Rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease has various articular manifestations. Coexistent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and sickle cell disease has been reported rarely. We present a patient with sickle cell disease and seropositive erosive RA demonstrating characteristic radiographic findings of the 2 entities.
Marino
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Department of Medicine, St. John's Queen's Hospital, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
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D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography