TY  - JOUR
T1  - IMprovement of rheumatoid arthritis following splenectomy for felty syndrome
AU  - Khan MA, Kushner I
Y1  - 1977/03/14
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1977.03270380060021
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1116
EP  - 1118
VL  - 237
IS  - 11
N2  - A patient with Felty syndrome underwent splenectomy because of persistent high fever, leg ulcer, and granulocytopenia. Subsequently, his rheumatoid synovitis went into prolonged remission. In addition, the leg ulcer healed; his WBC count, hemoglobin level, temperature, ESR, and weight returned to normal; the rheumatoid factor titer dropped substantially; and the antinuclear antibodies disappeared. These changes have persisted to the present time, more than 5 1/2 years after surgery.(JAMA 237:1116-1118, 1977)
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1977.03270380060021
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1977.03270380060021
ER  -