title: An Asian case of fibroblastic rheumatism: clinical, radiological, and histological features.
abstract: We report a case of fibroblastic rheumatism (FR) in a 61-year-old woman. The patient showed sclerodactyly and polyarthritis that involved both her hands and feet joints. Levels of C-reactive protein and matrix metallopeptidase-3 were within normal range. We diagnosed her condition as FR according to both the clinical features characterized with the destructive change of multiple joints and the histological sample. This is the first FR published case of FR in an Asian individual, and 23 published cases were reviewed.
authors: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan. shohei@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors: Shohei
authors: S
authors: Watanabe
authors: Kazuo
authors: K
authors: Kamada
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Imai
authors: Haruhiko
authors: H
authors: Takeda
authors: Masato
authors: M
authors: Nose
authors: Norikazu
authors: N
authors: Murata
authors: Hitoshi
authors: H
authors: Hasegawa
authors: Haruyasu
authors: H
authors: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology