Felty's syndrome
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| Felty's syndrome Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | M05.0 |
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| ICD-9 | 714.1 |
| DiseasesDB | 11506 |
| MedlinePlus | 000445 |
| eMedicine | med/782 |
| MeSH | D005258 |
Felty's syndrome is a condition characterized by the triad of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly and granulocytopenia.[1]
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[edit] Complications
- Recurrent Infection,
- Hypersplenism → causing 2° anaemia ± thrombocytopenia
- Lymphadenopathy
- Skin hyperpigmentation & cutaneous ulceration
[edit] Treatment
Treatment is similar to that of rheumatoid arthritis. Splenectomy may improve neutropenia in severe disease.
[edit] Eponym
It is named for A. R. Felty.[2][3]
[edit] See also
- Still's disease or Still-Chauffard-Felty syndrome, the juvenile form
- Caplan's Syndrome
[edit] References
- ^ Degowin, Elmer. Bedside Diagnositc Examiniation. MacMillan Publishing, New York. 1981. Page 894. ISBN 0023280301.
- ^ synd/1774 at Who Named It
- ^ A. R. Felty. Chronic arthritis in the adult, associated with splenomegaly and leucopenia. A report of 5 cases of an unusual clinical syndrome. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1924, 35: 16.
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