Psoriatic or cystic fibrosis arthropathy? Difficulty with diagnosis and management

Br J Rheumatol. 1990 Aug;29(4):301-2. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/29.4.301.

Abstract

A 19-year-old man with cystic fibrosis developed arthritis at the age of 12 years. He also suffered from psoriasis, and was found to be HLA-B27 positive. His disease was episodic in nature for the first 5 years, but he later developed an unremitting erosive arthropathy which proved difficult to treat.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / etiology*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Cystic Fibrosis / drug therapy
  • Gold Sodium Thiomalate / administration & dosage
  • Gold Sodium Thiomalate / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Male

Substances

  • Gold Sodium Thiomalate