Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in rheumatoid arthritis.

Delayed rupture of the spleen in rheumatoid arthritis.

When tripping and falling patients with rheumatoid arthritis may adopt the 'fetal tuck' position to protect their painful deformed hands. There is then a risk of splenic injury by the left elbow, which may not be immediately apparent.

Spontaneous Rupture of the Tendoachilles in a Patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

We present here a case of spontaneous rupture of left tendon Achilles in a 28 years old female patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis not on steroid treatment. We repaired the same using an end to bone repair by means of a pullout suture. Post op immobilization for 3 weeks in an above knee plaster and gradual weight bearing after 3 weeks of immobilization resulted in subjective improvement...

Investigating the effects of Thymol on animal model of Rheumatoid Arthritis

BBackground & Objectives: Nowadays, attention to natural products with therapeutic potential has been increased. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Thymol on the animal model of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Materials & Methods: RA was induced by injection of complete Freund's adjuvant into the footpad of Wistar rats. Then, rats were allocated in 3 groups: treated with Thymol ...

Spontaneous Rupture of the Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon in a Tailor

A spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon is associated with rheumatoid arthritis, fractures of the wrist, systemic or local steroids and repetitive, and excessive abnormal motion of the wrist joint. The authors encountered a case of a spontaneous rupture of the EPL tendon. The patient had no predisposing factors including trauma or steroid injection. Although the patie...

Spontaneous rupture of the tendon of extensor pollicis longus as a complication of rheumatoid arthritis.