Felty's syndrome without concomitant arthritis: a variant.
A young female patient who had documented seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and was treated consecutively with aspirin, diclofenac, and gold salts was admitted years later for severe neutropenia. On examination she had, in addition, fever, positive rheumatoid factor, reversible swan-neck deformity of the fingers but otherwise normal joint findings. The patient responded to prednisone therapy. This case would appear to be a most unusual variant of Felty's syndrome.
Department of Medicine A, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
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Cycowitz
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Heller
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Burke
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Vardinon
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Yust
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005258:Felty Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008499:Medical Records; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography
D011241:Prednisone