title: Rheumatoid-like deformities in Parkinson's disease with 1-year follow-up: case report and literature review.
abstract: Rheumatoid-like deformities in joints are uncommon in patients with Parkinson's disease and easy to be misdiagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, unnecessary treatment is often initiated. Here, we report a case of a 60-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease developing a rheumatoid-like joint deformities, and evaluate 1-year follow-up outcome. We also review the literature and discuss the clinical characteristics, possible pathogenesis, and treatment strategy of these cases.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Guochun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome