80 research outputs found
Pseudo-gout
Pseudogiht, hondrokalcinoza ili bolest odlaganja kristala kalcij-pirofosfata (CPPD) oboljenje je starije populacije. Dijagnoza se postavlja na osnovi pozitivnog nalaza kristala kalcij-pirofosfata (CPP) u sinovijalnoj tekuÄini. NajÄeÅ”Äe su promjenama zahvaÄena koljena. SpecifiÄan je radioloÅ”ki nalaz. CPPD se u pravilu manifestira kao asimptomatsko oboljenje i ne iziskuje posebno lijeÄenje. U sluÄaju akutnog napada, lijeÄenje se svodi na aspiraciju tekuÄine i intraartikuarnu aplikaciju glukokortikoida.Pseudo-gout or calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) is mainly a disease of the elderly. Diagnosis is obtained by identyfication of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals in the synovial fluid. Typical X-ray result is chondrocalcinosis (CC) mostly of the knee. CPPD is most frequently asymptomatic and not requires medical therapy. Treatment of acute form of desease is usualy joint aspiration and intra-articular injection
Myofascial pain syndrome
U oko 85% sluÄajeva nije moguÄe odrediti jasan uzrok miÅ”iÄnog bola. Bolovi mogu biti rezultat zahvaÄenosti samo jednog miÅ”iÄa i to, obiÄno uslijed njegovog istezanja ili zamora (npr. kod intenzivnog bavljenja sportom), kao i viÅ”e miÅ”iÄa u sklopu generaliziranih bolova. Bol u jednom miÅ”iÄu se naziva miofascijalni bolni sindrom (MBS), a bolovi u veÄem broju miÅ”iÄa fibromialgija.It is unable to identify any kind of structural abnormalities in about 85% patients affected with muscle pain. Sometimes is one mucle received with pains, commonly because of stress or fatigue (epecially after intensive training process). It is called myfascial pain syndrom (MPS). When more muscles are affected it is called fibromyalgia
THE ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN RHEUMATOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
DijagnostiÄki ultrazvuk (UZ) ima iznimno važno i Äesto nezamjenjivo mjesto u suvremenoj medicini. Gotovo da ne postoji grana medicine koja ne rabi ultrazvuk pri dijagnostici. Najkasnije se pozicionirao u reumatologiji tako da 90-e godine postaju prekretnica u služenju ultrazvukom u bolesnika s upalnim reumatskim bolestima. Stvaraju se
uvjeti za praÄenje ranih promjena na hrskavici, tetivama, kostima. Tomu je pridonio tehniÄki napredak u proizvodnji sonda viÅ”ih frekvencija. Muskuloskeletni ultrazvuk (MSUS) dijagnostiÄka je pretraga velikih moguÄnosti. Cilj primjene dijagnostiÄkog UZ-a jest uoÄavanje ranih promjena na tkivu zahvaÄenom upalom, posebice onih koje govore u prilog agresivnom tijeku bolesti. ZahvaljujuÄi ultrazvuku, možemo rano, puno prije nego radiogramom ili samo kliniÄkim pregledom, otkriti promjene koje mogu dovesti do oÅ”teÄenja zgloba i struktura vezanih uza zglob.Diagnostic ultrasound plays an extremely important and frequently invaluable role in modern medicine. There is hardly any field of medicine that does not use ultrasound for diagnostic purposes. Its latest application was in rheumatology, where the 90s marked the beginning of its use in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Ultrasound
has enabled the monitoring of early changes in cartilage, tendons, and bones, owing to technological progress which enabled the development of high-frequency probes. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a diagnostic procedure with high possibilities. Its aim is the detection of
early changes in the inflamed tissue, especially those that have a more aggressive potential. Thanks to ultrasound, changes that can lead to the damage of joints and joint-related structures can be detected much earlier than by radiogram or clinical examination alone
Epidemiology of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures
Osteoporoza je metaboliÄko oboljenje za koje su svojstvene āslabeā kosti. Veliki je javnozdravstveni problem, jer zahvaÄa stotine milijuna ljudi diljem svijeta, pretežito postmenopauzalne žene. Najvažnija posljedica osteoporoze je prijelom. Najozbiljniji prijelomi su prijelomi kuka i kralježaka. Oni su udruženi s bolom, poremeÄajem funkcije, a mogu imati i smrtni ishod. Osteoporoza predstavlja znatno optereÄenje za pojedinca i zajednicu. U ovom radu iznose se podatci o epidemiologiji osteoporoze i osteoporotskih prijeloma u Hrvatskoj i u svijetu.Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by āweakā bones. It is a great public health problem, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, predominantly postmenopausal women. The main clinical outcome of the disease is bone fracture. Hip and spine fractures are the most serious fractures associated with pain, disability, and even death. Osteoporosis imposes a significant burden on both the individual and society. In this article epidemiology of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in Croatia and the world are presented
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