Rheumatologic Disease

Aka: Rheumatologic Disease, Rheumatologic Disorder, Rheumatologic Condition, Collagen Disease, Collagen Disorder

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II. Causes: Vascular

  1. Raynaud's Phenomenon
  2. Thromboangiitis Obliterans
  3. Vasculitis
    1. Large-Vessel Vasculitis
      1. Giant Cell Arteritis (Carotid Artery)
      2. Takayasu's Disease (Aorta)
    2. Medium-Vessel Vasculitis
      1. Polyarteritis Nodosa
      2. Kawasaki's Disease (coronary arteries)
    3. Small-Vessel Vasculitis (ANCA or Non-ANCA associated)
      1. Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (respiratory tract, Glomerulonephritis)
        1. Previously known as Wegener's Granulomatosis
      2. Churg-Strauss Syndrome (respiratory tract)
      3. Microscopic Polyangiitis (respiratory tract, Glomerulonephritis)
      4. Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (IgA deposits in skin, GI Tract, joints, Glomerulonephritis)
      5. Essential Cryoglobulinemia (skin, glomeruli)
      6. Cutaneous leuokocytoclastic Vasculitis (skin only)

III. Causes: Connective Tissue Disorders

  1. Amyloidosis
  2. Behcet's Syndrome
  3. Polymyalgia Rheumatica
  4. Sjogren's Syndrome
  5. Systemic Sclerosis
  6. CREST Syndrome
  7. Lupus
    1. Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
    2. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    3. Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
  8. Myositis
    1. Polymyositis
    2. Dermatomyositis

IV. Causes: Joint Disorder

  1. Monoarticular Arthritis
  2. Polyarticular Arthritis
  3. Rheumatoid Arthritis
  4. Osteoarthritis
  5. Charcot Joint
  6. Crystal Arthropathy
    1. Gouty Arthritis
    2. Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition (CPPD)

V. Causes: Myofacial Conditions

  1. Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome
  2. Fibromyalgia
  3. Myofacial Pain Syndrome

VI. Causes: Spondyloarthropathy

  1. Ankylosing Spondylitis
  2. Reactive Arthritis (e.g. Reiter's Syndrome)
  3. Psoriatic Arthritis
  4. Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Spondyloarthropathy

VII. Causes: Miscellaneous

  1. Marfan Syndrome
  2. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

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