Unusual articular abnormalities in scleroderma.
Articular involvement is described in a 58-year-old female patient with scleroderma. Radiological findings included intra-articular calcification, destructive osteoarthritis and selective involvement of the first metacarpal base. The discussion attempts to explain the way in which intra-articular calcification and osteolytic lesions may appear, citing various hypotheses put forward concerning such involvement in scleroderma.
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging