Case Number 26: Massive cholesterol crystal deposition: unusual location in rheumatoid arthritis

Atorvastatine for chronic synovitis due to massive intra-articular cholesterol monohydrate deposition in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis.

delay the diagnosis and treatment [2, 3, 9]. The audiovestibular prognosis depends on steroid treatment within the first month of the symptoms [3], but hearing loss may progress to profound bilateral deafness if the patient has repeated attacks [3–5]. Our patient’s initial ocular symptoms occurred 4 yrs before her hearing loss. This was the clue leading to diagnosis and appropriate treatment wi...

Titanium Implant Osseointegration in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Two case reports

Case Implant rehabilitation in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been reported an improvement in the quality of life. Implanttreatment success depends on many factors like achievement of appropriate osseointegration. There are many controversies about theinteractions between anti-rheumatic drugs and osseointegration. Moreover, the scientifc evidence regarding implant survi...

IL-26 Kick-Starts Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide, wherein cells of the immune system attack tissues that seem otherwise healthy, causing pain and tissue damage. Usually the immune cells attack the joints, although other tissues may come under attack as well. What instigates this assault, and what governs its spread to previously unaffected tissues, i...

Unusual geodes ('bone cysts') in rheumatoid arthritis.

Unusual haematological alterations in rheumatoid arthritis.

Three cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), presenting with refractory anaemia, thrombocytopenia and peripheral lymphocytosis respectively, were observed. In all the cases haematological manifestations were unrelated to disease activity or drug toxicity. These patients were detected to have pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) (normocytic normochromic anaemia, reticulocytopenia and absence of erythroid p...