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Date publication

novembre 2009

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr MARILIER Sophie


Tous les auteurs :
Marilier S, Martin-Pfitzenmeyer I, Mazen E, Da Silva S, Pfitzenmeyer P, Manckoundia P

Résumé

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may include rare extra-articular manifestations, and particularly cardiopulmonary involvement. We report a 83-year-old woman, with RA, who presented with both pulmonary and heart failures that were related to the RA, resulting from the presence of mediastinal and axillary lymph nodes, and pleural and pericardial effusions. This was confirmed by the dramatic improvement after a specific treatment of RA. (C) 2009 Societe nationale francaise de medecine interne (SNFMI). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Référence

Rev Med Interne. 2009 Nov;30(11):994-5