Arteritis in rheumatoid arthritis

摘要: Abstract The clinical and pathologic features of seventeen patients with rheumatoid arthritis histologically proved arteritis were examined compared the findings in fourteen other who had a negative biopsy. Of arteritis, eleven necrotizing lesion. reports an additional eighty-one described literature, surveyed for comparison those present study. Several more commonly associated patient arteritis. These included higher incidence episcleritis, peripheral neuritis serum L.E. factor. presence these is suggestive evidence Subcutaneous nodules clinically diagnosed pericarditis noted equally either type but infrequently No precipitating factors found. Evidence suggestion that use corticosteroids related to this complication not convincing, although cases have been reported era after cortisone; data lend some support corticosteroid may promote transformation nonnecrotizing do finally answer question whether especially type, fundamental event pathogenesis or, alternatively, are diverse manifestations disease.