| The different stages of synovitis: acute vs chronic, early vs late and non-erosive vs erosive. | |
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PMID: 15588969 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease that, by definition, can affect all parts of the human body, including severe complications such as uveitis/episcleritis and vasculitis of the heart, lungs, kidneys and the central and peripheral nervous systems. Its primary and by far the most common manifestations, however, affect the joints and are characterised by inflammatory reactions and activation of the synovial lining tissue and associated structures, the latter resulting in tenovaginitis and rheumatoid nodules. As all pathophysiological mechanisms are based on pathways that are inherent in the different components of a joint, it is necessary to examine the unique features of normal synovium prior to analysing disease-specific pathways. This chapter will therefore describe the physiological structure of the synovium and the inflammatory pathology of rheumatoid synovitis in early and chronic stages of the disease. |
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Authors:
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Ingo H Tarner; Peter Härle; Ulf Müller-Ladner; Renate E Gay; Steffen Gay |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology Volume: 19 ISSN: 1521-6942 ISO Abbreviation: Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-12-13 Completed Date: 2005-03-29 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101121149 Medline TA: Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 19-35 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Regensburg, D-93042 Regensburg, Germany. |
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Acute Disease Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications, metabolism, pathology* Chemokines / metabolism Chronic Disease Early Diagnosis Humans Rheumatology / methods* Synovial Membrane / metabolism, pathology* Synovitis / etiology, metabolism, pathology* |
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