Can ultrasound differentiate acute erosive arthritis associated with osteomyelitis, rheumatoid arthritis, or gouty arthritis?

Cheng-Shiun LuYu-Fen HsiaoHui-Ching HsuYa-Lin KoTing-Syuan LinLung-Fang ChenSong-Chou HsiehKo-Jen Li

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)

The most discriminative US features in this study were the subcutaneous tissue changes in addition to the periosteal findings. US could contribute to the differential diagnosis of acute erosive arthritis.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
liver failure
disease activity
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
ankylosing spondylitis
magnetic resonance imaging
interstitial lung disease
contrast enhanced ultrasound