Other extra-articular manifestations of RA

1. What are cardiac manifestations of RA?
2. What are GI manifestations of RA?
3. What are neurological manifestations of RA?
4. What are hematologic manifestations of RA?
5. What is Felty's syndrome?

Answers:
1. Pericarditis (1/2 of pts, rarely symptomatic), valvular heart disease.
2. Xerostomia (dry mouth), PUD (from NSAIDs)
3. Cervical myelopathy at C1-C2, entrapment neuropathies, mononeuritis multiplex.
4. Hypochromic microcytic anemia, Felty's syndrome.
5. Triad of RA, splenomegaly, and leukopenia. Often associated with leg ulcers.