Rheumatoid arthritis and hereditary angioedema.
We describe a case in which rheumatoid arthritis (RA) developed in a patient with hereditary angioedema. Hereditary angioedema, one of the inherited complement deficiencies, has been reported in association with a number of autoimmune disorders, but there has been only 1 report of an association between RA and hereditary angioedema.
Duncan
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Woden Valley Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
Tymms
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Carney
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D000799:Angioedema / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins