Osteoarthritis |
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Synovial fluid microscopy (White Cell Count high), cartilage
fragments, ESR (N), White Cell Count (N), bone scan (+ve).
No specific tests. |
Heberden’s nodes, Bouchard’s nodes. |
Rheumatoid artheritis, haemochromatosis, neuropathies, ankylosing
spondylitis, gonococcal arthritis, psoriasis, Reiter’s
syndrome, rheumatic fever, fibrositis, sarcoidosis,
Sjogren’s suyndrome, brucellosis, TB, syphilis, diabetes,
trauma, gout, haemophilia, scurvy, tumours, gout,
haemophilia, scurvy, tumours, osteochondritis dessicans,
drugs, leukaemia etc. |
Degenerative joint disease, particularly involving major joints. |