by Stuart Wildman | Jan 31, 2019
Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Spondyloarthropathies Dr Qasim Akram, Consultant Rheumatologist Spondyloarthritis (SpA), refers to a group of heterogenous diseases that share a combination of several clinical features: chronic low back pain, heel enthesitis, dactylitis,...
by Stuart Wildman | Jan 31, 2019
Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Pseudogout Dr Qasim Akram, Consultant Rheumatologist Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease is the spectrum of conditions causes by CPP deposition. This included an acute inflammatory arthritis, degenerative chronic...
by Stuart Wildman | Jan 31, 2019
Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Gout and ultrasound Dr Qasim Akram, Consultant Rheumatologist Gout (or monosodium urate [MSU] crystal deposition disease) is a crystal arthritis due to an oversaturation of uric acid (0.21-0.42mmol/mol) which accumulates in the blood and...
by Stuart Wildman | Jan 31, 2019
Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Osteophytes on ultrasoundDr Qasim Akram, Consultant Rheumatologist Osteophytes are described as a step up of bony prominence at the end of the normal bone contour, or at the margin of the joint, with or without acoustic shadow. These are...
by Stuart Wildman | Jan 30, 2019
Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Rheumatoid and UltrasoundDr Qasim Akram, Consultant Rheumatologist Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterised by the presence of a destructive polyarthritis affecting the small joints of the hands and feet and...
