Open AccessSteroid therapy and vascular lesions in rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Johnson Robert L.,
Smyth Charley J.,
Holt George W.,
Lubchenco Alexis,
Valentine Eleanor
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/1529-0131(195906)2:3<224::aid-art1780020305>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , arthritis , dermatology , vascular disease
The clinical manifestations and pathology of diffuse vascular lesions, occurring in three patients with rheumatoid arthritis, are described. The possible significance of such lesions including their apparent relationship to corticosteroid therapy is discussed in detail.