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[Simultaneous onset of rheumatoid polyarthritis and type 1 diabetes].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 4 Nov 2000
Allanore Y, Le Gars L, Duron F, Christin-Maître S, Kaplan G, Berenbaum F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus are both autoimmune disorders of unknown etiology. We report the case of a patient who developed the two diseases simultaneously. CASE REPORT: A 64-year-old man with no remarkable medical history developed insulin-dependent diabetes disclosed by ketoacidosis that occurred 3 weeks after onset of a bilateral symmetrical polyarthritic syndrome...
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