20.08.2021 | Pictorial Essay
Inflammatory conditions of the pediatric hand and non-inflammatory mimics
verfasst von:
Leanne N. Royle, Bernadette W. Muthee, Daniel G. Rosenbaum
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 1/2022
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Abstract
Hand involvement can assume an outsized role in the perception and presentation of disease as a result of functional impairment, visual conspicuity and susceptibility to early structural damage. Rheumatologic referral for inflammatory conditions can be delayed because of assumptions of a traumatic, infectious or neoplastic etiology; conversely, initial rheumatologic evaluation might be pursued for many of the same non-inflammatory causes. This pictorial essay highlights inflammatory conditions affecting the pediatric hand, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, infectious arthritis, systemic connective tissue disorders, and a variety of less common inflammatory diseases, as well as non-inflammatory congenital, vascular, neoplastic and metabolic differential considerations.