A Comparison Between Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and Selected Acute-Phase Proteins in the Elderly

1990 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 637-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Katz ◽  
Jurgis Karuza ◽  
Steven I. Gutman ◽  
William Bartholomew ◽  
Gary Richman
Keyword(s):  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Acute Phase Proteins ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation

Rheumatoid arthritis

2010 ◽  
pp. 3579-3602
Author(s):  
Ravinder Nath Maini
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Acute Phase Proteins ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Nodule Formation ◽  
Fibrosing Alveolitis ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, painful, and disabling disease affecting 0.8 to 1.0% of the adult population worldwide, with a female:male ratio of 3:1. The predominant feature of the disease is a deforming and destructive polyarthritis, with (less commonly) extra-articular manifestations such as subcutaneous nodule formation, serositis, vasculitis, fibrosing alveolitis, amyloidosis, and Felty’s syndrome. Patients also exhibit systemic features of inflammation, including fatigue, anaemia, weight loss, a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and elevated concentrations of acute phase proteins....

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