title: [Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis by plasma exchange].
abstract: The authors treated 9 patients with rheumatoid arthritis by plasma exchange. In the 5 cases with purely joint involvement, the treatment was not effective, with one exception. In the 4 other cases, with polyneuropathy and vasculitis, plasma exchange resulted in a rapid regression of the symptoms. Thus cases of polyneuropathy and vasculitis due to rheumatoid arthritis are good indications for treatment by plasma exchange.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010951:Plasma Exchange / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Le traitement de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde par les échanges plasmatiques.