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2023, Number 09

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Ginecol Obstet Mex 2023; 91 (09)

Coincidence of Rhupus and pregnancy. Case report

Orozco AJJ, Sarmiento LE, Lugo SRR, Chávez PVM

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 711-714
PDF size: 329.57 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: Although systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis are sufficiently described diseases, the association of these is not, and is called rhupus, which refers to the clinical manifestation resulting from both diseases masked, making diagnosis and treatment difficult.
Clinical case: 37-year-old patient who started with a clinical picture with features of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis 16 years ago. She was found to have alterations in laboratory studies and radiological findings that supported the diagnosis of rheupus. Therefore, the evolution of this condition is documented, which coincides with and after her pregnancy.
Conclusions: The simultaneous occurrence of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, even though it was reported decades ago, is a rare disease in frequency, so there is scarce information on rhupus alone and even more so in coincidence with pregnancy.


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