Abstract
Cervical spine involvement occurs in over half of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The destruction of the spine ranges from minimal subluxation to atlantoaxial dislocation and compression of the spinal cord and brainstem, and hence may result in sudden death. In this paper, we present a case of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis with cervical involvement, and we review cervical involvement in view of the related literature. (Turk J Rheumatol 2009; 24: 222-4)
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Archives of Rheumatology
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Volume 24 · Issue 4
Pages
222-224
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Published Online
December 31, 2009
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Ali Aydeniz
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
Özlem Altındağ
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
Savaş Gürsoy
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
Cite this Article
Ali Aydeniz, Özlem Altındağ, & Savaş Gürsoy. (2009). Cervical Spine Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Report. Archives of Rheumatology, 24(4), 222–224. Retrieved from https://www.archivesofrheumatology.org/index.php/pub/article/view/329
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