Arthritis, Rheumatoid - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study whether there are differences between women and men with regard to the reported level of fatigue, to explore the strength of the relations between fatigue and disease activity, pain, sleep disturbance, mental health, and activity ... Read more...

Pseudochylothorax without pleural thickening: time to reconsider pathogenesis?

29 Sep 2009 Pseudochylothorax (cholesterol pleurisy or chyliform effusion) is a cholesterol-rich pleural effusion that is commonly associated with chronic inflammatory disorders such as tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis. Until now, there were only 15 ... Read more...

Reversible methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder resembling advanced gastric cancer in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

29 Sep 2009 A 73-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis had been treated with weekly low-dose methotrexate (MTX) for 5 years. She suffered from epigastric discomfort. Endoscopic examination revealed a tumor resembling advanced gastric cancer. Biopsy specimens ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Arthritis, Rheumatoid - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Fall incidence and fall risk factors in people with rheumatoid arthritis. 30 Oct 2009
• Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study. 30 Oct 2009
• Pseudochylothorax without pleural thickening: time to reconsider pathogenesis? 29 Sep 2009
• Reversible methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder resembling advanced gastric cancer in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. 29 Sep 2009
• A 65-year-old man with longstanding seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and lower extremity ulceration. 13 Sep 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Baker's cyst in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. 8 Sep 2009
• Destructive arthropathy associated with dermatomyositis sine myositis positive for anti-Jo-1 and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies. 30 Aug 2009
• Re: Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia: a frequent unrelated association complicating disease management. 30 Aug 2009
• Management of associated rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessing quality of sleep in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 30 Aug 2009
• [Rheumatoid arthritis has badly affected my life] 30 Aug 2009
• [About influenza and development of rheumatoid arthritis] 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of biologics on vascular function and atherosclerosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. 30 Aug 2009
• Aortic stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy in rheumatoid arthritis: comment on the article by Rudominer et al. 30 Aug 2009
• Decline in rheumatoid vasculitis prevalence among US veterans: a retrospective cross-sectional study. 30 Aug 2009
• A meta-analysis of the effect size of rheumatoid arthritis on left ventricular mass: comment on the article by Rudominer et al. 30 Aug 2009
• High prevalence of vertebral deformities in elderly patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. 30 Aug 2009
• Pleuropulmonary complications of rheumatoid arthritis: a thoracic surgeon's challenge. 30 Aug 2009
• Single-stage comprehensive surgical treatment of the rheumatoid arthritis temporomandibular joint patient. 30 Aug 2009
• [Large granular lymphocyte leukemia] 25 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Arthritis, Rheumatoid'

Definition: A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.

Descriptor UI: D001172

Alternative terms: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Rheumatoid Arthritis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.550.114.154; C05.799.114; C17.300.775.099; C20.111.199;

Technical Notes: in children = ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; includes PCE: polyarthrite chronique évolutive; tends to be chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE