–402. ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (F. Macaya). of gouty arthritis, he was treated with colchicine. A few years later, the kidney stones were found to be composed of uric acid and hyperuricemia of approximately 10 mg/dL wa...