Rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with primary hypogammaglobulinaemia.
A 44-year-old woman with primary hypogammaglobulinaemia developed classical RA and inflammatory bowel disease. She represents an example of rheumatoid disease developing in the absence of endogenous antibodies and raises interesting questions regarding the pathophysiology of the disease.
Hermaszewski
R
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Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex.
Ratnavel
R
R
Webster
A D
AD
Denman
A M
AM
D000328:Adult; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology