Which of the following Is not a feature of rheumatoid arthritis?
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Heberden nodes o Heberden nodes is a feature of osteoarthritis and not rheumatoid arthritis.Important hand deformities of hand in RAo Boutonniere deformity : Flexion contracture of PIP joint and extension of DIP joint,o Swan neck deformity : Hyperextension of PIP joint and flexion at DIP joint,o Z-deformity : Radial deviation of wrist with ulnar deviation of fingers,o Hyperextension of 1st interphalangeal joint and flexion of MP joint.
Heberden nodes
Swan neck deformity
Ulnar deviation of lingers at metacarpopalyngeal joint
Symmetric reduction of joint space
Rheumatoid Arthritis