Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

Acute arthritis is a prevalent disease in outpatient clinics and emergency rooms. In the elderly, the symptoms/signs are different from those experienced by young patients. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of acute arthritis in the elderly are distinct. Here, we start by examining a case of ac...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chun Lin, Wei-Sheng Chen, Hsiao-Yi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
crystal-induced arthritis
gouty arthritis
pseudogout
septic arthritis
urate-lowering therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700437
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spelling doaj-58b724b8dd6d41c4a7b8fc1385dd2e772020-11-24T21:36:34ZengTaiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)International Journal of Gerontology1873-95982008-09-0123839010.1016/S1873-9598(08)70043-7Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and TreatmentYi-Chun Lin0Wei-Sheng Chen1Hsiao-Yi Lin2Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDivision of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDivision of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanAcute arthritis is a prevalent disease in outpatient clinics and emergency rooms. In the elderly, the symptoms/signs are different from those experienced by young patients. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of acute arthritis in the elderly are distinct. Here, we start by examining a case of acute arthritis and then review the literature to learn the principles of managing acute arthritis in the elderly.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700437crystal-induced arthritisgouty arthritispseudogoutseptic arthritisurate-lowering therapy
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author Yi-Chun Lin
Wei-Sheng Chen
Hsiao-Yi Lin
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Wei-Sheng Chen
Hsiao-Yi Lin
Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
International Journal of Gerontology
crystal-induced arthritis
gouty arthritis
pseudogout
septic arthritis
urate-lowering therapy
author_facet Yi-Chun Lin
Wei-Sheng Chen
Hsiao-Yi Lin
author_sort Yi-Chun Lin
title Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
title_short Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
title_fullStr Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Acute Arthritis in the Elderly: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
title_sort acute arthritis in the elderly: differential diagnosis and treatment
publisher Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
series International Journal of Gerontology
issn 1873-9598
publishDate 2008-09-01
description Acute arthritis is a prevalent disease in outpatient clinics and emergency rooms. In the elderly, the symptoms/signs are different from those experienced by young patients. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of acute arthritis in the elderly are distinct. Here, we start by examining a case of acute arthritis and then review the literature to learn the principles of managing acute arthritis in the elderly.
topic crystal-induced arthritis
gouty arthritis
pseudogout
septic arthritis
urate-lowering therapy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700437
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