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When enquiry and clinical examination establish that the patient has chronic (lasting for more than 6 weeks) asymmetric oligo- or polyarthritis. You identify a pattern that makes for the first step of diagnosis.
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When can we say “arthritis? See Table 17.1.
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Asymmetrical oligoarthritis with involvement of the hands, no extra-articular manifestations.
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da Silva, J.A.P., Woolf, A.D. (2010). Chronic, Asymmetrical Oligo- Or Polyarthritis. In: Rheumatology in Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-581-9_20
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