Radiographic findings in the hands in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
| Autor: | J L Sosman, A S Rappoport, Barbara N. Weissman, Peter H. Schur |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Adult
Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Radiography Avascular necrosis Osteolysis Fingers Hand Deformities Acquired medicine Humans Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient skin and connective tissue diseases Hand deformity Lupus erythematosus business.industry Osteonecrosis Calcinosis Middle Aged medicine.disease Hand Resorption Raynaud's disease Female business Osteosclerosis Calcification |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 126(2) |
| ISSN: | 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | Hand radiographs of 59 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were examined. Thirty-four revealed radiographic abnormalities, most commonly periarticular soft-tissue swelling or demineralization. Alignment abnormalities, acral sclerosis, avascular necrosis, soft-tissue calcification and terminal tuft resorption were also seen. All patients with periarticular calcification or terminal tuft resorption had Raynaud's phenomenon. Clinical indicators of disease activity (including low serum complement levels) did not correlate with the presence or severity of radiographic abnormalities. Patients with abnormal radiographs generally were older at the time of diagnosis than those with normal studies. |
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