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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Dr Fiona E. Watt B.Med.Sci (Hons.) MBBS MRCP
Foundation Years Journal, volume 1, issue 2, p.71 (123Doc Education, London, May 2007)

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman presents to accident and emergency. She has been feeling feverish for 48 hours, has a dry cough and is short of breath on exertion. She has no history of respiratory disease. Over the last month she has felt increasingly fatigued on exertion. She has had rheumatoid arthritis for 6 years which has been well controlled on methotrexate 15 mg once weekly. She also takes diclofenac 50 mg as required and folic acid 5 mg once weekly. She is a non smoker.

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Authors

Dr Fiona E. Watt B.Med.Sci (Hons.) MBBS MRCP

Wellcome clinical research fellow
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
Imperial College London

References

1.  British Society for Rheumatology (BSR), http://www.rheumatology.org.uk/guidelines/clinicalguidelines/ Accessed on 22nd April 2007

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