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Development of Polymyositis After Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Source :
- Journal of Rheumatology; February 2006, Vol. 33 Issue: 2 p362-363, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and polymyositis (PM) are distinct clinical syndromes. The concurrent diagnoses of RA and PM in the same patient are rare. We describe a patient who developed outright PM after 16 years of well established RA, review the literature, and highlight the need to consider a broad base of differentials including PM in the diagnosis of muscle weakness in RA
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0315162X and 14992752
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Rheumatology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs8743266