Non vertebral signs and symptoms of degenerative or other not-directly-infected inflamation, in the manner of spondyloarthropathies, include asymmetric peripheral arthritis ( which is distinct from rheumatoid arthritis ), arthritis of the toe interphalangeal joints, sausage digits, Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, costochondritis, iritis, and mucocutaneous lesions.
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"There is no reason to say even that I have not been well, " she instructed Freeman on May 20, 1962, " If you want or think you need give any negative report, say I had a bad time with iritis ( an inflammaton of the iris ) that delayed my work, but it has cleared up nicely.
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In the US corticotropin is used to treat epileptic spasms in infants, acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis in adults; acute episodes of psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis; in acute exacerbations or as maintenance therapy for the collagen disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic dermatomyositis; for skin conditions like severe erythema multiforme and Stevens-Johnson syndrome; for serum sickness; for severe acute and chronic allergic and inflammatory processes involving the eye such as keratitis, iritis, iridocyclitis, diffuse posterior uveitis, choroiditis, optic neuritis, chorioretinitis, and anterior segment inflammation; sarcoidosis in the lungs; and to treat edema in certain nephrotic syndromes.
