Seronegative arthritis in patient with solitary bone plasmacytoma.

Blach, Anna; Zycinska-Debska, Elzbieta; Zon-Giebel, Aleksandra; Banas, Michal; Kotulska, Anna; Kucharz, Eugene J

Blach, Anna; Zycinska-Debska, Elzbieta; Zon-Giebel, Aleksandra; Banas, Michal; Kotulska, Anna; Kucharz, Eugene J.

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Blach A; Department of Internal Medicine, and Rheumatology, Medical University of Silesia, ul. Ziolowa 45/47, 40-635 Katowice, Poland. anblach@poczta.onet.pl

Clin Rheumatol ; 26(7): 1167-8, 2007 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16609821

ABSTRACT

We report a patient with localized focus of the bone destruction due to a rare disease, solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP). The patient suffered from arthritis, mimicking seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. To our knowledge, it is the first description of coexistence of arthritis and SBP.

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Arthritis/pathology; Bone Neoplasms/pathology; Plasmacytoma/pathology; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use; Arthritis/etiology; Arthritis/therapy; Bone Neoplasms/complications; Bone Neoplasms/therapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Diphosphonates/therapeutic use; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use; Middle Aged; Plasmacytoma/complications; Plasmacytoma/therapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plasmacytoma / Arthritis / Bone Neoplasms Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Rheumatol Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Poland

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