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Symptomatic manubriosternal joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis
1Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|June 1, 1989
Summary
Rheumatoid arthritis rarely causes manubriosternal joint symptoms. A case study shows synovitis of this joint mimicking pleuritic pain, rapidly resolved by steroid injection.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Orthopedics
- Pain Management
Background:
- The manubriosternal joint is frequently affected in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Symptomatic presentation from this joint is uncommon.