To cite: Kulkarni K, Dodd C, Pandit H. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014205370 DESCRIPTION A 52-year-old South Asian man (recently arrived in the UK) with moderate haemophilia B was referred to orthopaedics with a painful right knee. Over the past 30 years he had experienced multiple flares of pain and swelling, each advancing the degree of stif...

OBJECTIVE Although deforming arthropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterised by a number of manifestations, definitive criteria for the different forms have not yet been established. To define deforming arthropathy and its different types a study was undertaken of 176 SLE patients. METHODS Using as criterion any deviation from any of the metacarpus finger axes 17 patients (...

Prevention is essential for avoiding the complications of muscle hematomas (pseudotumors, compartment syndromesand peripheral nerve lesions) in hemophilic patients. This is achieved through early diagnosis of muscle hematomasand proper long-term hematological treatment until they have resolved (confirmed by image studies). Ultrasound-guidedpercutaneous drainage could be benefi...