[Arthropathy in beta-thalassemia minor].
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.
Richter
J
J
Rheumazentrum, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. richter@rheumanet.org
Specker
C
C
Mödder
U
U
Schneider
M
M
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
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen