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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Hard
This patient also has fatigue, stiff joints, weakness, pain, sleeping difficulties, and skin discoloration.
scleroderma is right! pitting fingernails would definitely be psoriatic arthritis, and i know the picture isn't too good (sorry, couldn't find a great scleroderma picture) - Hard
In Greek, hard is "scleros." This is scleroderma or systemic sclerosis if associated with internal organ disease. The skin has variable thickening and hardening usually affecting the fingers, hands, and face. Edema, erythema, and induration can also be seen. In systemic sclerosis, extracutaneous involvement can occur in the GI tract, lungs (interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease), kidneys, and heart.
This patient also has fatigue, stiff joints, weakness, pain, sleeping difficulties, and skin discoloration.
Can't tell if those are sausage and/or pitting fingernails, but I'm going to throw out Psoriatic Arthritis
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ReplyDeletescleroderma is right! pitting fingernails would definitely be psoriatic arthritis, and i know the picture isn't too good (sorry, couldn't find a great scleroderma picture)
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Hard
In Greek, hard is "scleros." This is scleroderma or systemic sclerosis if associated with internal organ disease. The skin has variable thickening and hardening usually affecting the fingers, hands, and face. Edema, erythema, and induration can also be seen. In systemic sclerosis, extracutaneous involvement can occur in the GI tract, lungs (interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease), kidneys, and heart.
Sources: UpToDate; hopkinsmedicine.org.