Rheumatoid arthritis: Extra-articular manifestations and comorbidities
Although synovitis is the pathological hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many extra-articular manifestations (EMs) and comorbidities likely occur due to the complex, chronic, inflammatory, and autoimmune features of RA. Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most common cause of death in patients with RA.
Annamaria Iagnocco, Matteo Piga
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Rare Extra‐articular Manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Scleromalacia Perforans
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease with manifestations in many organs. In most cases, involvement of the locomotor system dominates the clinical picture.
Chen-Ching Wu +3 more
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Morphea Induced by Golimumab in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Morphea is a localized autoimmune fibrosing disorder that may paradoxically develop during anti‐TNFα agents in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We report a second case of morphea associated with long‐term golimumab use in a patient with AS, presenting with ...
Faten Hilwanjee +3 more
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Prompt clinical and electrophysiological remission of refractory peripheral neuropathy in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis with tocilizumab: a case report [PDF]
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a debilitating extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), frequently driven by chronic inflammation and vasculitis.
Hai Huang +5 more
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Urolithiasis as Extra-articular Manifestation of Axial Spondyloarthritis. [PDF]
Kasper J, Kröncke T, Schwarz F.
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Audiometric evaluation of bone conduction thresholds reveals subclinical sensorineural hearing loss in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis [PDF]
Objective: Hearing Loss (HL) has been increasingly recognized as a potential extra-articular manifestation in systemic autoimmune diseases, yet data on audiological involvement in Spondyloarthritis (SpA), particularly Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and ...
Dilara Bulut Gökten +4 more
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32. Rheumatoid pachymeningitis: a rare extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
George Pengas
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Extra-articular Manifestations of Chikungunya
Chikungunya fever (CHIK) is a neglected tropical disease associated with chronic arthritis. CHIK is usually a self-limiting condition; however, extra-articular manifestations present as atypical illness in a minority of patients. These atypical features may mimic other conditions and potentially distract physicians from the true diagnosis.
Jobson Lopes de Oliveira +7 more
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Interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder mainly involving joints but almost 50% of the patients develop extra-articular manifestation, one of the most common being lung involvement.
Laura Groseanu
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Rheumatoid Vasculitis as an Initial Presentation of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid vasculitis is a rare, extra-articular manifestation that can be seen in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. Here we present the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with arthralgias, skin rash, dyspnoea and generalized leg swelling and who ...
Sravani Lokineni +3 more
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