Scleroderma and erosive polyarthritis: a disease entity?
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Scleroderma and erosive polyarthritis: a disease entity?
We describe 4 patients with scleroderma in whom a major clinical feature was a deforming, erosive polyarthritis accompanied by positive tests for rheumatoid factor. In all but 1 case the skin involvement preceded joint symptoms, and in some cases there was evidence of systemic involvement. This destructive arthritis may represent the coexistence of 2 diseases or an extreme form of the inflammat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.41.2.141