Felty syndrome

Causes of Felty syndrome:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Felty syndrome. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Unknown
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Splenomegaly
• Neutropenia
• Unknown etiology
• more causes...»

See full list of 5 causes of Felty syndrome

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Felty syndrome: Symptom Checker

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• Felty syndrome and Digestive symptoms (3 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Nerve symptoms (3 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Pain (3 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Sensations (3 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Sensory symptoms (3 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Abdominal symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Abnormal blood test symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Anemia (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Appetite changes (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Blood symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Body symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Caplan's syndrome (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Caplan's syndrome in adults (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Eating symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Face symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Fever (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Food symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Head symptoms (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Infection (2 causes)
• Felty syndrome and Lung symptoms (2 causes)
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Felty syndrome Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Felty syndrome may include:

• The best treatment for Felty syndrome is to control the underlying rheumatoid arthritis
• Methotrexate
• Aurothioglucose
• Solganol
• Immunosuppressive agents
• Rheumatrex
• Cyclophosphamide
• more treatments...»

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Felty syndrome: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Felty syndrome may include these symptoms:

• Digestive symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Pain
• Sensations
• Sensory symptoms
• Abdominal symptoms
• Abnormal blood test symptoms
• Anemia
• Appetite changes
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Definitions of Felty syndrome:

Felty syndrome: [MIM*134750] rheumatoid arthritis with splenomegaly and leukopenia.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures; etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Felty syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Felty syndrome, or a subtype of Felty syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)

Detailed list of causes of Felty syndrome

The list below shows some of the causes of Felty syndrome mentioned in various sources:

• Neutropenia
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Splenomegaly
• Unknown
• Unknown etiology
• more causes...»

See full list of 5 causes of Felty syndrome

How Common are these Causes of Felty syndrome?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Felty syndrome. Of the 5 causes of Felty syndrome that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 5 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 5 causes of Felty syndrome

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Felty syndrome:

The following list of conditions have 'Felty syndrome' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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What are the alternative names for Felty syndrome:

RA, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid disease
- (Source - Diseases Database)

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