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A 56-year-old woman complains of pain in the small joints of her hands and feet. She has been experiencing these symptoms for the last 12 years. Examination of her hands detects a subluxation of the metacarpophalangeal joints with fingers bent outwards («walrus flippers»). There are high molecular weight immune complexes in the patient's blood. What diagnosis can be made in this case?

1. A Rheumatoid arthritis
2. B Gouty arthritis
3. C Systemic lupus erythematosus
4. D Rheumatic polyarthritis
5. E Dermatomyositis

Правильна відповідь: A. Rheumatoid arthritis