Devaraj Navin Kumar
Department of Family Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor.
Ethiop J Health Sci. 2018 Jan;28(1):101-102. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v28i1.13.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a devastating condition. More so, the diagnosis of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis is often fraught off with much uncertainty and that leads to further suffering to the unfortunate patient.
This is a case of Madam A, who presented with many non-specific symptoms and signs involving many systems which was finally diagnosed as seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. This case explores the challenges in reaching this uncommon diagnosis and how anti-inflammatory drugs can bring a miraculous relief to the patient's suffering.
The diagnosis of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis often presents a real challenge to the medical practitioner and often requires multiple visits and/or shared multidisciplinary care for confirmation of the diagnosis. Once diagnosed and treated with disease modifying anti- rheumatic drugs, often there is a miraculous relief to the patient's suffering.
类风湿性关节炎是一种极具破坏性的疾病。更确切地说,血清阴性类风湿性关节炎的诊断常常充满诸多不确定性,这给不幸的患者带来了更多痛苦。
这是A女士的病例,她出现了许多涉及多个系统的非特异性症状和体征,最终被诊断为血清阴性类风湿性关节炎。本病例探讨了做出这一罕见诊断所面临的挑战,以及抗炎药物如何能为患者的痛苦带来奇迹般的缓解。
血清阴性类风湿性关节炎的诊断对医生来说往往是一项真正的挑战,通常需要多次就诊和/或多学科共同诊疗以确诊。一旦确诊并用改善病情的抗风湿药物进行治疗,患者的痛苦往往会得到奇迹般的缓解。