Rheumatoid type of psoriatic arthritis.

Psoriatic arthritis can sometimes have a rheumatoid character, manifested especially by symmetrical involvement of the small joints of the hands. This finding was present in 23 out of a total of 150 patients with diagnosed psoriatic arthritis. The association of the rheumatoid joint syndrome and positivity of tests for rheumatoid factors in 4 patients suggest a suspected coincidental association of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.

Monoclonal immunoglobulinaemia in rheumatological practice.

Monoclonal immunoglobulinaemia is the manifestation of a number of diseases with a quite different prognosis. In some instances in can be associated with articular symptomatology. The authors present an analysis of case-records of four patients where monoclonal immunoglobulinaemia was associated with signs of rheumatic disease--oligoarthritis or polyarthritis of the rheumatoid type.