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This case was a 51-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis at some clinic and had been treated with both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and steroid 3 years before visiting our clinic. When she noticed a decrease in visual acuity and general fatigue in June 1985,
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) associated vasculitis, which is a rare clinical entity in medical practice.
METHODS
A 35-year-old female of Asian origin was admitted to
A 52 year-old woman noticed general fatigue, polyarthralgia, and muscle weakness of lower extremities in October 2001. In December, she felt difficulty in walking due to muscle weakness. In January 2002, she admitted another hospital because of dyspnea on exertion and edema of lower extremities.
A 46-year-old female was admitted to our hospital due to general fatigue, systemic edema and dyspnea with history of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The patient was diagnosed as mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) based on Raynaud phenomenon, a high anti-RNP antibody level and clinical symptoms and
BACKGROUND
In the adult patient, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is uncommon and frequently difficult to diagnose due to its nonspecific presentation and numerous complications.
UNASSIGNED
Herein, we present the case of a 25-year-old female who initially presented for evaluation of
Combinations of symptoms such as general malaise, fever, weight loss and cervical lymphadenopathy have extensive differential diagnoses. In three children, girls aged 11, 13 and 17 years who presented with these symptoms, three different diagnoses were obtained. The first had Hodgkin's disease, the
A 49-year-old woman, who has had a past history of Raynaud's phenomenon since 1981, dry mouth since 1987 and dry eyes since 1990, was admitted to our hospital complaining of general fatigue, bilateral gonalgia, and shortness of breath in April 1991. Physical examinations revealed bilateral parotid
OBJECTIVE
To establish the usefulness of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a routine clinical setting.
METHODS
Patients who had received cyclosporin for SLE, mixed connective tissue disease, and other overlap syndromes were identified. Data relating to treatment with cyclosporin,
OBJECTIVE
Children ultimately diagnosed with malignancy are referred to pediatric rheumatology clinics with provisional rheumatic diagnoses. We aimed to distinguish the features in these patients that lead to the correct diagnosis of malignancy.
METHODS
A retrospective review of the case records of
Summary: Type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIR) is characterised by the rapid onset of severe insulin resistance due to circulating anti-insulin receptor antibodies (AIRAs). Widespread acanthosis nigricans is normally seen, and
Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of chronic multisystem inflammatory disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), dermato- (DM) and polymyositis (PM), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), and Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Patients