Felty syndrome

Felty syndrome

Infobox_Disease
Name = PAGENAME


Caption =
DiseasesDB = 11506
ICD10 = ICD10|M|05|0|m|05
ICD9 = ICD9|714.1
ICDO =
OMIM = 134750
MedlinePlus = 000445
eMedicineSubj = med
eMedicineTopic = 782
MeshID = D005258

Felty syndrome is a disorder characterized by the combination of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly and granulocytopenia.Degowin, Elmer. "Bedside Diagnositc Examiniation." MacMillan Publishing, New York. 1981. Page 894. ISBN 0023280301.]

Complications

*Recurrent Infection,
*Hypersplenism → causing 2° anaemia ± thrombocytopenia
*Lymphadenopathy
*Skin hyperpigmentation & cutaneous ulceration

Treatment

Treatment is similar to that of rheumatoid arthritis. Splenectomy may improve neutropenia in severe disease.

Eponym

It is named for A. R. Felty. [WhoNamedIt|synd|1774] [A. R. Felty. Chronic arthritis in the adult, associated with splenomegaly and leucopenia. A report of 5 cases of an unusual clinical syndrome. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1924, 35: 16.]

ee also

* Still's disease or Still-Chauffard-Felty syndrome, the juvenile form
* Caplan's Syndrome

References


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  • Felty's syndrome — Fel·ty s syndrome fel tēz n a condition characterized by rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia, and splenomegaly and often by weight loss, anemia, lymphadenopathy, and pigment spots on the skin Felty Augustus Roi (1895 1964) American physician. Felty …   Medical dictionary

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