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Rheumatology Advance Access originally published online on October 1, 2007
Rheumatology 2007 46(11):1737-1738; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem237
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

A case of rheumatoid vasculitis involving the gastrointestinal tract in early disease

B. Parker and C. Chattopadhyay

Department of Rheumatology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane North, Preston PR2 9HT, UK

Correspondence to: Dr B. Parker, Department of Rheumatology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane North, Preston PR2 9HT,UK. E-mail: ben.parker@lthtr.nhs.uk

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SIR, Rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) is a well-known complication of long-standing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. We report an unusual case affecting multiple organs, including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and occurring within 12 months of diagnosis.

In May 2006, a previously well 63-yr-old male presented with an abrupt onset of symmetrical inflammatory polyarthritis affecting the small joints of his hands and feet as well as his knees. He was strongly positive for both rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, but initial X-rays revealed no erosive changes. He was diagnosed with rheumatoid . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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