Exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis after termination of chemotherapy for breast carcinoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Three women with breast carcinoma were treated with combination chemotherapy, including cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil, and methotrexate, after mastectomy. Within two months of termination of chemotherapy, all 3 patients developed florid synovitis. Two patients had prior clinical manifestations consistent with rheumatoid arthritis; one patient had no antecedent history of arthritis. We suggest that this presentation may represent exacerbation of mild or subclinical rheumatoid arthritis as a consequence of withdrawal of methotrexate therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Breast Neoplasms
- Methotrexate