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Rheumatology Advance Access originally published online on October 13, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45(12):1577-1578; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel344
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Atorvastatine for chronic synovitis due to massive intra-articular cholesterol monohydrate deposition in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis

T. L. Th. A. Jansen

Department of Rheumatology, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, POB 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Correspondence to: T. L. Th. A. Jansen, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, POB 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. E-mail: T.Jansen@znb.nl

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SIR, Crystal-induced arthritis is quite common in rheumatology, particularly negatively birefringent needles due to monosodium urate and positively birefringent rhomboids due to calcium pyrophosphate. Negatively birefringent plates with notched corners are due to cholesterol monohydrate but only rarely occur or are under-recognized; it is a challenge for clinicians to correctly diagnose these [1, 2]. Which therapy is to be . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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