Doruk Erkan, MD

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Bacterial Arthritides

Yusuf Yazici, MD;Doruk Erkan, MD;Rachelle Scott, MD;Stephen Paget, MD

September 14th 2005

Gonococcal infection is the leading cause of bacterial arthritis in adults.

Reiter Syndrome

Yusuf Yazici, MD;Doruk Erkan, MD;Rachelle Scott, MD;Stephen Paget, MD

August 1st 2003

Reiter Syndrome (also called reactive arthritis) manifests as peripheral arthritis that is sometimes accompanied by such extra-articular findings as urethritis, conjunctivitis, and uveitis

Psoriatic Arthritis: Four Clinical Subgroups

Yusuf Yazici, MD;Doruk Erkan, MD;Rachelle Scott, MD;Stephen Paget, MD

August 1st 2003

Psoriatic Arthritis develops in approximately 20% of patients who have psoriasis.

Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Yusuf Yazici, MD;Doruk Erkan, MD;Rachelle Scott, MD;Stephen Paget, MD

August 1st 2003

Pyoderma Gangrenosum belongs in the differential diagnosis of lower extremity vasculitis-like ulcerating lesions.

Various Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Yusuf Yazici, MD;Doruk Erkan, MD;Rachelle Scott, MD;Stephen Paget, MD

July 1st 2003

The manifestations of this multisystemdisorder range from relativelybenign, self-limited cutaneous involvementto severe, potentially fatal systemicillness. Skin lesions associatedwith lupus erythematosus (LE) areclassified histologically as LE-specificor LE-nonspecific.