Upper limb lymphedema associated with polyarthritis of rheumatoid type (original) (raw)

The Journal of Rheumatology, 1994

Abstract

To determine the cause of upper limb edema in 8 patients with peripheral polyarthritis of rheumatoid-type. Objective assessment of lymph function using quantitative lymphoscintigraphy. Seven cases with either rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis were found to have impaired lymph drainage associated with edema. All cases shared a distal rheumatoid pattern of arthritis but showed no relation between severity of lymphatic impairment and either duration or severity of arthritis. Polyarthritis of rheumatoid-type may be associated with lymphedema due to impaired lymphatic function.

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