Clinical description of inflammatory arthritis cases
| Patient | Distribution of joints involved |
|---|---|
| 1 | Initial synovitis in L ankle, L wrist, L elbow, R knee, inflammatory back pain. Progressed to involve of multiple MCPs, PIPs. |
| 2 | Tenosynovitis in wrists, synovitis in knees, MCPs, and PIPs. Flexion contractures of both elbows. |
| 3 | Initial synovitis of L wrist, L elbow, R knee. Progressed to synovitis in wrists, PIPs, MCPs. |
| 4 | Initial synovitis of bilateral ankles and knee effusions, then synovitis in wrists. Also urethritis and conjunctivitis. |
| 5 | Initial synovitis in MCPs, L wrist, bilateral knees. Progressed to involve PIPs. |
| 6 | Fusiform swelling of R index finger, R shoulder effusion, bilateral knee effusions, R ankle effusion. Also urethritis and conjunctivitis. |
| 7 | Synovitis in R wrist, L elbow, bilateral knee effusions. L ankle with soft tissue swelling, no synovitis. |
| 8 | Synovitis in MCPs, knees, wrists, and elbows. |
| 9 | Synovitis in PIPs. Shoulders with limited range of motion (abduction and anterior elevation). |
L, left; MCP, metacarpophalangeal joints; PIP, proximal interphalangeal joints; R, right.