Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody-Positive Meningoencephalitis in the Preclinical Period of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid meningoencephalitis (RM) is a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This report describes a 63-year-old man with complaints of high-grade fever, headache, and vomiting for several days before admission. Both his serum and cerebrospinal fluid were positive for anti-cyclic citrull...

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Main Authors: Tomoya Shibahara, Tomonaga Matsushita, Ryu Matsuo, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Kenji Fukuda, Hiroshi Sugimori, Masahiro Kamouchi, Takanari Kitazono, Tetsuro Ago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/447627