A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Patient with Bruton-Type Agammaglobulinemia
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
;
: 95-99, 2012.
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em Coreano
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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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Assunto principal:
Otite Média
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Pneumonia
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Artrite
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Artrite Reumatoide
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Bronquite
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Artrite Infecciosa
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Antirreumáticos
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Agamaglobulinemia
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Doenças Genéticas Ligadas ao Cromossomo X
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Meningite
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2012
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