Rheumatoid factor production in response to gonococcal polyarthritis and tenosynovitis
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Summary
A case of gonococcal polyarthritis in a 19-year old woman was rheumatoid factor positive on presentation. Titres of rheumatoid factor declined to normal as her arthritis resolved with treatment. A positive rheumatoid factor test in a person with possible gonococcal polyarthritis should therefore be disregarded until an infective aetiology has been ruled out.
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Rheumatoid Factor Gonococcal ArthritisPreview
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