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Gold Finger : Metal Jewellery as a Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Therapy!
Joint Authors
Ramteke, S.
Hlaing, T.
Binymin, K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-10-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Polyarticular psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, progressive and disabling auto-immune disease often affecting the small joints of the hands in a symmetrical fashion.
The disease can progress rapidly causing joint swelling and damaging cartilage and bone around the joints resulting in severe deformities.
We report a very unusual case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with polyarticular psoriatic arthritis affecting all proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of both hands except the left ring finger PIP joint.
On clinical examination there was no evidence of arthritis in the left ring finger PIP joint.
We confirmed the paucity of joint damage in the PIP joint of the left ring finger using more modern imaging modalities such as musculoskeletal ultrasound and MRI scan of the small joints of the hands.
All other PIP joints in both hands demonstrated advanced degrees of joint damage secondary to chronic psoriatic inflammatory arthritis.
We postulated that wearing a gold wedding ring has helped protecting the PIP joint of the left ring finger from the damaging effect of inflammatory arthritis.
The possible mechanisms by which metal jewellery (gold ring) confer protection to adjacent joints was discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hlaing, T.& Ramteke, S.& Binymin, K.. 2009. Gold Finger : Metal Jewellery as a Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Therapy!. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478124
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hlaing, T.…[et al.]. Gold Finger : Metal Jewellery as a Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Therapy!. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478124
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hlaing, T.& Ramteke, S.& Binymin, K.. Gold Finger : Metal Jewellery as a Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Therapy!. Case Reports in Medicine. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478124
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478124