10.1055/b-0034-77655 39 CollagenosesSpindler-Thiele, S., Schmitt, R. Clinically heterogeneous systemic diseases are included in the term collagenoses, which was coined by Klemperer in 1942. They have in common a generalized inflammatory…
10.1055/b-0034-77657 40 Infectious ArthritisSpindler-Thiele, S., Schmitt, R. Acute forms of arthritis occur as immunological reactions after infections or through hematogenous spread or direct infection of the joint, usually with bacterial,…
10.1055/b-0034-77653 38 Rheumatic Fever (Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis)Spindler-Thiele, S., Lingg, G. Pathoanatomy and Clinical Symptoms Rheumatic fever is rarely seen today. The infection with β-hemolytic streptococci, group A, leads to a…
10.1055/b-0034-77652 37 Seronegative SpondylarthropathiesSpindler-Thiele, S., Staebler, A., Lingg, G. Besides rheumatoid arthritis in children and adults, there are a number of seronegative polyarthritic diseases with involvement of the axial skeletonwhose…
10.1055/b-0034-77650 36 Rheumatoid ArthritisLingg, G., Schmitt, R. Rheumatoid arthritis and its subcategories are systemic inflammatory diseases of the connective tissue. The immunological etiology and pathogenesis have been only partially clarified….
