[Rhupus: when rheumatoid arthritis meets lupus]

Rev Med Liege. 2012 Sep;67(9):475-84.
[Article in French]

Abstract

There exists diseases in rheumatology fulfilling classification criteria for either rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). They are called "rhupus". We retrospectively analyzed the data base "GLIMS" of the CHU de Liège from the starting date of november 2005 until april 2011 to identified those patients that were positive for the anti-sDNA antibody marker of SLE and for the anti-CCP antibody, marker of RA. Fourteen patients were identified and two other patients were added, one suffering from SLE, and the other from RA, and likely to be rhupus. Of the 16 patients analyzed, 9 were real RA with anti-dsDNA antibodies induced by anti-TNF-alpha therapies. Seven were candidates to be rhupus and 6 were retained. They were all women, with a median age of 51 years and in addition were all anti-SS-A antibody positive.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / blood
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology*
  • DNA, Single-Stranded / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptides, Cyclic / immunology
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • DNA, Single-Stranded
  • Peptides, Cyclic