A positive rheumatoid factor and X-ray damage predict focal and generalized bone loss in patients with mild rheumatoid arthritis followed over two years

Bone ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. S85-S86
Author(s):  
Huiqiong Zhou ◽  
Ruyu Yao ◽  
H. Wilson ◽  
S. Song ◽  
B. Breidahl ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between two most common diseases in Iraqis patients , which are Diabetic mellitus (DM) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); seeking rheumatoid factor in hyperglycemic sera. The results revealed that ; 62.5% of hyperglycemic (HG) patients had positive rheumatoid factor (RF) . No difference in number between both gender of HG patients (20 males and 20 females ) , RF reaction was nearly similar in males and females of HG patients ( 12 &13 respectively ) . Only 40% out of patient controls had positive RF . None of the apparently healthy subjects had positive RF .


2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Pfeil ◽  
Hans Henrik Thodberg ◽  
Diane M. Renz ◽  
Lisa Reinhardt ◽  
Peter Oelzner ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Alan J. Hakim ◽  
Gavin P.R. Clunie ◽  
Inam Haq

Disease criteria and epidemiology for use in clinical trials 234 Incidence, prevalence, and morbidity 235 The clinical features of rheumatoid arthritis 236 Organ disease in rheumatoid arthritis 238 The evaluation and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis 242 Polyarticular arthritis in children with a positive rheumatoid factor ...


2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 431-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Forslind ◽  
A Boonen ◽  
K Albertsson ◽  
I Hafström ◽  
B Svensson ◽  
...  

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