Arthropathy

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Spine Surgery PSC 210 East Gray Street Suite 601 Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (502) 585-2300 Neuropathic spinal arthropathy is a rare but well-reported sequela of tabes dorsalis.
It is well accepted that Charcot arthropathy is most frequently encountered in the diabetic population.
Neuropathic arthropathy is often mistaken for gout, tumor, thrombophlebitis or infection since the initial clinical symptom is usually a reddened, swollen area with mild discomfort.
As far as amyloid arthropathy is concerned, it is relatively improved by corticoid intra-articular injections.
In tissues such as the synovium iron deposition and radiological evidence of arthropathy or joint distribution do not seem to be correlated,5 and the role of haemosiderosis in the mechanism of haemochromatotic arthropathy is debatable.

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