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A 41-year-old Japanese female developed polyarthritis with fusiform deformity. Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was made and anti-inflammatory drugs were prescribed. Later thrombophlebitis in legs and cardiac lesions developed. The clinical course and treatment of this patient are briefly discussed.
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Takeuchi, A., Kodama, M., Baba, M. et al. Coexistence of cardiac lesions and thrombophlebitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 6, 463–467 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02206851
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