What would be your approach to a patient with new diagnosis of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis manifesting as a constrictive pericarditis with no joint pain complaints?

Topics: Rheumatology • Rheumatoid Arthritis • Cardiology

Would you begin with DMARD therapy like MTX or would you consider starting with an IL-1 antagonist such as Acralyst?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

This is an interesting clinical scenario. It highlights some of the current issues we face as rheumatologists, namely an atypical presentation of one of our more common diseases. This patient is labeled as having seropositive rheumatoid arthritis yet lacks arthritis features. I suspect the diagnosis...

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at Florida Medical Center
Would not the proposed treatment be dependent upon...

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