Spontaneous rheumatoid fistula of the elbow joint.
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Spontaneous rheumatoid fistula of the elbow joint.
A case of rheumatoid arthritis, whose presenting problem was a non-infective fistula of the elbow joint, is described. Penicillamine therapy was ineffective, but synovectomy led to healing.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.66.778.674