A Patient with Severe Palindromic Rheumatism and Frequent Episodes of Pain

Shingo Takata; Seishi Harada; Fumihiro Mitsunobu; Takashi Mifune; Yasuhiro Hosaki; Kozo Asida; Hirofumi Tsugeno; Makoto Okamoto; Mitsuhiro Iwahashi; Masanori Kawashima; Masahiro Yamamura; Hirofumi Makino; Yoshiro Tanizaki

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.40.140

A Patient with Severe Palindromic Rheumatism and Frequent Episodes of Pain

Shingo Takata, Seishi Harada, Fumihiro Mitsunobu, Takashi Mifune, Yasuhiro Hosaki, Kozo Asida, Hirofumi Tsugeno, Makoto Okamoto, Mitsuhiro Iwahashi, Masanori Kawashima, Masahiro Yamamura, Hirofumi Makino, Yoshiro Tanizaki

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A 44-year-old man began to experience episodes of joint pain with erythema in his knees, elbows, shoulders, and hands in April 1996. He was diagnosed as having palindromic rheumatism. Due to the increasing frequency and severity of these episodes, he was admitted to our hospital in May 1999. Heat therapy to the affected area produced a rapid improvement in symptoms. In addition, the continued use of physical therapy during symptom-free periods tended to reduce the frequency and severity of pain attacks. We present this case and discuss treatment options in patients with palindromic rheumatism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-143
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.40.140
Publication status	Published - Feb 2001

Keywords

HLA DR-4
Rheumatoid arthritis
Spa therapy
Vicious cycle
Warm compress

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Internal Medicine

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