Non-gouty arthritis in sickle cell disease: report of 37 consecutive cases
Ann Rheum Dis
; 43(4): 599-603, Aug. 1984.
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ABSTRACT
Arthritis in association with sickle cell disease was seen in 37 patients in a 21/2-year period. Cases of gout and of avascular necrosis of the femoral head were excluded. In 12 patients a non-inflammatory effusion occurred during the course of a painful crisis, in 12 patients an ankle effusion occurred in association with spontaneous development or deterioration of leg ulceration and in 13 patients there was a group of miscellaneous arthritides. Ankle arthritis with leg ulceration has not been previously recognised and its association with spontaneous ulceration, which is presumed to have a vaso-occlusive origin, is compatible with ischaemic synovial damage. The aetiology may therefore be similar to that believed to account for effusions in association with the painful crisis. (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Artrite
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Anemia Falciforme
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Rheum Dis
Ano de publicação:
1984
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