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Arthritis where the spleen can be FELTY

Felty's syndrome is defined as A combination of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly, leukopenia, pigmented spots on lower extremities, and other evidence of hypersplenism (anemia and thrombocytopenia).
It was first described in 1924
You can remember Felty's syndrome by this :
the arthritis in which the spleen can be felty

It is a potentially serious condition that is associated with seropositive (rheumatoid factor [RF]–positive) rheumatoid arthritis (RA).In which many patients are asymptomatic, some develop serious and life-threatening infections secondary to granulocytopenia.

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