Case: Bone & joint disease radiograph #55338792
Bone & joint disease Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis
What to look for in rheumatoid arthritis
- Periarticular osteopenia.
- MCP/PIP marginal erosions.
- Ulnar deviation.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): X-ray of the wrist of a then 58 year old woman with rheumatoid arthritis , showing unaffected carpal bones . 8 years later, she had developed ankylosing fusion of the bones - see File:Rheumatoid arthritis with carpal ankylosis 2017.jpg .
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
