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https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/1301| Title: | Good clinical response to methotrexate treatment in a patient with fibroblastic rheumatism |
| Authors: | PAUPITZ, Juliane Aline; CARVALHO, Jozelio Freire de |
| Citation: | RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, v.32, n.6, p.1789-1791, 2012 |
| Abstract: | Fibroblastic rheumatism (FR) is a rare disease first described by Chaouat (in Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic 47: 345-351, 1980) and is characterized by a combination of rheumatologic and dermatological manifestations. Rheumatologic features are symmetrical polyarthralgias with joint stiffness, associated with cutaneous nodules and sclerodactyly. Histology shows an increased number of fibroblasts and a marked dermal fibrosis. A large number of treatments have been tried, but all of them have shown an unpredictable effect on FR. We report a Brazilian case of FR showing a good clinical response to methotrexate treatment. This drug may be considered an effective treatment in FR. |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICHC |
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