FELTY SYNDROME

Course overview

FELTY SYNDROME (FS) IS A RARE EXTRA-ARTICULAR MANIFESTATION OF SEROPOSITIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) CHARACTERIZED BY RA, NEUTROPENIA, AND SPLENOMEGALY. SEVERE OR RECURRENT INFECTION IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN DUE TO NEUTROPENIA, ESPECIALLY IN THE SKIN AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY FOCUSES ON INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT THIS RARE CONDITION AMONG CLINICIANS AND DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE INVOLVED IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH FS.