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Felty Syndrome

Felty Syndrome: Introduction

Felty Syndrome: A rare complication of long-term rheumatoid arthritis which involves an enlarged spleen and blood abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Felty Syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Felty Syndrome

• Malaise
• Fatigability
• Anorexia
• Weight loss
• Joint pain
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 27 symptoms of Felty Syndrome

Felty Syndrome: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Felty Syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Felty Syndrome:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Splenomegaly
• Neutropenia
• Skin hyperpigmentation
• Thrombocytopenia
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Felty Syndrome

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Felty Syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Felty Syndrome
• Hidden causes of Felty Syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Felty Syndrome

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News Archives for Felty Syndrome

Medical news articles related to Felty Syndrome include:

• Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
• High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
• Common Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Won't Raise Blood Cancer Risk
• Drugs Can Ease Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Herb Shows Potential for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• TNF Blockers May Help Some With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Felty Syndrome

Medical research articles related to Felty Syndrome include:

• Felty Syndrome (Overview)
• Felty Syndrome (Follow-up)
• Felty Syndrome (Treatment)
• Felty Syndrome (Diagnosis)
• Felty's Syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis (Diagnosis)
• Glomerulonephritis, Rapidly Progressive (Follow-up)
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Videos for Felty Syndrome

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Reseach about Felty Syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Felty Syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Felty Syndrome include:

• Phase II Study of High-Dose Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Severe Autoimmune Hematologic Disease - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cyclophosphamide,filgrastim
• more trials...»

Read more about Clinical Trials for Felty Syndrome

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Definitions of Felty Syndrome:

Chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures; etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Felty Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Felty Syndrome, or a subtype of Felty Syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Felty Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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