Recurrent Pericarditis as an Initial Presentation of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
2020
Georges El Hasbani, and
Basel K Masri, and
Abdallah G Rebeiz, and
Imad Uthman
Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D010493
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM from various origins, such as infection, neoplasm, autoimmune process, injuries, or drug-induced. Pericarditis usually leads to PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, or CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
Pleuropericarditis
D012008
Recurrence
The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001172
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
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