The preclinical phase of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
✍ Scribed by Olivier Vittecoq; Vincent Goeb; Xavier Le Loët; François Tron
- Book ID
- 113683984
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1297-319X
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint destruction, which leads to functional decline and disability as well as increased mortality (1-4). A growing body of evidence indicates that joint destruction and functional decline are improved by early therapeutic intervent
illustrates the difficulty we have in placing diagnostic labels on patients with rheumatic complaints. The following case emphasizes this point even further. A 42-year-old gentleman presented in March 1977 with a 10-year history of "rheumatoid arthritis." He admitted to morning stiffness that laste