Ultrasound verified inflammation and structural damage in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis-related arthropathy

Ultrasound verified inflammation and structural damage in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis-related arthropathy

Abstract Background Chronic arthropathy occurs in approximately two thirds of patients with hereditary haemochromatosis (HH). The aim was to study inflammatory and structural lesions in patients with HH with (HH-A) and without arthropathy (HH-WA) using ultrasonography. Methods This was a cross-secti...

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Main Authors: Christian Dejaco, Andreas Stadlmayr, Christina Duftner, Viktoria Trimmel, Rusmir Husic, Elisabeth Krones, Shahin Zandieh, Emma Husar-Memmer, Gernot Zollner, Josef Hermann, Judith Gretler, Angelika Lackner, Anja Ficjan, Christian Datz, Roland Axman, Jochen Zwerina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Hand osteoarthritis
Arthritis
Ultrasonography
Haemochromatosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1448-0

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