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OBJECTIVE
We determined the amount of fatigue experienced by patients with RA, and its relationship to synovitis, pain and other common clinical features. We also examined to what extent RA fatigue is improved by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory synovitis in older adults. The primary care physician may see its presentatiion as the late stage of a long-term disorder, or alternatively as an elderly-onset disease. These two presentations of RA may differ significantly with respect to
OBJECTIVE
To determine the spectrum and expression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients attending the rheumatology clinic in Nizwa hospital, Oman.
METHODS
METHODS
66 patients fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the diagnosis of RA were included in the study. The
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive damage of synovial-lined joints and variable extra-articular manifestations. Tendon and bursal involvement are frequent and often clinically dominant in early disease. RA can affect any joint, but it is usually