The Difficult Rheumatology Diagnosis

Rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic symmetric polyarthritis? A difficult differential diagnosis.

Clinical diagnosis of temporomandibular joint arthritis: a difficult task.

Prevalence of fibromyalgia in patients referring to Kerman rheumatology clinic from 1995 to 1998

  fibromyalgia(FM), a chronic musculoskeletal syndrome,is charaterized by widespread pain and multiple tenderness in the body.clinical studies show a wide range of prevalence(1% to 20%). there is no published data about the prevalence of FM in Kerman.in this descriptive study demographic variables and the final clhnical diognosis of 8270 cases referring to Kerman rheumatology clinic from 1995 ...

Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes: Management and Surveillance Strategies

Introduction: Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes (HPS) are a rare group of dominant autosomal inheritance, which is characterized by the development of hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract.  This syndrome included Juvenile Polyposis syndrome (JPS), Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), and PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS). PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS) itself includes Cowden ...

Involvement of the thoracic spine in tophaceous gout. A case report.

The presence of tophi involving the spine is an atypical complication of tophaceous gout and its diagnosis may be difficult. The authors present a case of tophaceous gout involving the thoracic spine and discuss the topic.

"Bamboo spine" starts to bend--something is wrong.

A typical complication of ankylosing spondylitis with an atypical patient history is reported and the topic is discussed. The diagnosis of a spinal fracture may be difficult in a "bamboo spine".