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Sterile arthritis

MedGen UID:
1374751
Concept ID:
C4477044
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0040310

Definition

An inflammatory arthritis characterized by purulent synovial fluid with neutrophil accumulation, but with negative cultures. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSterile arthritis

Conditions with this feature

Pyogenic arthritis-pyoderma gangrenosum-acne syndrome
MedGen UID:
346801
Concept ID:
C1858361
Disease or Syndrome
Pyogenic sterile arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and acne (PAPA) is a rare autosomal dominant autoinflammatory disease that typically presents with recurrent sterile, erosive arthritis in childhood, occurring spontaneously or after minor trauma, occasionally resulting in significant joint destruction. By puberty, joint symptoms tend to subside and cutaneous symptoms predominate, including pathergy, frequently with abscesses at the sites of injections, severe cystic acne, and recurrent nonhealing sterile ulcers, often diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum (summary by Demidowich et al., 2012).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gattorno M, Federici S, Pelagatti MA, Caorsi R, Brisca G, Malattia C, Martini A
J Clin Immunol 2008 May;28 Suppl 1:S73-83. Epub 2008 Mar 27 doi: 10.1007/s10875-008-9178-3. PMID: 18368292
Smith JW, Chalupa P, Shabaz Hasan M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2006 Apr;12(4):309-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01366.x. PMID: 16524406

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Stone DL, Ombrello A, Arostegui JI, Schneider C, Dang V, de Jesus A, Girard-Guyonvarc'h C, Gabay C, Lee W, Chae JJ, Aksentijevich I, Goldbach-Mansky RT, Kastner DL, Canna SW
Arthritis Rheumatol 2022 Feb;74(2):353-357. Epub 2022 Jan 3 doi: 10.1002/art.41976. PMID: 34492165Free PMC Article
Jubber A, Moorthy A
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2021 Sep;51(3):288-297. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.319. PMID: 34528623
Taniguchi Y, Nishikawa H, Yoshida T, Terada Y, Tada K, Tamura N, Kobayashi S
Rheumatol Int 2021 Aug;41(8):1387-1398. Epub 2021 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-04879-3. PMID: 33939015Free PMC Article
Genovese G, Moltrasio C, Garcovich S, Marzano AV
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Oct;155(5):542-550. Epub 2020 Jul 2 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.20.06629-8. PMID: 32618443
Posso-De Los Rios CJ, Pope E
J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Apr;70(4):767-773. Epub 2013 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.005. PMID: 24388422

Diagnosis

Jubber A, Moorthy A
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2021 Sep;51(3):288-297. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.319. PMID: 34528623
Genovese G, Moltrasio C, Garcovich S, Marzano AV
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Oct;155(5):542-550. Epub 2020 Jul 2 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.20.06629-8. PMID: 32618443
Hausmann JS, Dedeoglu F
Dermatol Clin 2013 Jul;31(3):481-94. Epub 2013 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2013.04.003. PMID: 23827250
Manners PJ, Guttinger R
Indian J Pediatr 2010 Oct;77(10):1173-81. Epub 2010 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0206-y. PMID: 20953850
Logan D, McKee PJ
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2006 Jul-Aug;96(4):362-6. doi: 10.7547/0960362. PMID: 16868333

Therapy

Taniguchi Y, Nishikawa H, Kimata T, Yoshinaga Y, Kobayashi S, Terada Y
J Clin Rheumatol 2022 Mar 1;28(2):e583-e588. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001768. PMID: 34294661Free PMC Article
Hausmann JS, Dedeoglu F
Dermatol Clin 2013 Jul;31(3):481-94. Epub 2013 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2013.04.003. PMID: 23827250
Gattorno M, Federici S, Pelagatti MA, Caorsi R, Brisca G, Malattia C, Martini A
J Clin Immunol 2008 May;28 Suppl 1:S73-83. Epub 2008 Mar 27 doi: 10.1007/s10875-008-9178-3. PMID: 18368292
Logan D, McKee PJ
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2006 Jul-Aug;96(4):362-6. doi: 10.7547/0960362. PMID: 16868333
Smith JW, Chalupa P, Shabaz Hasan M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2006 Apr;12(4):309-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01366.x. PMID: 16524406

Prognosis

Jubber A, Moorthy A
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2021 Sep;51(3):288-297. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.319. PMID: 34528623
Courcoul A, Brinster A, Decullier E, Larbre JP, Piperno M, Pradat E, Tebib JG, Wendling D, Coury F
Joint Bone Spine 2018 Mar;85(2):201-205. Epub 2017 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.01.013. PMID: 28238883
Omenetti A, Carta S, Caorsi R, Finetti M, Marotto D, Lattanzi B, Jorini M, Delfino L, Penco F, Picco P, Buoncompagni A, Martini A, Rubartelli A, Gattorno M
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2016 Jul;55(7):1325-35. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew031. PMID: 26989109
Posso-De Los Rios CJ, Pope E
J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Apr;70(4):767-773. Epub 2013 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.005. PMID: 24388422
Nesterovitch AB, Hoffman MD, Simon M, Petukhov PA, Tharp MD, Glant TT
Clin Exp Dermatol 2011 Dec;36(8):889-95. Epub 2011 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04137.x. PMID: 21790734

Clinical prediction guides

Sun HS, Liu DX, Bai YY, Hu NW
Mod Rheumatol 2019 May;29(3):531-537. Epub 2018 Jul 23 doi: 10.1080/14397595.2018.1483292. PMID: 29848119
Omenetti A, Carta S, Caorsi R, Finetti M, Marotto D, Lattanzi B, Jorini M, Delfino L, Penco F, Picco P, Buoncompagni A, Martini A, Rubartelli A, Gattorno M
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2016 Jul;55(7):1325-35. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew031. PMID: 26989109
Geusau A, Mothes-Luksch N, Nahavandi H, Pickl WF, Wise CA, Pourpak Z, Ponweiser E, Eckhart L, Sunder-Plassmann R
JAMA Dermatol 2013 Feb;149(2):209-15. doi: 10.1001/2013.jamadermatol.717. PMID: 23426477
Nesterovitch AB, Hoffman MD, Simon M, Petukhov PA, Tharp MD, Glant TT
Clin Exp Dermatol 2011 Dec;36(8):889-95. Epub 2011 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04137.x. PMID: 21790734
Tunca M, Ozdogan H
Curr Drug Targets Inflamm Allergy 2005 Feb;4(1):77-80. doi: 10.2174/1568010053622957. PMID: 15720239

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