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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología
Print version ISSN 0121-8123
Abstract
ARANA, Beatriz; GUDINO, Pablo Andrés and CRUZ, Eduardo Antonio. Probable rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with sickle cell disease. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2006, vol.13, n.1, pp.86-90. ISSN 0121-8123.
A woman of 36 years old, black race with a background of sickle cell disease (SCD) consults for an articular generalized commitment with several skeletal muscle demonstrations of its base illness and serologic and radiological tests compatible with the picture of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), unusual association where it has been reported very few cases. We are going to discuss its possible relation, clinic characteristic and therapeutic possibilities.
Keywords : sickle cell disease; rheumatoid arthritis; osteonecrosis.