Reumatología clinica
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Reumatología clinica · Mar 2011
Case Reports[Popliteal aneurysm simulating a Baker's cyst in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: a case presentation].
Baker's cyst is the most common mass located in the back side of the knee, the popliteal fossa, in patients with degenerative and inflamatory disease of the knee. Popliteal mass may also be due to proliferation of adipose tissue, popliteal artery aneurysm, thrombotic vein, or tumor. ⋯ We show a man with rheumatoid arthritis who is presenting a palpable mass in the popliteal fossa. Ultrasonography examination demostrated a popliteal artery aneurysms.
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Reumatología clinica · Jan 2011
Case Reports[Rapidly progressive fatal interstitial lung disease in a patient with an overlap syndrome of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis].
A 31-year-old woman with a prior history of an overlap syndrome of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) developed fever, pericarditis with pericardial effusion and a rapidly progressive fatal interstitial lung disease. Diagnostic test and procedures, differential diagnosis and therapeutic approach are discussed.
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Reumatología clinica · Mar 2008
[Efficacy of the local injection of methylprednisolone acetate in the subacromial impingement syndrome. A randomized, double-blind trial].
Local glucocorticosteroid injections are frequently used in the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), however its efficacy is still controversial. ⋯ A subacromial injection of methylprednisolone acetate was not more efficacious than the injection of lydocaine alone in patients with SIS.
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Reumatología clinica · Jul 2006
[Relationship between COMT gene genotypes and severity of fibromyalgia].
To determine the possible relationship between Val158Met genotypes of the COMT gene and the severity of fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome. ⋯ Our results appear to indicate that the Met/Met genotype is associated with greater severity of FM symptoms.