illustrates the difficulty we have in placing diagnostic labels on patients with rheumatic complaints. The following case emphasizes this point even further. A 42-year-old gentleman presented in March 1977 with a 10-year history of "rheumatoid arthritis." He admitted to morning stiffness that laste
Frequency of neoplasia in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis
โ Scribed by Robert B. Lewis; C. William Castor; Robert E. Knisley; Giles G. Bole
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A patient population admitted to the hospital for either SLE or RA was surveyed for the subsequent development of neoplasms. The frequency of neoplasm in SLE patients appeared to be exaggerated, whereas the frequency of subsequent neoplasm in rheumatoid patients was unexpectedly low. A paucity of nephritis in the SLE group was noted. Further reports are encouraged so that the magnitude of the risk of malignancy developing with immunosuppressive therapy can be more precisely ascertained.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Overlap between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and !systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rare, but does occur. We have recently seen 3 patients with classic :subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) skin 'lesions (1,2) in association with active RA. In this report, we describe the clinical and sero