Myositis and swollen knees: disease or treatment complication?
Interesting and unusual causes of knee pain in three patients with idiopathic inflammmatory myositis seen in the clinic over the past 12 months are reported. Their clinical features are described and treatment discussed emphasising the importance of being able to differentiate between a manifestation of the rheumatic disease and a treatment complication. Publications on this topic are also reviewed.
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Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The Middlesex Hospital and University College London, Fourth Floor, Arthur Stanley House, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4NJ, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents