Diseases of Bone

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder which primarily affects synovial joints. Its systemic features include inflammation in the lungs, heart and sclerae.

Osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder which primarily affects synovial joints. Its systemic features include inflammation in the lungs, heart and sclerae.

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Osteomalacia and Rickets

The seronegative spondarthritides include a number of conditions which are all inflammatory in nature. They predominantly affect the axial skeleton and proximal large joints. As with rheumatoid arthritis they are also associated with a number of extra-articular conditions. This section looks at ankylosing spondylitis.

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Pagets Disease

This section looks at psoriatic, the second of the common seronegative spondarthritides.

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