D-penicillamine in palindromic rheumatism.

Prognostic Factors in Palindromic Rheumatism

Thirty-eight patients with palindromic rheumatism were reviewed. A questionnaire was compiled to elucidate prognostic factors in the pattern of disease. Over the period of follow-up 6 patients had developed rheumatoid arthritis, 25 remained palindromic, 3 were in remission of symptoms for over a year, 1 developed ankylosing spondylitis, 1 systemic lupus erythematosus and 2 a non-specific polyar...

Palindromic rheumatism and Felty's syndrome.

The coexistence of palindromic rheumatism and Felty's syndrome in a single patient is described. It is likely that these two manifestations are linked with the patient's possession of HLA-DR4 and that they are prodromata of the patient's eventual development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Short term palindromic rheumatism after clopidogrel use.

T he European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) is currently a partnership organisation of 43 national scientific societies and 30 national social leagues (www.eular.org). It fosters excellence in education and research, which can be translated into better treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation for patients with rheumatic diseases. EULAR had a strong year in 2005 and hopes for even more grow...

Palindromic rheumatism: a pre-rheumatoid arthritis state?

Palindromic rheumatism. Clinical and serum complement study.

A review of 39 patients diagnosed as suffering from palindromic rheumatism showed that 17 cases had evolved into typical rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while 22 had remained palindromic. The pattern of palindromic attacks in the two groups gave no grounds for regarding palindromic rheumatism as a separate condition from RA with palindromic onset. At the first attendance minor clinical or radiologic...