Quadriparesis in a young female suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
Cervical spine is involved in a significant proportion of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Although cervical spine disease may often be 'benign', neurological complications are not uncommon. Patients of rheumatoid arthritis should be screened for cervical spine involvement and appropriately treated with combination of anti-rheumatic drugs. We report a case of quadriparesis secondary to subluxation and disc herniation at C4-C5 level in a young woman with rheumatoid arthritis of short duration.
Gupta
A K
AK
Department of Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Agarwal
N
N
Yadava
R K
RK
Jain
S K
SK
D000328:Adult; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000068579:Celecoxib; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017211:Treatment Failure
D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D011720:Pyrazoles; D013449:Sulfonamides; D002738:Chloroquine; D000068579:Celecoxib; D008727:Methotrexate