The coexistence of rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma: a case report and review of the literature.
We describe a patient with all the features of the CREST syndrome variant of scleroderma who developed a destructive arthropathy typical of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A pulmonary rheumatoid nodule was found confirming the presence of RA. The rarity of the coexistence of these two diseases in the same patient suggests that, despite commonly found overlapping features, these illnesses are distinct entities.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging