title: Rheumatoid vasculitis - Case report.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease and its main manifestation is persistent synovitis affecting peripheral joints symmetrically, In spite of its destructive potential, the evolution of RA is highly variable. Some patients may have only a short-term process oligoarticular with minimum lesion, while others suffers a polyarthritis evolving with progressive and continuous involvement of other organ systems such as skin, heart, lungs, muscles and blood vessels rarely leading to rheumatoid vasculitis. The aim of this study was to describe a case of rheumatoid vasculitis a rare and severe condition.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Electronic address: inahpecly@terra.com.br.
authors.forename: Inah Maria Drummond
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Pecly
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juan Felipe
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ocampo
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Guillermo Pandales
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hedi Marinho de Melo Guedes
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Claudia Guerra Murad
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Saud
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Milton Dos Reis
authors.initials: Mdos R
authors.lastname: Arantes
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography; D056653:Rheumatoid Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Artrite reumatoide; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid vasculitis; Vasculite; Vasculite reumatoide; Vasculitis