Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2015
A 68-year-old patient complains of pain, slight swelling and creaking in the distal joints of her fingers and knee joints. She has been suffering from this condition for 4 years. Objectively: thickening of knee and interphalangeal joints, restricted mobility of these joints. Blood test: leukocytes -5,4 × 109/l, ESR - 12 mm/h, fibrinogen - 3,5 g/l; Rheumatoid factor -1:32; anti-streptolysin O -160 units; seromucoid - 0,20 units.; CRP+. What mechanism of development is likely for this condition?
Answer options
- Rheumatoid factor development
- Immune reaction to streptococcosis
- Glycosaminoglycanes synthesis disruption
- Increased uric acid sunthesis
- Native DNA antibodies hyperproduction
Correct answer
Glycosaminoglycanes synthesis disruption
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