Ankylosing spondylitis is an arthritis which involves the bones of the spine and can cause pain and stiffness of the back. It generally involves young men. However in some rare situations it can lead to a complication called anderson lesion. The same can appear similar to tuberculosis. The treatment of arthritis and tuberculosis are very…
ರುಮೆಟಾಯ್ಡ್‌ ಆರ್ತ್ರೈಟಿಸ್‌ (ಮೂಳೆಗಳ ಸಂಧಿವಾತ): ಉತ್ತಮ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ. ರುಮೆಟಾಯ್ಡ್‌ ಆರ್ತ್ರಟಿಸ್‌ (ಆರ್‌.ಎ) ಎಂಬುದು ಕೀಲುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಮತ್ತು ಬೇರೆ ಅಂಗಗಳ ಮೇಲೆಯೂ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಉಂಟು ಮಾಡುವ ದೀರ್ಫಕಾಲಿಕ, ಬಹು ಅ೦ಗಾ೦ಗಗಳ, ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಪ್ರತಿರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಅದವಸ್ಥತೆ. 25-55 ವಯೋವರ್ಗದವರಲ್ಲಿ ರುಮೆಟಾಯ್ಡ್‌ ಆರ್ತೈಟಿಸ್‌ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ, ಪುರುಷರಿಗಿ೦ತಲೂ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಯು 2-3 ಪಟ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಇರುವ ಅನೇಕ ರೋಗಿಗಳು ತೀವ್ರತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ರೀತಿಯ ನೋವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ...
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that predominantly affects the joints and causes pain, stiffness, swelling, limitation of movements and function. RA can affect any joint. The joints of the hands and feet are involved most often. At the onset it may affect single joint but over a...
In the background of recent increase in viral arthritis cases, we are discussing the topic and it relevance to the time present Infectious arthritis Joints pain and swelling caused by microbiological entities are called as infectious arthritis. These can be caused by bacteria, fungus or virus. Bacterial infections can be acute or chronic. Most acute...
What is Spondyloarthritis? Spondyloarthropathy is joint disease of the vertebral column. Spondyloarthropathy with inflammation is called Spondyloarthritis. The term is often used for a specific group of disorders with certain common features, the group often being termed specifically seronegative spondylarthropathies (SPA). Seronegativity means, blood tests are negative for rheumatoid factor and antinuclear antibodies (ANA). They have an increased incidence of HLA –B27 gene....
What is t is SLE? SLE (also called Lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which organs and cells undergo damage mediated by tissue-binding autoantibodies and immune complexes. It is the prototype of the multi-organ autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune means immune system (antibodies and white blood cells) of a person attacks its own healthy tissue for...
What is Rheumatology? Rheumatism is any painful disorder affecting the locomotor system including joints, bones, muscles, connective tissues and soft tissues. The speciality of medicine which deals with Rheumatism is called Rheumatology. A Rheumatologist is an internist or pediatrician who has received training in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases. Many...
Gout “The patient goes to bed and sleeps quietly until about two in the morning when he is awakened by a pain which usually seizes the great toe, but sometimes the heel, the calf of the leg or the ankle. The pain resembles that of a dislocated bone … and this is immediately succeeded by...
ARTHRITIS Arthritis is derived from Greek word, arthro – joint, itis – inflammation. It is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 200 types of arthritis – or musculoskeletal conditions – which can be grouped into three types Inflammatory arthritis – such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout...
ಸಂಧಿವಾತದ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳು 1. ಅರ್ಥ್ಯರೇಟಿಸ್‌ ಮತ್ತು ರೂಮ್ಯಾಟಿಸಂ ಎಂದರೇನು? ಅರ್ಥ್ಯರೇಟಿಸ್‌ ಮತ್ತು ರೂಮ್ಯಾಟಿಸ೦ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿಯಾದ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಅರ್ಥೈರೇಟಿಸ್‌ ಎ೦ದರೆ ಕೀಲು ನೋವು ಹಾಗೂ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಕೀಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಊತ ಉಂಟಾಗುವುದು. ರೂಮ್ಯಾಟಸಂ ಎಂದರೆ ಕೀಲು ನೋವು, ಎಲುಬು ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಂಸ - ಖಂಡಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವಂತಹ ನೋವು, ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ತರಹದ ನೋವುಗಳಿಗೆ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ "ರೂಮ್ಯಾಟಿಕ್‌ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಗಳು" ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವರು. 2. ನಾಲ್ಕು ವರ್ಗದ ರೂಮ್ಯಾಟಕ್‌ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಗಳು) ರೂಮ್ಯಾಟಕ್‌ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 200ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು...
