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Differential Diagnosis of Rheumatic Disease in the Elderly †
Author(s) -
O'Duffy J. Desmond
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00227.x
Subject(s) - medicine , polymyalgia rheumatica , pseudogout , synovitis , differential diagnosis , rheumatoid arthritis , physical examination , disease , osteoarthritis , dermatology , rheumatic disease , physical therapy , arthritis , pathology , giant cell arteritis , alternative medicine , vasculitis
To illustrate the diagnostic problems of rheumatic disease in patients over 60 years of age, 4 cases are presented: 1) osteoarthritis, 2) late‐onset rheumatoid arthritis, 3) polymyalgia rheumatica, and 4) pseudogout with crystalline synovitis. In each case the correct diagnosis should have been suspected from the history and physical examination alone, with the laboratory and x‐ray findings providing supportive evidence.