@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005374, author = {Horai, Yoshiro and Honda, Mai and Nishino, Ayako and Nakashima, Yoshikazu and Suzuki, Takahisa and Kawashiri, Shin-ya and Ichinose, Kunihiro and Tamai, Mami and Nakamura, Hideki and Motomura, Masakatsu and Origuchi, Tomoki and Kawakami, Atsushi}, issue = {8}, journal = {Internal Medicine}, month = {Apr}, note = {A 73-year-old man with a history of myasthenia gravis (MG) was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on a history of polyarthritis and positivity for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). He presented with a high level of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and RS3PE syndrome-like pitting edema in the extremities, which improved following treatment with low-dose prednisolone. This is an interesting case of ACPA-positive RA associated with RS3PE syndrome-like pitting edema and a high VEGF level., Internal Medicine, 53(8), pp.895-898; 2014}, pages = {895--898}, title = {Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibody-positive Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated with RS3PE Syndrome-like Symptoms and an Elevated Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Level in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis}, volume = {53}, year = {2014} }