Rheumatology and Orthopedics Cases

Editor: V. Dimov, M.D.

A Young Man with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting with Headache and Jaw Pain

Osteomyelitis 10 years after knee replacement

Pelvic fracture after a fall - Not always as simple as it looks

DVT or Baker's cyst? Legs swelling and D-dimer of 7,000

Boxer's Fracture

Artificial Disc for Degenerative Disc Disease

A Young Man with Hip Pain due to Piriformis Syndrome

Ankylosing spondylitis. Student BMJ 2008;16:235 | 18.

NEJM Images in Clinical Medicine

Paget's Disease of the Mandible. NEJM, 02/2008.
Sarcoid Arthropathy. NEJM, 02/2008.
The Aorta in Osteoporosis. NEJM, 05/2008.
Severe Kyphosis. NEJM, 06/2008.
Systemic Sclerosis and Acral Osteolysis. NEJM, 06/2008.
Ankylosing Spondylitis. NEJM, 07/2008.
CREST Syndrome and Colonic Saccular Diverticula. NEJM, 09/2008.
Occult Hip Fracture. NEJM, 12/2008.
Subungual Exostosis. NEJM, 12/2008.
Chondrocalcinosis and Hypomagnesemia. NEJM, 01/2009.
Gingival and Periungual Vasculopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis. NEJM, 04/2009.
Familial Hypercholesterolemia. NEJM, 04/2009.

Further Reading

Rheumatology Cases from the American College of Rheumatology. You need to download and install the Authorware Web Player from Macromedia to explore the ACR cases.
CCJM IM Board Review: A 72-year-old man with a purpuric rash, 2009.

Test Questions

USMLERx Step 1 Question #2412

JAMA Patient Page

Sciatica. JAMA, 07/2009.

Published: 01/12/2005
Updated: 06/28/2009