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Letters and Comments1 June 1969DISSENT ON QUESTION OF THE MONTHNORMAN O. ROTHERMICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.NORMAN O. ROTHERMICH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-70-6-1280_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: I take exception to the "Question of the Month" (Rheumatology), No. 92 which appeared in the December issue of the ANNALS.The patient is a 40-year-old white man undergoing severe stress (myocardial infarction), who after 3 days develops a bursitis followed in 2 days by evidence of synovitis. I am sure most rheumatologists, given such a sequence of events, would first think of gout. The hemarthrosis that is reported to be the correct answer must be an extremely rare complication of anticoagulant therapy and should be considered quite low in the order of probabilities for correct diagnosis.... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Columbus Medical Center Columbus Ohio 43215 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1969Volume 70, Issue 6Page: 1280-1280KeywordsAnticoagulant therapyGoutHemarthrosisMyocardial infarctionRheumatology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1969 PDF downloadLoading ...
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