CASE
• 41 yearold female
• Symptomatic for two years
• Pain and swelling in multiple joints for 2 years
• Small and large joints
• Morning stiffness present
• She was on non allopathic medication
• No fever
• No significant weight loss
3.
DEFINITION
• As theinflammation of one or more joints ,leading to pain and stiffness that can worsen
with age .
• It affects joints, the tissue that surrounds the joint and the tissues connected with joints .
4.
STRUCTURE OF JOINTS
•Articular cartilage : covers the bone ends in synovial joints. Chondrocytes are
responsible for the synthesis and turnover of cartilage .It produces collagen and
proteoglycan .
• Most important proteoglycan is aggrecan consists of several glycosaminoglycans side
chain attached to it .
• Most abundant GAGs in aggrecan are chondroitin sulphate and keratin sulphate.
5.
• Synovial fluid:surface of articular cartilage are separated by a
space filled with synovial fluid that lubricate the joints .
• Intra articular disc: some joints contain fibro articular disc
within the joint space that acts as a shock absorber. clinically
important one is meniscus of knee .
• Synovial membrane and joint capsule : bones of synovial joint
are connected by joint capsule, a fibrous structure supplied
by blood vessels ,nerves and lymphatics .
6.
Inner surface ofjoint capsule is synovial membrane, comprising of
outer layer of blood vessels loose connective tissue rich in type 1
collagen and inner layer consists of two types of cells type A synoviocytes
and type B synoviocytes.
Most inflammatory and degenerative joint disease are associated with
thickening of synovial membrane and infiltration by lymphocytes and
macrophages.
Bursa: hollow sac lined with the synovium and contain small amount of
synovial fluid helps tendon and muscles to move smoothly
7.
ARTHRITISVS ARTHALGIA
• Arthritisis basically the diagnosis, joint pain with inflammatory
swelling, redness and tenderness.
• Limitation in range of motion ,also stiffness can be there .
• While arthalgia is basically a symptom, joint pain which is non
inflammatory, pain without swelling .
8.
CLASSIFICATION OF ARTHRITIS
•BASED ON DURATION
• ACUTE ;presenting within hours to days (<6 weeks)
• CHRONIC ;presenting for weeks or longer (>6 weeks )
• NUMBER OF JOINTS INVOLVED
• MONO ARTICULAR; pain and swelling affecting a single joint.
• OLIGO ARTICULAR; pain and swelling affecting 2-4 joints .
• POLY ARTICULAR; pain and swelling affecting 5 or more joints .
9.
If more thanone joint is involved ; SYMMETRICAL OR
ASYMMETRICAL.
TYPE; inflammatory and non inflammatory arthritis.