Felty's syndrome is the triad of
rheumatoid arthritis, neutropenia (neutrophil count decreased blood) and
splenomegaly (enlarged spleen).
No word yet on the cause of this
syndrome, however, is more common in individuals who have had rheumatoid
arthritis for a long time (affects approximately 1% of patients). This syndrome
most commonly affects individuals between 50 to 70 years of age, and two thirds
of patients are female.
Prevention
and Treatment
Clinical manifestations include:
• Unwillingness;
• Fatigue;
• Loss of appetite;
• Weight loss;
• Pallor;
• Stiffness, pain, deformity and joint
inflammation;
• Recurrent infections, due to low
neutrophil count;
• Burning sensation in the eyes and /
or eye discharge.
Closes the diagnosis when these three
conditions are present: low neutrophil count (evidenced peloexame up blood),
rheumatoid arthritis (diagnosed by physical examination) and splenomegaly
(confirmed through an abdominal ultrasound).
There is no cure for this disease.
Treatment for patients with this syndrome generally aims to control rheumatoid
arthritis and may require immunosuppressive drugs. Splenectomy may lead to
improvement of severe neutropenia.
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