Diseases

Rhupus

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“rhupus syndrome” is used to describe the coexistence of sle and ra, wherein patients have symmetrical erosive arthritis and characteristic manifestations of sle. 7. The definition of rhupus syndrome remains controversial, as the immunopathological process of sle is considered to be the exact opposite of ra.

SYMPTOMS

A few sle patients have severe deformities in hands or feet, which was termed as jaccoud's arthropathy with subluxation seen in plain radiolographs. Jaccoud's jointusually involves tendinitis, but not erosion, synovitis, or outstanding joint swelling or tenderness.

CAUSES

Rhupus syndrome is a rare overlap syndrome that can be observed together with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) and rheumatoid arthritis (ra). ...
Autoimmune diseases are known as familial chronic and systemic inflammatory disorders that can be characterized by immune system dysregulation.