RT Book, Section
A1 Manno, Rebecca L.
A1 Yazdany, Jinoos
A1 Tarrant, Teresa K.
A1 Kwan, Mildred
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193125287
T1 Crystal Deposition Arthritis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193125287
RD 2024/04/19
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISAcute,  monoarticular  arthritis,  often  of  the  first  MTP  joint;  recurrence  is  common.Polyarticular  involvement  more  common  in  patients  with  longstanding  disease.Identification  of  urate  crystals  in  joint  fluid  or  tophi  is  diagnostic.Dramatic  therapeutic  response  to  NSAIDs.With  chronicity,  urate  deposits  in  subcutaneous  tissue,  bone,  cartilage,  joints,  and  other  tissues.