Table 1

Basic clinical data, details of arthropathy, serologic findings, and therapy

Case
Age/gender
Clinical presentation and arthropathy
Spleen, mm
ANA
RF IgM, IU/mL
ANCA
CCP
aCL
HP
Therapy

1
84/F
RA (43 y), BCC (7 m), AITD, weight loss
120
1/160
423
Neg
Pos
Pos
Yes
Corticosteroids
2
56/F
RA (10 y), BCC (6 y), amyloidosis AA
115
1/160
320
Neg
Pos
ND
Yes
Corticosteroids
3
75/F
RA (7 y), BCC (2 y), weight loss
180
1/160
125
Neg
Pos
ND
Yes
Corticosteroids
4
36/F
RA (18 y), BCC (4 y), AITD
187
1/160
335
Neg
Pos
ND
Yes
Corticosteroids/MTX
5
58/F
RA (32 y), BCC (1 y), AITD
95
1/160
97
Neg
Pos
ND
Yes
Corticosteroids/MTX
6
74/M
RA (10 y), BCC (3 y)
150
1/320
325
Neg
Pos
Pos
Yes
Unknown
7
57/M
RA (10 y), BCC (3 y)
200
1/160
320
ND
Pos
ND
Yes
Corticosteroids/MTX
8
52/F
UA (12 y), BCC (3 y), recurrent infections, skin lesions
160
1/320
Neg
Neg
ND
Pos
Yes
Corticosteroids
9
68/F
BCC (17 y), UA (2 y), recurrent infections, skin lesions
185
1/80 dsDNA
97
Neg
Pos
Pos
Yes
G-CSF/MTX
10
51/F
RA (8 y), rheumatoid nodules, BCC (3 y)
185
1/160
450
Neg
Pos
Pos
Yes
MTX/CSA/Corticosteroids
11
35/F
RA (5 y), BCC (6 m)
86
1/320
640
ND
Pos
ND
Yes
Corticosteroids
12
50/F
BCC (6 m)
113
1/80
29
Pos/Neg
Neg
Pos
Yes
MTX
13
28/F
BCC (10 y), AITD
103
Neg
ND
ND
ND
ND
Yes
None
14
47/F
BCC (1 y), AITD
130
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
No
Corticosteroids/MTX
15
55/F
BCC (1 y), glomerulonephritis (10 y)
200
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
Yes
MTX/Corticosteroids
16
52/F
BCC (2 y)
115
Neg
Neg
Neg
ND
ND
Yes
CSA/G-CSF
17
54/M
BCC (3 y)
145
Neg
Neg
Neg
ND
ND
No
Unknown
18
70/M
BCC (1 y), weight loss, skin lesions
115
ND
ND
ND
ND
ND
No
MTX/Corticosteroids
19
66/F
BCC, recurrent infections, weight loss (10 y)
120
Neg
Neg
ND
ND
ND
Yes
Unknown
20
69/F
BCC (6 y)
125
Neg
Neg
ND
ND
ND
Yes
Unknown
21
33/F
BCC (6 m)
150
1/80
160
ND
ND
ND
Yes
CSA

aCL, anticardiolipin antibody; AITD, autoimmune thyroiditis; ANA, antinuclear antibodies; ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; BCC, blood cell count abnormalities; CCP, anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; CSA, cyclosporine A; dsDNA, double-stranded DNA; F, female; G-CSF, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; HP, polyclonal hipergammaglobulinemia; m, months of observation; M, male; MTX, methotrexate; ND, not done; Neg, negative; Pos, positive; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; UA, unclassified arthritis; y, years of observation.

Prochorec-Sobieszek et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R55   doi:10.1186/ar2424