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Risk Factors in the Incidence of Gouty Arthritis in Masohi Town, Central Maluku Regency in 2010 [PDF]

, 2012
The gouty arthritis incidence rate in Masohi Townof Central Maluku Regency is 54 people based on the data from the general  hospital in Masohi. The aim of study was to find out the risk factor in the incidence of gouty arthritis in Masohi Town of ...
Amiruddin, R. (Ridwan), Arsin, A. A. (A), Talarima, B. (Bellytra)   +2 more
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Sleep Matters: Exploring the Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Fatigue is a prevalent and debilitating symptom for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although patients and rheumatologists often attribute fatigue to inflammation, other factors such as sleep disturbances are frequently overlooked. This study aims to explore the relationship between subjective (self‐reported) and objective (actigraphy
Natalia V. Chalupczak, Burcu Aydemir, Ariel Isaacs, Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, Jing Song, Kathryn J. Reid, Daniela Grimaldi, Mary Carns, Kathleen Dennis‐Aren, Dorothy D. Dunlop, Beth I. Wallace, Phyllis C. Zee, Yvonne C. Lee   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence and related risk factors of radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a population-based longitudinal study in China

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Objective To explore the incidence and risk factors for radiographic knee osteoarthritis (ROA) in a suburban area of China. Methods Shunyi Osteoarthritis Study was a population-based, longitudinal study of knee osteoarthritis in Shunyi, a suburban area ...
Liyi Zhang, Chutong Lin, Qiang Liu, Jiaxiang Gao, Yunfei Hou, Jianhao Lin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Brief Overview of the Treatment

Medical Principles and Practice, 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, systemic autoimmune disease, affecting the joints with varying severity among patients. The risk factors include age, gender, genetics, and environmental exposure (cigarette smoking, air pollutants ...
Jacqueline Bullock, Syed A. A. Rizvi, A. Saleh, Sultan S. Ahmed, D. Do, R. Ansari, Jasmin Ahmed   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Agreement of Administrative Pharmacy Dispensing With Self‐Reported Use of Oral Prednisone in US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Administrative claims are used to evaluate oral glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), despite limited evidence to support accuracy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of claims‐based algorithms for glucocorticoid use compared to self‐report in an RA population.
Beth I. Wallace, Bryant R. England, Joshua F. Baker, Michael D. George, Brian C. Sauer, Jorge Rojas, Punyasha Roul, Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah Brubeck, Isaac Smith, Liron Caplan, Paul A. Monach, Gail S. Kerr, Gary Kunkel, Tawnie Braaten, Ted R. Mikuls, Grant W. Cannon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the epidemiology and perceived efficacy of cannabis use in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Journal of Cannabis Research
Background The belief that cannabis has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties continues to attract patients with chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain towards its use.
Timothy Leroux, Prabjit Ajrawat, Kala Sundararajan, Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez, Bheeshma Ravi, Rajiv Gandhi, Raja Rampersaud, Christian Veillette, Nizar Mahomed, Hance Clarke   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and Ultrasound Characteristics of a Difficult-to-Treat Psoriatic Arthritis Population

Diagnostics
Background: Achieving low disease activity or remission in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) remains difficult. The GRAPPA group recently defined difficult-to-treat (D2T) PsA but did not include a time-based criterion.
Georgina Novell, Ana Belén Azuaga, Lucía Alascio, Oriana Omaña, Claudia Arango, Joshua Peñafiel-Sam, Andrés Ponce, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy, Beatriz Frade-Sosa, José A. Gómez-Puerta, Juan D. Cañete, Julio Ramírez   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case-control study of rheumatoid arthritis identifies an associated single nucleotide polymorphism in the NCF4 gene, supporting a role for the NADPH-oxidase complex in autoimmunity [PDF]

, 2007
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with a heritability of 60%. Genetic contributions to RA are made by multiple genes, but only a few gene associations have yet been confirmed.
Alfredsson, L, Burkhardt, H, Holmdahl, Rikard,, Kallberg, H, Klareskog, L, Lindqvist, Anna-Karin,, Lund University., Olsson, Lina,, Padyukov, L   +8 more
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Effect of Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs on Sacroiliac Joint Inflammation, as Seen on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Imaging evidence of active sacroiliitis is important for diagnosis, classification, and monitoring of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, there is no consistent guidance on whether patients should temporarily stop nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) before magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Gareth T. Jones, Alexander N. Bennett, Raj Sengupta, Pedro M. Machado, Helena Marzo‐Ortega, Lorna Aucott, Margaret A. Hall‐Craggs, Timothy J. P. Bray, Alan Bainbridge, Ruaridh M. Gollifer, Gary J. Macfarlane   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of diabetes status on pain and physical function following total joint arthroplasty for hip and knee osteoarthritis: variation by sex and body mass index

Scientific Reports
Few studies have examined diabetes impact on total joint arthroplasty (TJA) outcomes, with variable findings. We investigated the association between diabetes and post-TJA physical function and pain, examining whether diabetes impact differs by sex and ...
J. Denise Power, Anthony V. Perruccio, Mayilee Canizares, J. Roderick Davey, Rajiv Gandhi, Nizar N. Mahomed, Khalid Syed, Christian Veillette, Y. Raja Rampersaud   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source