Clinical description of patients who no longer fitted the criteria for rheumatoid arthritis at two year follow up
Patient No | Age at entry | Sex | Clinical features | Investigations | Diagnosis |
19 | 45 | M | Symmetrical polyarthritis | RF2-150 −ve, nox ray erosions | Transient polyarthritis |
24 | 74 | M | Symmetrical polyarthritis | RF −ve, nox ray erosions | Transient polyarthritis |
28 | 31 | F | Symmetrical polyarthritis | RF −ve, ANA2-1501/1280, no x ray erosions | Possible SLE2-150 |
35 | 28 | F | Symmetrical polyarthritis | RF +ve, ANA 1/1280, anti-Ro +ve | Probable SLE |
Pleuritic chest pain | Nox ray erosions | ||||
42 | 38 | F | Symmetrical polyarthritis | RF +ve, ANA −ve, parvovirus IgG abs +ve | Post-viral arthritis |
No x ray erosions |
↵2-150 RF = rheumatoid factor; ANA = antinuclear antibodies; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus.