Diagnostic dilemma of paraneoplastic arthritis: case series

Kisacik B., Onat A. M., KAŞİFOĞLU T., Pehlivan Y., Pamuk O. N., Dalkilic E., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.17, no.6, pp.640-645, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/1756-185x.12277
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.640-645
  • Keywords: early rheumatoid arthritis, malignancy, paraneoplastic arthritis, RHEUMATIC MANIFESTATIONS, POLYARTHRITIS, LEUKEMIA, PATIENT, SYMPTOM, CANCER, PAIN
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Paraneoplastic arthritis (PA) may mimic rheumatic diseases. While presenting the demographic and laboratory features of the patients diagnosed with PA, this study also aims to provide possible appropriate tools to differentiate the PA cases from early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA).