Rheumatoid factor among several cases of visceral leishmaniasis.
Rheumatoid arthritis is not an uncommon disease in Egypt. Its aetiology is still unknown. In this paper, 3 out of 7 visceral leishmaniasis cases and 1 out of 7 controls gave positive rheumatoid factor. It was suggested that L. donovani infection plays a role in the aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
Salama
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000276:immunology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications*; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor