Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical manifestations and the treatment strategy of a very rare entity of disease manifesting as multiple extra-articular cystic synovitis with recurrent polyarthralgia. METHODS: A 47 year old male patient with multiple extra-articular synovial cysts was followed up prospectively for 13 years. The clinical manifestations and response to various treatments were recorded. Comparisons are made among the five reported cases (including the present case). RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Multiple extra-articular cystic synovitis is an uncommon disease entity closely related to RA. It has been reported exclusively in Japanese subjects and therefore some cultural factors, either genetic or environmental, may contribute to its development.
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Authors | S Y Chen, N Kamatani, S Kashiwazaki |
Journal | Annals of the rheumatic diseases
(Ann Rheum Dis)
Vol. 57
Issue 3
Pg. 169-71
(Mar 1998)
ISSN: 0003-4967 [Print] England |
PMID | 9640134
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Antirheumatic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Arthralgia
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Synovial Cyst
(drug therapy, pathology)
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