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Rheumatoid vasculitis in a patient with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis Volume 8, numéro 4, June 1998

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Department of Dermatology, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan.
  • Page(s) : 268-70
  • Année de parution : 1998

Rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) is a serious complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is characterized by necrotizing arthritis or smaller vessel vasculitis, and is associated with high mortality due to various cutaneous and systemic manifestations [1-3]. Cutaneous vasculitis is usually benign [4], but when other organs are involved, the prognosis is poor. The characteristic laboratory findings are high titers of rheumatoid factors, [...]