Abstract
Endovascular Treatment of Common Carotid Artery Aneurysm - Case Report and Review of Current Literature
Highlights
IntroductionMultiple auto-immune inflammatory diseases may occur simultaneously
In a single patient, multiple auto-immune inflammatory diseases may occur simultaneously
The combination of primary hyperparathyroidism with rheumatoid arthritis remains an exceptional one that is very poorly described in the literature to the best of our knowledge
Summary
Multiple auto-immune inflammatory diseases may occur simultaneously. A 77 year-old female patient had been admitted to our unit for the treatment of a biological inflammatory syndrome that had been detected in a routine assessment. Reactionary nodes and, on a pathological level, a confirmed non-suspect lower right parathyroid adenoma This enabled a gradual correction of serum calcium. In the context of rheumatoid arthritis, and separately from the surgical intervention, a treatment of corticosteroids was undertaken followed by methotrexate at 15mg weekly, administered intramuscularly, in combination with folic acid supplements. After several weeks, this resulted in reduced joint pain in both shoulders as well as reduced severity of the inflammatory syndrome.
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