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Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Reveals Extensive Articular and Extraarticular Rheumatoid Arthritis

Enmanuel A. Leiva-Murillo and José C. Milisenda
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2026, jrheum.2026-0699; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0699
Enmanuel A. Leiva-Murillo
E.A. Leiva-Murillo, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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J.C. Milisenda, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Abstract

Up to 40% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develop extraarticular manifestations, including weight loss and persistent fever, which can mimic infection or malignancy.1,2

A 73-year-old woman with long-standing, previously undiagnosed deforming polyarthritis presented with low-grade fever, dyspnea, and unintentional weight loss.

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