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[Arthropathy in beta-thalassemia minor]
J Richter1, C Specker, U Mödder
1Rheumazentrum, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. richter@rheumanet.org
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983)
|February 11, 2000
Abstract
Case Report:
A 25-year-old Turkish patient presented with a "swelling" of the ankles which now persisted for 5 years. He had previously been diagnosed as having HLA-B27 negative spondylarthropathy with peripheral joint involvement. The symptoms failed to respond to different therapies. Serological markers and radiological procedures revealed beta-thalassemia minor.
Discussion:
Symptoms, diagnostic procedures and differential diagnostic options are discussed.