An unusual case of weight loss in a patient with refractory rheumatoid arthritis

Jonathan Birns; Yiannis Ioannou; Michael E. Shipley

doi:10.1093/ageing/afi079

An unusual case of weight loss in a patient with refractory rheumatoid arthritis

Jonathan Birns, Yiannis Ioannou, Michael E. Shipley

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Abstract

We describe a case of metastatic malignant melanoma with no primary cutaneous lesion presenting as weight loss in a man with refractory, seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The patient had undergone multiple investigations previously and the case highlights the importance of repeat assessment in elderly patients presenting with unexplained weight loss.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	305-306
Number of pages	2
Journal	Age and Ageing
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afi079
State	Published - May 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Elderly
Malignant melanoma
Rheumatoid arthritis
Weight loss

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An unusual case of weight loss in a patient with refractory rheumatoid arthritis

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