A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Patient with Bruton-Type Agammaglobulinemia
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
;
: 95-99, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-15487
ABSTRACT
Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia is primary hypogammaglobulinemia followed by severe recurrent infection, including bacterial otitis media, bronchitis, pneumonia, and meningitis. Septic arthritis is a main musculoskeletal disorder that can occur in association with Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia. But the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is rarely reported in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia. Here, we describe a case of 34-year-old male with Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia, who presented with multiple symmetric polyarthritis. He was diagnosed as having a RA according to ACR criteria. His symptoms of polyarthritis had been improved after the introduction of medications including DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs). Our case suggests that RA can be developed in the setting of agammaglobulinemia, and even in this situation, anti-rheumatic agents were effective to control arthritis without complication such as severe infection.
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Main subject:
Otitis Media
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Pneumonia
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Arthritis
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Bronchitis
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Arthritis, Infectious
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Antirheumatic Agents
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Agammaglobulinemia
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Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
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Meningitis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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