arthritis mutilans

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ar·thri·tis mu·'ti·lans

a form of chronic rheumatoid arthritis in which osteolysis occurs with extensive destruction of the joint cartilages and bony surfaces with pronounced deformities, chiefly of the hands and feet; similar changes occur in some cases of psoriatic arthritis.

Synonym(s): chronic absorptive arthritis

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mutilating arthritis

A generic term for end-stage joint destruction accompanied by osteolysis, which is typical of advanced psoriatic arthritis but may also occur in rheumatoid arthritis and in mixed connective tissue disease.

arthritis mutilans

Severe deformities especially of the hands and wrists, resulting from long-term untreated or inadequately treated rheumatoid arthritis. There is extensive reabsorption of bones with collapse of soft tissue resulting in gross mutilation.

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ar·thri·tis mu·ti·lans

(ahr-thrītis myūti-lanz)

Chronic rheumatoid arthritis in which osteolysis occurs with extensive destruction of joint cartilages and bony surfaces with pronounced deformities, chiefly of hands and feet.

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oligoarthritis, distal interphalangeal predominant, axial disease, symmetric and arthritis mutilans.

Frequency and clinical patterns of psoriatic arthritis in patients of psoriasis

Only three patients had severe arthritis mutilans. In all three, the arthritis mutilans involved digits of the upper and lower limbs.

Psoriatic arthritis: an assessment of clinical, biochemical and radiological features in a single-centre South African cohort

Psoriatic arthritis patient distribution according to the Moll and Wright criteria n % Types Spondylitis 23 46 DIP joint involvement 2 4 Asymmetrical oligoarthritis 28 56 Symmetrical polyarthritis 8 16 Arthritis mutilans 2 4 Isolated and overlapped subtypes Isolated spondylitis 10 20 DIP joint involvement 2 4 Asymmetrical oligoarthritis 15 30 Symmetrical polyarthritis 8 16 Arthritis mutilans 1 2 Spondylitis + asymmetrical oligoarthritis 12 24 Spondylitis + arthritis mutilans 1 2 Asymmetrical oligoarthritis + arthritis mutilans 1 2 Total 50 100 DIP: Distal interphalangeal.

Disease activity and related variables in patients with psoriatic arthritis

* Arthritis mutilans, which is rare but very deforming and destructive

Psoriatic arthritis

including synovitis, dactylitis, ankyloses, enthesitis, and arthritis mutilans. (16) The pathology of PsA differs from that of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in multiple ways, as follows.