A case of pleurisy with effusion in the course of rheumatoid arthritis

The case of pleurisy with effusion in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA), observed in the Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Clinic in Szczecin is described. Diagnosis was based on the presence of rheumatoid factor and low glucose level in the pleural effusion, (the glucose level in serum was normal) and the aggravation symptoms of RA. Pleural biopsy did not confirmed the presence of rheumatoid nodules.