title: [Arthropathy in beta-thalassemia minor].
abstract: METHODS
  A 25-year-old Turkish patient presented with a "swelling" of the ankles which now persisted for 5 years. He had previously been diagnosed as having HLA-B27 negative spondylarthropathy with peripheral joint involvement. The symptoms failed to respond to different therapies. Serological markers and radiological procedures revealed beta-thalassemia minor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Symptoms, diagnostic procedures and differential diagnostic options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rheumazentrum, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. richter@rheumanet.org
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Specker
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mödder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005858:Germany; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen