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Opera glass hands: the phenotype of arthritis mutilans
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  1. Maria Betânia Ferreira,
  2. Nuno Sá,
  3. Sara M Rocha,
  4. António Marinho
  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Porto, Porto, Portugal
  1. Correspondence to Dr Maria Betânia Ferreira, betania_ferreira82{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-200035

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    A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis at the age of 18.

    For the last 20 years he refused treatment, abandoned any follow-up and was unseen by any health professional. The patient became unable to walk 17 years ago and then went blind 10 years ago.

    The patient entered the emergency room prostrated; on examination, he was found …

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