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Examples are:

Lung diseases in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Kidney diseases in systemic lupus erythematosus and gout
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Examples are:

Lung diseases in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Kidney diseases in systemic lupus erythematosus and gout
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Examples are:

Lung diseases in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Kidney diseases in systemic lupus erythematosus and gout
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Most of the arthritides are associated with "extraarticular manifestations." These are clinical problems present in other internal organs that make patients ill.

Examples are:

Lung diseases in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Kidney diseases in systemic lupus erythematosus and gout
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