Rheumatology Reviews

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Rheumatology

First published as ‘Colour Aids Rheumatology’ in 1984 and as ‘Rheumatology: Colour Guide’ in 1992 this small book and indeed the Colour Guides series seeks to confirm the old adage that, interalia, “...a picture paints a thousands words”. The book features clinical and imaging photographs of common rheumatological conditions ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to Reiter’s disease, and juvenile ch...

Rheumatology and rheumatology research, a mismatch.

THE study by Williams and his colleagues [1] raises the questions: What is the rheumatologist's job description? How should he dispense his time between seeing patients and training his staff and in what directions should he lead his researchers? There could be as many answers as there are rheumatologists. One feature of life as a consultant in Britain is freedom to play the consultant game con...

Imaging in rheumatology: reconciling radiology and rheumatology

Imaging in rheumatology was in the past largely confined to radiographs of the hands and sacroiliac joints (SIJs) helping to establish the diagnosis and then monitoring disease progression. Radiographs are not very sensitive for early inflammation in inflammatory rheumatic disorders and the demand on imaging services was therefore limited. However, over the last 10-15 years new drugs and new te...

Rheumatology Notes

Osteomalacia is characterized by a low serum calcium and phosphate with elevated serum alkaline phosphatase. Osteomalacia may be caused by deficiency of vitamin D or phosphate deficiency. Malabsorption syndromes, renal failure and liver disease can result in vitamin D deficiency. Looser’s zone are linear areas of low density surrounded by sclerotic borders, which are a feature of osteomalacia. ...