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Figures 1 and 2: These images shows the patient’s bilateral ulnar deviation and benediction deformity of the left hand.

Learn to Spot Neuropathic Arthropathy Mimicking RA

Carlos Antonio Moura, MD, Nathalia Crusoé, MD, Marília Cruz, MD, & Carlos Geraldo Moura, MD  |  

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by polyarthritis, especially involving hands and wrists. Without treatment, RA usually evolves to articular deformities. Unfortunately, although rheumatoid deformities are characteristic, they are not pathognomonic, and we should be aware of possible mimics.1 Neuropathic arthropathy (NA), similar to other diseases, such as hemochromatosis, psoriatic arthritis, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, Jaccoud…

The ACR’s State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium: Rheumatic, Malignant Disease Mimics Call for Diligence from Rheumatologists

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CHICAGO—David Daikh, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco and chief of the Rheumatology Division at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, said the overlap between malignant disease and rheumatic disease means rheumatologists should stay aware that more may be going on than just a rheumatic disorder. He made his…