Erysipelas

Ankle sonographic examination will be performed using Samsung UGEO H60 ultrasound machine in use since 2016. In order to optimize reproducibility, all examinations will be performed by a single examiner. Multiplanar (longitudinal/transverse) scanning will be done in B- and PD-mode to identify pathologies defined by the OMERACT network in the following structures:
Talocrural joint:synovial fluid (scored 0-3);synovitis with synovial hypertrophy and PD signal (each scored 0-3); bone erosion with distance between cortices and presence/absence of DP signal
Tibialis anterior,tibialis posterior, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis brevis,fibularis tertius,and calcaneal tendons: presence/absence of tenosynovitis, thickening, hypoechogenicity, nodularity, fusiform aspect, and DP signal
Calcaneal enthesis: presence/absence of thickening,hypoechogenicity,calcification, cortical irregularity,and DP signal
Retrocalcaneal and calcaneal bursa: presence/absence of bursitis and DP signal

Musculoskeletal ultrasound

Service de Médecine Interne

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Ankles in Erysipelas-like Erythema of Familial Mediterranean Fever

Presence of one or more of the following musculoskeletal pathologies identified by sonographic examination of the ankle: synovial fluid, synovitis, and/or bone erosions in the talocrural joint; tendinous anomalies in the tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis brevis, fibularis tertius, and calcaneal tendons; calcaneal enthesopathy, and retrocalcaneal and calcaneal bursitis.

Compare findings on musculoskeletal ultrasound and radiography between the ankle ipsilateral and contralateral to ELE.

Measure and compare soft tissue thickness between the ankle ipsilateral and contralateral to ELE

Correlate presence of musculoskeletal ultrasound pathologies of the ankle ipsilateral to ELE with clinical and paraclinical parameters.

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

20 patients age of 20-60 with Rheumatoid Arthritis according to ARA 1987 revised criteria and disease activity Disease Activity Score (DAS) 3-5

Healthy controls age of 20-60 according to conclusion of preventive medicine department

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatology unit

Anterior Shoulder US - a New Access

US Investigation of Gleno-humeral Joint by Anterior Access With Measurement of Rotator Interval in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Controls

A - Measurement of GHJ thickness at 3 points and average value calculation on body supine position and with arm supinated, maximal externally rotated with elbow angle 90 degrees
By longitudinal access with transducer position laterally to coracoids along to the GHJ line, located as diagonal form lower to forward and lateral direction with demonstration the joint cartilage posteriorly and subscapular tendon anteriorly (Fig.4)
By transversal access with 90 degrees to longitudinal and at 3 points: upper with coracoids visualization, middle and lower (Fig.5-7).
B - Measurement of rotator interval with with assessment of width and higher.

tenosynovitis/fever

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Ankles in Erysipelas-like Erythema of Familial Mediterranean Fever

Anterior Shoulder US - a New Access

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