Arthritis - Dictionary Of Medical Terms

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Arthritis

Arthritis (arthritis; Greek arthron - joint related to the joint + Latin it (word-form suffix) - inflammatory process) - inflammation of the joint or some of its elements.

Types of arthritis:

• Allergic - develops as a reversible manifestation of a general allergic reaction;
• Brucellosis is the general name for various forms of arthritis against the background of brucellosis;
• Secondary - the general name for arthritis developing against the background of allergic diseases, some diffuse connective tissue diseases, blood diseases, malignant tumors;
• Hemophilic - arthritis of mainly large joints with hemophilia;
• Purulent - develops when the pathogens of a pyogenic infection enter the joint;
• Gonorrheal - develops with gonorrhea;
• Dysentery - infectious-allergic oligo- or monoarthritis, develops against the background of dysentery during the recovery period;
• Dystrophic - characterized by degenerative and aseptic inflammatory changes in the joint tissues;
• Infectious-allergic - develops as a manifestation of general allergic reactions to infection with any microorganism;
• Infectious (synonym: infectious specific arthritis) - arthritis caused by pathogens of infectious diseases;
• Medication - allergic arthritis that occurs due to hypersensitivity to any drug;
• Migratory - sequentially affects several joints;
• Paracarcinomatous - arises as a complication of a malignant tumor of any localization;
• Gouty - develops against the background of gout due to the deposition of uric acid salts in the articular tissues;
• Occupational - dystrophic arthritis, which occurs under the influence of adverse occupational factors;
• Psoriatic - chronic arthritis with psoriasis;
• Rheumatic - occurs during a rheumatic attack;
• Rheumatoid-like - arthritis similar to rheumatoid arthritis, but related to other nosological forms;
• Serous erysipelas - develops as a complication of erysipelas of the skin against the background of the spread of the causative agent of the infection through the lymphatic tract;
• Glanders - develops as a complication of glanders;
• Septic - develops against the background of sepsis;
• Serous-fibrinous - characterized by the accumulation of serous-fibrinous exudate in the joint cavity;
• Serous - characterized by the accumulation of serous exudate in the articular cavity;
• Syphilitic - develops with acquired or congenital syphilis;
• Scleroderma - develops against the background of systemic scleroderma;
• Serum - 1) observed in serum sickness; 2) is caused by the development of the Arthus phenomenon in the joint;
• Fungoid - develops against the background of actinomycosis, blastomycosis or coccidiosis;
• Exudative - proceeds with the formation of exudate in the joint cavity.

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