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The ships welder was diagnosed with a meniscus lesion of his left knee after having performed knee-loading work as a ships welder for 2 weeks cetirizine 5 mg cheap allergy symptoms in 4 year old. There is furthermore good time correlation between the exposure in the workplace and the onset of the disease quality 10 mg cetirizine allergy testing for food. Example 2: Recognition of meniscus disease of right knee after work (plumber for 6 days) A 27-year-old plumber worked for 6 days with pipe replacements in a large institution cheap cetirizine 10 mg overnight delivery allergy medicine irritability. In the period in question, about 4-5 hours a day, the work consisted in taking down old pipes and putting up new ones in the basement system of the institution. When taking down the old pipes and putting up new ones he frequently bent his knees and at the same time rotated his knee joints in a stooping working posture. After 6 days work he had pain, tenderness and swelling in his right knee, and a medical specialist made the diagnosis of right-sided meniscus lesion, based on an arthroscopy examination. The plumber performed knee-loading work for days, his work for more than half of the day being characterised by squatting and awkward working postures, causing frequent rotation and flexion of his knees. He was diagnosed with meniscus lesion of the right knee, and there is good correlation between the onset of the disease and the knee-joint loading work. Example 3: Claim turned down meniscus disease of both knee joints (plumber for 2 years) A 31-year-old plumber worked in a small business for well over 2 years. His work mainly consisted in different types of replacement of pipes and sanitary equipment in private homes, including special piping work and replacement of sanitary equipment in kitchens and bathrooms. The work involved some kneeling as well as squatting work, but typically there were relatively good space conditions, allowing him to extend his knees and change working postures during the performance of the work. After well over 2 years work he had pain and tenderness as well as locking, first in his right knee and 121 after a short while also in the left knee. In addition there were indications of chondromalacia (softened cartilage) of both knees as well as beginning degenerative arthritis of the right knee. After working for well over 2 years the plumber was diagnosed with a meniscus lesion in both knees. However, his work was not characterised by squatting work under cramped conditions where he would have to bend his knees and at the same time rotate his knee joints for at least half of the working day. Example 4: Claim turned down meniscus disease of right knee (ships painter for 5 years) A 42-year-old painter worked in a shipyard for a period of well over 5 years. More than half of the working day his work consisted in spray-painting bottom tanks of the ships and in other hardly accessible ships areas. During this part of the working day, the work was usually performed in a squatting posture with knees bent and knee joints rotated. After well over 5 years work he found a new job and was employed in a normal painters firm, where the major part of the work was performed in a standing posture and under good space conditions. After well over 2 years employment in the new job he had sudden pain, tenderness and swelling of his right knee, and a medical specialist made the diagnosis of right-sided meniscus injury. The ships painter had relevant knee- loading work with squatting under cramped conditions during his 5-year employment. However, he only developed symptoms of a right-sided meniscus disease 2 years after changing to work as an ordinary painter, which did not put stress on his knee. Therefore there is no good time correlation between the disease and the previous, knee-joint loading work. Item on the list The following knee disease is included on the list of occupational diseases (Group D, item 4): Disease Exposure D. Jumpers knee Jumping/running with frequent starts and stops (tendinitis/tendinosis patellaris) (acceleration/deceleration) while flexing and extending the knee 4. About the disease Stresses on the kneecap tendon (patella ligament), in the form of jumping/running with frequent acceleration and deceleration while flexing and extending the knee, lead to microscopic ruptures at the patellar tendon attachment at the lower edge of the kneecap. The first symptom is tenderness, which at first disappears when the knee gets warm. Gradually, because the load often continues despite the tenderness, tendon degeneration occurs (tendinitis). In some cases the symptoms occur at the tendon attachment from the frontal part of the thigh extensors (musculus quadriceps femoris) at the upper edge of the kneecap. Tendinitis/tendinosis at the tendon attachment at the lower and upper part of the kneecap as well as at the tendon attachment at the lower leg (tuberositas tibiae) are on the list. The kneecap tendon connects the lower edge of the kneecap with the upper and 124 front part of the shinbone (tuberositas tibia) The function of the kneecap tendon therefore is to transfer the performance of the large anterior thigh muscle when the knee is flexed and extended. The kneecap tendon, which connects the lower part of the kneecap with the shinbone, is subject to a loss of stress when it has to transfer the power released by the powerful thigh musculature to the lower leg. This frequently repeated load can lead to a rupture at the tendon attachment at the lower edge of the kneecap. Pre-existing and competitive diseases/factors The National Board of Industrial Injuries will make a concrete assessment of whether any stated competitive factors are of a nature and an extent that might give grounds for completely turning down 125 the disease or whether there are grounds for making a deduction in the compensation if the claim is recognised. Examples of possible competitive factors: Meniscus lesion Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament Rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament Cartilage damage (osteochondral lesions) Periosteal ruptures (periosteal avulsion) Tendon inflammation Accumulation of fluid in the joint Bursitis Inflammation of a plica (plica synovialis) Rupture of the kneecap tendon Degenerative arthritis (arthrosis) Soft cartilage at the back of the kneecap (chondromalacia patellae) 4. Exposure requirements Main conditions In order for jumpers knee to be recognised on the basis of the list, there must have been the following exposure: Jumping/running with frequent acceleration and deceleration while flexing and extending the knee This disease is caused by high pressure on the kneecap in connection with jumping/running, where there is continued acceleration and deceleration with simultaneous flexing and extending of the knee. Jumpers knee is the most frequent in sports involving a lot of jumping, for example volleyball and basketball, which are characterised by jumping and landing where high pressure on the kneecap is created through acceleration and deceleration during flexing and extending of the knee, which may overload the tendon above or below. This is a load pattern which is also seen in certain other types of professional athletes such as football players, badminton players, tennis players, runners etc. Intensive weight-training Intensive weight-training for a long period of time can contribute to the development of the disease. This is because weight-training with a heavy weight-load increases considerably the pressure on the kneecap in connection with continued flexing and extending of the kneecap. This type of load may increase the risk of developing jumpers knee and may give grounds for reducing the requirement to the duration of the load per week and the total duration in relation to the paragraph below.

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Inflammatory bowel disease: past/present Crohns disease or ulcerative colitis, diagnosed by a physician, confirmed by X-ray examination or endoscopy. Alternating buttock pain: past/present pain alternating between right or left gluteal region. Enthesopathy: past/present spontaneous pain or tenderness at examination of the site of the insertion of the Achilles tendon or plantar fascia. Urethritis: non-gonococcal urethritis or cervicitis occurring within 1month before arthritis. Sacroiliitis: bilateral grade 24 or unilateral grade 34 [ radiographic grading system: 0 = normal; 1 = possible; 2 = minimal; 3 = moderate; 4 = ankylosis]. Spondyloarthropathies 199 signs, disease activity and severity, and functional status. Rheum Dis Clin North Am enthesitis, the mobility of the spine, or the physical activ- 1998; 24: 82944. Bowel inflamma- peripheral joint, but studies on its effect on the spine have tion and the spondyloarthropathies. The current concept of spon- axial inflammatory process, in contrast to their benefit dyloarthritis with special emphasis on undifferentiated spon- seen in most other inflammatory arthritides. Radiology tions contain 10 key components that provide practice 1995; 194: 52936. Evaluation of ago, have now become the mainstream of therapy provid- diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis ive short-term as well as long-term improvements in spinal Rheum 1991; 34: 121827. Rheumatology 2005; Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging results of a fifty- 44: 67076. Arthritis Res Therap 2006; reduces spinal symptoms in active ankylosing spondylitis: 8: R72. These diseases are caused by proteins that involve in the innate immunity and interact with other proteins to form an inflammasome (1), which acts as an early sensor to detect danger signals and initiates the host defense reactions (2). The stimulation of cryopyrin 3 triggers a series of reactions, which ultimately result in the activation of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1. The past decade has witnessed tremendous advances in the understanding of these disorders. These advances have allowed for therapeutic interventions, resulting in improvement in the short-term and long-term morbidity of all of these diseases. As these syndromes often have overlapping symptoms, diagnostic criteria are essential. This chapter discusses those syndromes that are associated The term hereditary autoinflammatory disease has been with recurrent fevers. Pleurisy 57% Acute one-sided febrile, painful breathing, diminished breath sounds, small pleural effusion or mild pleural thickening. Synovial fluid varies in appearance from cloudy to purulent, large numbers of neutrophils. Erysipelas like 2230% Tender, hot, swollen, sharply bordered red lesions on skin of lower extremities. Edema of the erythema superficial dermis and sparse perivascular infiltrate without vasculitis, deposits of C3 in the wall of the small vessels of the superficial vascular plexus. Headache 90% Proteinuria Variable in different Frequently in untreated patients, mostly affecting the kidneys, begins with persistent heavy populations proteinuria leading to nephrotic syndrome. Prevalence in the colchicine era is unknown, and Amyloidosis Variable in different different magnitude has been reported in different centers. Acute scrotum 2% Inflammation of the tunica vaginalis testis may mimic episodes of torsion of the testis. Splenomegaly 3% Glomerulonephritis Sporadic Various types of glomerulonephritis nosologic entity in 1945. To date, Clinical Manifestations more than 100 disease-causing mutations have been described (2). One specific mutation, M694 V, has been impli- cated as a risk factor for amyloidosis. Typical attacks Minor criteria Symptom Thomas et al (%)(22) Padeh et al (%)(23) 1. Pleuritis (unilateral) or pericarditis involving one or more of the Exudative tonsillitis 72a 100 3. The differences between the two series probably derive from the differences in the diagnostic criteria of the two Therapy centers (Table 39. Daily prophylactic treatment with colchicine was suggested by Goldfinger, and assessed by double-blind Pathological Features studies (10).