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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
A sister and brother with congenital leucocyte adhesion deficiency developed systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). They showed polyarthritis, spiking fever, reddish eruptions, anaemia, hepatosplenomegaly, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and positive rheumatoid factor. Occurrence of JRA in our patients was thought to be mainly due to a combination of recurrent bacterial infections and abnormal lymphocyte function as a consequence of membrane adhesion-protein deficiency. In view of the familial occurrence, hereditary factors may have played a role in the development of JRA in our patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0340-6199
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
118-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in two siblings with congenital leucocyte adhesion deficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't