Recurrent pericardial effusion: An extra-articular manifestation of undiagnosed seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Lau, Wen Jie, Lai, Be Jinn, Leong, Lai Kuan, Sharifah Aishah, Wan Mohamad Akbar, Ahmad Tirmizi, Jobli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46788/1/Publication%20Evidence.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46788/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1756185x/2024/27/S3

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystemic chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that predominantly affects peripheral joints in a symmetrical pattern. While extraarticular manifestations are rarely the first sign of undiagnosed RA, cardiovascular involvement can present as endo...