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Case of the Week 495 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 73 year-old woman with pain, redness, swelling in joints
Frontal Radiograph of Right Hand
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Gout
- Sardoidosis
- Septic Arthritis
- Erosive Osteoarthritis
Additional Images - Close-up View of PIP Joints
Additional Images
Close-up View of Proximal Interphalangeal Joints
Answer:
5. Erosive Osteoarthritis
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Erosive Osteoarthritis
General Considerations
- Inflammatory arthritis which most commonly occurs in women over the age of 60
- It is a form of osteoarthritis with a strong inflammatory component
- Usually involves hand
- Hip and knee are rarely involved
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