A Case of Overlap Syndrome with Systemic Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Author:
Seung Won CHOI
1
;
Chang Ho SONG
;
Wook Jin CHUNG
;
Jong Suk PARK
;
Chan Hee LEE
;
Ji Soo LEE
;
Soo Kon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Overlap syndrome;
Systemic sclerosis;
Rheumatoid arthritis
- MeSH:
Arthralgia;
Arthritis;
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*;
Connective Tissue Diseases;
Humans;
Polymyositis;
Scleroderma, Systemic*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1996;3(2):195-200
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Overlap syndrome is used to describe patients who have two or more of the following well-defined connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis(RA), systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE), systemic sclerosis(SSc) and polymyositis. Overlap syndrome most commonly includes polymyositis with either SSc or SLE. Distingishing SSc from RA can present difficulties, since arthralgia and arthritis frequently arise in the course of SSc and are often the initial manifestations. We report ,a rare case of overlap syndrome, SSc and RA, which progressed from having SSc and then RA.
