D‐penicillamine–induced polymyositis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Vol. 29 (4), 560-564
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780290416
Abstract
Among 329 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with D‐penicillamine (DP), we found 4 cases of polymyositis. This incidence was significantly higher than the expected coincidence of rheumatoid arthritis and polymyositis/dermatomyositis or than the presumed frequency of this complication among patients treated with DP. In the present report, we summarize and discuss the clinical findings in DP‐induced polymyositis/dermatomyositis in our patients and others described in the literature.Keywords
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