Rheumatologic Disorders In The Elderly

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• fibromyalgia in the elderly
• infectious arthritis in the elderly
• rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly
• Sjogren's syndrome in the elderly
• systemic lupus erythematosus in the elderly
• Wegener's granulomatosis in the elderly

Introduction

• Connective tissue disorder

• polymyalgia rheumatica
• rheumatoid arthritis
• lupus erythematosus
• Sjogren's syndrome

• Vasculitis

• temporal arteritis
• Wegener's granulomatosis
• systemic necrotizing vasculitis
• isolated angiitis of the CNS
• small vessel vasculitis

• Arthritis

• crystalline arthritis

• pseudogout
• gout
• hydroxyapatite deposition disease

• Milwaukee shoulder syndrome

• spondyloarthropathy ( HLA B27-associated arthritis)

• ankylosing spondylitis
• Reiter's syndrome
• reactive arthritis
• psoriatic arthritis & spondylitis
• enteropathic arthritis & spondylitis ( inflammatory bowel disease)

• infectious arthritis

• Lyme disease

• osteoarthritis
• osteitis condensans ilii

• Myalgia/myositis

• fibromyalgia
• inclusion body myositis
• dermatomyositis
• polymyositis
• hypothyroidism
• muscle cramps

• Bone/ cartilage

• chondrocalcinosis
• avascular necrosis of bone
• Paget's disease of bone

• Other

• regional sympathetic dystrophy
• paraneoplastic syndrome

More General Terms

• geriatrics
• rheumatologic disease

Additional Terms

• autoimmune disease

References

Weiner, S. In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001

rheumatologic disorders in the elderly