Monoartritis aguda. Urgencia en la atención reumatológica / Acute monoarthritis. Urgency in rheumatologic care

Introducción: el dolor articular agudo es una emergencia reumatológica. Con pocas excepciones, todas las patologías articulares pueden presentarse inicialmente como dolor agudo mono o poliarticular. Objetivo: revisar elementos asociados al diagnóstico temprano de la monoartritis aguda en pacientes con o sin evidencia de trauma para que sea identificada como una urgencia clínico quirúrgica. Desarrollo: la monoartritis aguda es la inflamación de una sola articulación con un dolor intenso, que se caracteriza por enrojecimiento de la articulación, calor, tumefacción y limitación de los movimientos con una duración aproximada hasta 6 semanas. Conclusiones: para realizar el diagnóstico y poder efectuar una correcta atención de urgencia es necesario tener en cuenta un amplio espectro de patologías en el diagnóstico diferencial, por tanto, es esencial llevar a cabo un buen interrogatorio, obtener información sobre la historia de la enfermedad actual y hacer un examen físico detallado. Ante estos eventos es preciso que las instituciones y servicios implicados disponibles de forma inmediata, prevista y coordinada las condiciones físicas y materiales necesarias para recibir al paciente e iniciar el inicio el tratamiento indicado bajo la supervisión de los especialistas(AU)

Introduction: Acute joint pain is a rheumatological emergency. With few exceptions, all joint pathologies can present initially as acute mono or polyarticular pain. Objective: To review elements associated with the early diagnosis of acute monoarthritis in patients with or without evidence of trauma to be identified as a surgical clinical emergency. Development: Acute monoarthritis is the inflammation of a single joint with intense pain, characterized by redness of the joint, heat, swelling and limitation of movements with an approximate duration of up to 6 weeks. Conclusions: In order to make the diagnosis and be able to carry out a correct emergency care, it is necessary to take into account a wide spectrum of pathologies in the differential diagnosis, therefore, it is essential to carry out a good interrogation, obtain information about the history of the current disease and do a detailed physical examination. In view of these events, it is necessary that the institutions and services involved immediately available and planned and coordinated the physical and material conditions necessary to receive the patient and initiate the indicated treatment under the supervision of the specialists(AU)

Sinovitis vellonodular pigmentada / Pigmented villonodular synovitis

RESUMEN Se presenta caso de varón joven con monoartritis aguda debido a sinovitis vellonodular pigmentada.

ABSTRACT If Young male is presented with acute monoarthritis because villonodular pigmented sinovitis.

Avaliação do paciente com artrite / Assessment of patients with arthritis

Artrites são manifestações clínicas de uma série de doenças. Sua classificação etiológica é muitas vezes difícil e depende de história clínica e exame físico cuidadosos. Artrite séptica e gota se apresentam mais comumente como monoartrite aguda e quadros reacionais são geralmente poliarticulares. A internação hospitalar é fator de risco para o desenvolvimento tanto de artrites reacionais quanto para crises de gota e artrite séptica. O diagnóstico precoce é muito importante a fim de iniciar o tratamento precocemente, alívio dos sintomas e preservação da funcionalidade articular. A punção do líquido sinoviale sua análise são de fundamental importância diagnóstica nos quadros de monoartrite aguda.

Arthritis are clinical manifestations of plenty of diseases. Its etiological classification is many timesdifficult and depends on careful clinical history and physical examination. Gout and skeptical arthritispresents commonly as acute monoarthritis and reactional arthritis are often polyarticular. Hospitalaradmission is a risk factor to the development of reactional arthritis, crisis of gout and septical arthritis.Early diagnosis is imperative to start early treatment, symptom relief and articular function preservation.Synovial fluid aspiration and its analysis are of critical diagnostic importance in cases of acute monoarthritis.