Diseases of the joints, muscles and connective tissue (rheumatology)
This category covers diseases of the joints muscles and connective tissue with symptoms, causes, diagnostics, treatment options, and prevention basics.
Morning stiffness occurs because after several hours of immobility, joints, surrounding muscles and tendons go from a state of rest to movement, and in case of joint diseases, inflammation may be added to this.
Muscle mass in men declines with age for more than just a single reason, and not just because of declining testosterone. Neural regulation of muscles, muscle protein metabolism, mitochondrial function, the hormonal environment, and the composition of muscle tissue itself gradually change.
With age, muscle mass decreases not for a single reason, but because protein metabolism, neural control of muscles, hormonal signals, mitochondrial function, and tissue regeneration all change simultaneously.
Chemotherapy for cervical cancer is not a one-size-fits-all approach. In some patients, it is used concurrently with radiation therapy as the primary definitive approach; in others, it is used after surgery for a high risk of recurrence; and in still others, it is used as part of systemic treatment for recurrence or metastatic disease.
Facial muscle atrophy is not a separate universal disease, but a clinical syndrome in which the volume, strength, and functional activity of the facial or chewing muscles decrease.
The term "Still's disease" in adults usually refers to the adult form of the disease, which is called adult-onset Still disease in international literature.
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is an inflammation of small vessels, primarily postcapillary venules, which at the histological level is characterized by neutrophilic infiltration of the vascular wall, fragmentation of neutrophil nuclei, fibrinoid damage to the vessel wall, and the release of erythrocytes into the surrounding tissue.
Dactylitis is not a separate disease, but a clinical syndrome in which the entire finger or toe becomes inflamed and takes on a characteristic “sausage-shaped” appearance.
