[PDF] Top 20 Clinical and serological characteristics of Ecuadorian patients with rheumatoid arthritis

... of patients as symmetrical polyarthritis (84% Ecuador vs 95% ...these patients (52 weeks); for example, the presence of Sicca syndrome was more prevalent in the Ecuadorian population compared with ... See full document

... There are several scales to assess QoL. The most commonly used are the European QoL — 5 Dimensions, the Nottingham Health Pro fi le, and the Short Form 36 Survey. 12–14 These questionnaires are meant to be applied in the ... See full document

... The annual incidence of cervical spine surgery did not change much during recent years according to the NinJa database. The increased use of biologics has reportedly led to a reduction in the number of RA-related arthro- ... See full document

... Thirty-three patients and 48 control subjects were in- cluded in the ...the patients and ...The patients were randomly selected according to the 1987 American Rheumatism Association revised criteria ... See full document

... which clinical characteristics of the disease are related to ...of rheumatoid arthritis has been shown to be a risk factor for developing the disease in a number of ... See full document

... 29 patients, while anti-CCP antibody negativity was found for 16 patients, anti-CCP antibody was not detected in 5 ...RA patients nor healthy individuals ...RA patients whose knees were ... See full document

... consecutive patients in whom the Dutch periodontal screening index (DPSI) score was assessed during one year ...and clinical attachment loss [32]. On the basis of DPSI scores, patients were ... See full document

... compared characteristics between patients with and without disability using Student ’ s t-test (independent samples, two- tailed) for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical ... See full document

... consulting patients may be under-represented due to the sampling ...of patients (1160/2536) could not be included because of failure to record ...229 patients, PRF forms were not included as treat- ... See full document

... Methods: This is a cross-sectional clinical study of 60 rheumatoid arthritis patients who have attended Rizgary Teaching Hospital in Erbil. A data information about symptoms of ocular ... See full document

... RA patients and a considerable frequency of respiratory symptoms as assessed by a formal ...patient characteristics were identified as predictors of lung disease as determined by ...in patients with ... See full document

... our patients showed erosive changes around the endplates, whereas proliferative changes were not so evident (Figure ...our patients. As shown in Figure 6A, 7 of 26 patients did not receive ... See full document

... RA patients were female ...RA patients (27–29) that showed a similar proportion of female patients ...RA patients reported a higher proportion of patients (n = 85 out of 100; ...RA ... See full document

... sSS and the 65 patients with only RA. Median age and RA disease duration were similar in patients with sSS and in patients with RA only (63.0 versus 59.2 years, p=0,33 and 18.2 versus 13.9 years, ... See full document

... The associated symptoms were morning stiffness, fatigue, joint swelling, joint deformity and difficulty in daily activities like walking, standing, sitting, and polyarthralgia. The duration of morning stiffness was 51.42 ... See full document

... 15 patients had clinical amyloidosis, and presented with ...the clinical man- ifestations of the ...the clinical significance of the ... See full document

... Results More patients achieved ACR20 response at week 12 with baricitinib 4 mg than with placebo (62% vs 39%, p ≤ 0.001). Compared with placebo, statistically signi fi cant improvements in DAS28, SDAI remission, ... See full document

... the clinical and radiographic changes and improving ...the clinical and radiographic changes in the TMJ caused by RA and thus to elaborate an adequate treatment plan for these patients with the ... See full document

... Sarcocystis spp. Briefly, Microtiter plates (Linbro-China) were coated with Sarcocystis spp. soluble antigen (25 μg/mL) and kept overnight at 4°C. Serum samples (1:100) of rabbits or arthritis patients were ... See full document

... in patients who are positive for rheumatoid factor or ACPA, alleles that contain a common amino acid motif (QKRAA) in the HLA-DRB1 region, termed the shared epitope, confer particular susceptibility ... See full document