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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021

A 31-year-old woman has complains of pain and swelling in her radiocarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints and morning stiffness for up to 1.5 hours. These signs have been observed for the last 3 years. Two weeks ago she developed pain, swelling, and redness in her knee joints and fever of 37.5°C. The examination of her internal organs shows no pathological changes. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. What changes will most likely be visible on the X-ray scan of her joints?

Answer options

  1. Narrowing of the joint space, usuras (bone lesions)
  2. Narrowing of the joint space, subchondral osteosclerosis
  3. Multiple marginal osteophytes
  4. Osteolysis of the epiphyses
  5. Cysts in the subchondral bone
Correct answer

Narrowing of the joint space, usuras (bone lesions)

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