Case: Bone & joint disease radiograph #41589579
Bone & joint disease Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis
What to look for in rheumatoid arthritis
- Periarticular osteopenia.
- MCP/PIP marginal erosions.
- Ulnar deviation.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Postarthritisches Os carpale bei einem 75 jährigen Mann. Es zeigt sich eine Ankylose der Karpalia, der Mittelhandknochen und wohl auch radio- und ulnokarpal. Gefäßkalk auf den Radius projiziert.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
