TY - JOUR T1 - Imatinib Treatment of Seropositive Arthritis in a Young Woman with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1682 LP - 1682 VL - 35 IS - 8 AU - PAUL R.J. AMES AU - DAVID O’REILLY AU - WIN WIN AYE AU - CYNTHIA BEATTY Y1 - 2008/08/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/35/8/1682.abstract N2 - To the Editor: A 31-year-old woman was referred to our rheumatology department in February 2002 for tender ulnar styloids and decreased range of motion in her wrists. During the previous 3 years she had intermittent swelling of her second right proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) and metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, with early morning stiffness treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Radiographs of hands and wrists were normal. Her rheumatoid factor (RF) was positive at 70 IU/ml (normal 0–14 IU/ml), erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 10 mm/h, antinuclear antibodies and extractable nuclear antigen were negative and serum complement levels were normal. The patient received… ER -