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ArticleRadiology case reports2018

Sonography of active rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy: a case report and literature review.

Francis I Baffour, Gavin A McKenzie, Delamo I Bekele, Katrina N Glazebrook

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Francis I BaffourDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
Gavin A McKenzieDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
Delamo I BekeleDivision of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Katrina N GlazebrookDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis usually subsides in pregnancy, however a subset of patients have worsened symptoms with joint pain and swelling. Monitoring and mitigating disease activity in pregnancy is important for preventing deforming structural changes which can affect the ability of the patient to care for themselves and the newborn. Ultrasound is a safe and low-cost imaging modality for detecting active changes from an inflammatory arthritis, which can help guide management. We describe a case of an acute disease flare during pregnancy, readily detected with ultrasound, and present a review of sonographic evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis in pregnancy.

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pregnancyRheumatoid arthritissynovitisultrasound

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PMCPMC6148827

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