Severe rheumatoid arthritis hand deformity

Severe rheumatoid arthritis hand deformity.

To cite: Harb A, Shawwa K, Alraiyes AH, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009884 DESCRIPTION A 49-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis presented with severe bilateral hand pain due to arthritis. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 20 years and has been on anti-inflammatory med...

Treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Leucapheresis in severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Two patients with severe seropositive rheumatoid arthritis previously unresponsive to conventional therapy have been treated with leucapheresis. This technique involves continuous cell separation daily to remove primarily lymphocytes. Clinical improvement was recorded with the use of standard rheumatological measures of inflammation. It is concluded that leucapheresis may help in the management...

Radiological Classification of Glenoid Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

We report a classification system based on the changes in shape of the glenoid fossa and on an evaluation of the upward migration of the humeral head, because a simple classification based on X-ray evaluation would be of great assistance to physicians dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of RA. We evaluated 150 shoulders of 118 RA patients who showed changes in the glenoid fossa after radio...

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis