Inflammatory Arthropathy of the Shoulder

Inflammatory Arthropathy is the term used to describe a group of diseases that results in chronic inflammation. The shoulder is commonly affected by the chronic systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) and mainly manifest with inflammation of the joints as well as joint pain and stiffness [1]. In a patient with inflammatory arthropathy, the immune response is ongoing and lacks the ability to self-regulate or stop, and the body can attack the lining of the joints, and the joints become swollen, stiff and painful. Usually, the joints of the hands and feet or axial skeleton are affected first, but many people with inflammatory are severely affected in their shoulders.