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Rheumatology 1999; 38: 1021-1022
© 1999 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Rheumatoid arthritis in beta-thalassaemia trait

C. Montecucco, R. Caporali, S. Rossi and O. Epis

Servizio di Reumatologia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence to: C. Montecucco, Servizio di Reumatologia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

SIR, The arthritis occurring in patients with beta-thalassaemia trait (b-thal trait) is still a controversial issue. A mild, seronegative, HLA-B27-negative arthritis, mainly affecting the wrists, has been reported in several patients with b-thal trait [1, 2]. On the other hand, Gorriz et al. [3] did not find any significant difference between b-thal trait patients and controls with regard to the clinical features of musculoskeletal complaints, and Arman et al. [4] did not find any exclusive form of chronic arthritis in b-thal trait patients in spite of an increased frequency of chronic arthralgia. So, the actual nature of the b-thal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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