Abstract
Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis usually subsides in pregnancy, however a subset of patients have worsened symptoms with joint pain and swelling. Monitoring and mitigating disease activity in pregnancy is important for preventing deforming structural changes which can affect the ability of the patient to care for themselves and the newborn. Ultrasound is a safe and low-cost imaging modality for detecting active changes from an inflammatory arthritis, which can help guide management. We describe a case of an acute disease flare during pregnancy, readily detected with ultrasound, and present a review of sonographic evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis in pregnancy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1233-1237 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Radiology Case Reports |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- pregnancy
- synovitis
- ultrasound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging