title: Lymphoscintigraphic study in a case of rheumatoid arthritis-related lymphoedema.
abstract: Lymphoedema of the upper limbs is a rare extraarticular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Herein we report a patient with RA who presented two episodes of lymphoedema in the hands and forearms coinciding with flares of polyarthritis. Lymphoscintigraphy showed lymphatic-ectasia. The oedema improved with slow-acting drug treatment.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Calleja
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuesta Andrés
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Llorente Melero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espinosa Castelló
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balsa Criado
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gijón Baños
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D010396:Penicillamine