The Hand in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

摘要: Hand involvement is common in systemic lupus erythematosus, and different from that seen rheumatoid arthritis. Raynaud's phenomenon was present 50 per cent of our patients and, rather than joint deformity synovitis, often the primary cause disability. Deformities hands are result laxity supporting soft-tissue structures about joint. Articular destruction ankylosis do not occur unless there coexistent Swanneck deformities without tight intrinsics hyperextension thumb interphalangeal characteristic this disease hand.