Pericarditis complicating rheumatoid arthritis.

Treatment of bilateral superior oblique tendon sheath syndrome complicating rheumatoid arthritis.

A 63-year-old retired mining engineer with rheumatoid arthtitis presented in November 1976 with intermittent diplopia on upward gaze. His diplopia became increasingly troublesome, particularly on waking, and he was admitted under the care of the rheumatologists for investigation in February 1977. He had a 6-year history of seropositive erosive rheumatoid arthritis with numerous extra-articular ...

A case of rheumatoid pericarditis with high concentrations of interleukin-6 in pericardial fluid.

A case of rheumatoid pericarditis that developed into cardiac tamponade without deterioration of rheumatoid arthritis is described. The concentration of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in pericardial fluid was notably increased compared with serum. IL-6 may be associated with progression or maintenance of rheumatoid pericarditis.

Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis: a rare cause of effusive-constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy.

Effusive-constrictive pericarditis is a rare condition. In this report, we describe a case of effusive-constrictive pericarditis caused by seronegative rheumatoid arthritis which was successfully treated with surgical pericardiectomy.

Constrictive Pericarditis in Association with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Peptostreptococcal pericarditis complicating anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha treatment in rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common cause of disability and deformity for which treatment is often of limited value in controlling the disease process and outcome. Infliximab (chimeric antibody to tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα)) is clearly efficacious in up to 70% of patients, but treatment may be complicated by the development of infections that are occasionally serious and life threatening...