Biomaterial Database

[The elderly and rheumatism--once and now. 2. Inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the elderly]. 1985

H Kaiser

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011111	Polymyalgia Rheumatica	A syndrome in the elderly characterized by proximal joint and muscle pain, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a self-limiting course. Pain is usually accompanied by evidence of an inflammatory reaction. Women are affected twice as commonly as men and Caucasians more frequently than other groups. The condition is frequently associated with GIANT CELL ARTERITIS and some theories pose the possibility that the two diseases arise from a single etiology or even that they are the same entity.	Forestier-Certonciny Syndrome,Pseudopolyarthritis, Rhizomelic,Rheumatism, Peri-Extra-Articular,Forestier Certonciny Syndrome,Peri-Extra-Articular Rheumatism,Pseudopolyarthritides, Rhizomelic,Rheumatism, Peri Extra Articular,Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritides,Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis,Syndrome, Forestier-Certonciny
D006073	Gout	Metabolic disorder characterized by recurrent acute arthritis, hyperuricemia and deposition of sodium urate in and around the joints, sometimes with formation of URIC ACID calculi.	Gouts
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D001172	Arthritis, Rheumatoid	A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.	Rheumatoid Arthritis