title: Lymphomatoid granulomatosis presenting with polyarthritis.
abstract: Polyarthritis in lymphomatoid granulomatosis is rare. In the present report we describe a patient with lymphomatoid granulomatosis who presented with an acute inflammatory polyarthritis three years before the typical skin and pulmonary manifestations of the disease became evident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ralston
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McVicar
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Finlay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pitkeathly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008230:Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone