A challenging case of diffuse diabetic musculoskeletal system involvement: diagnostic confusion with rheumatoid arthritis

A diabetic patient who was misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis because of complicated musculoskeletal manifestations of diabetes is reported here. A 57 year old woman had been on sulphasalazine treatment with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis for 3 years but failed to respond. Her past medical hi...

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Main Authors: Ozlem Tasoglu, Meryem Dogan-Aslan, Didem Yenigun, Nese Ozgirgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2015-01-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/956_a_challenging_case_of_diffuse_diabetic_musculoskeletal_system_involvement_diagnostic_confusion_with_rheumatoid_arthritis_file.pdf