Treating joint inflammation in the elderly: an update.
The abrupt onset of monoarthritis in an older patient--especially knee, but also wrist, elbow, ankle, or shoulder--should alert the clinician to the possibility of pseudogout. Joint damage or synovitis may predispose aged patients to sepsis. Rheumatoid synovium, for example, has altered synovial resistance to bacterial seeding; thus, septic arthritis in rheumatoid patients may be polyarticular.
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000628:therapy; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006046:Gold / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006073:Gout / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D006046:Gold; D010396:Penicillamine