Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Rheumatoid Meningitis

Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Rheumatoid Meningitis

Rheumatoid meningitis is a rare extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis, often with non-specific symptoms. In most cases brain MRI shows a patchy lepto- and pachymeningeal enhancement, but the diagnosis currently relies on examination of a meningeal biopsy with presence of plasma cells...

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Main Authors: Mette Scheller Nissen, Anna Christine Nilsson, Jonatan Forsberg, Jesper Milthers, Martin Wirenfeldt, Christian Bonde, Keld-Erik Byg, Torkell Ellingsen, Morten Blaabjerg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
rheumatoid meningitis
inflammation
anti-CCP
CXCL13
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00666/full

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