Rheumatoid arthritis masquerading as acromegaly recurrence: report of two cases
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Tarih
2012
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Yayıncı
Springer Heidelberg
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Acromegaly is a chronic endocrinopathy characterized by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) and consequently of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). The arthropathy in acromegaly is the most frequent and important cause of morbidity and functional disability in acromegaly. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a rarely reported clinical situation in patients with acromegalic. We herein report 57- and 45-year-old two women, who complained bilateral, symmetric pain, swelling and morning stiffness in the joints of hands after optimal acromegaly treatment resembling acromegaly arthropathy. There was not arthralgia in other joints of the patients. Laboratory and radiological evaluations were carried out. After excluding the acromegaly activation and arthropathy by GH and IGF-1 measurement, according to clinical presentation, laboratory and radiological assessments, patients were diagnosed as RA.
Açıklama
WOS: 000308111400048
PubMed: 20369240
PubMed: 20369240
Anahtar Kelimeler
Acromegaly, Acromegalic arthropathy, Rheumatoid arthritis
Kaynak
Rheumatology International
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
32
Sayı
9
