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Acta Med 2011; 9 (1)

Rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients

Barragán GJA

Language: Spanish
References: 50
Page: 20-25
PDF size: 201.83 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the elderly patient is an interesting subject to discuss now that various taboos exist that makes the diagnosis and treatment more complex. Since a few decades ago the subject of the diagnosis has generated various questions such as: Is the clinical picture the same as in patients with RA onset in youth? Are there various forms of initiating the disease? Is one form more benign than another that starts sooner? Are the prognostic factors different for this group of patients? Does the treatment vary for older patients? Are the side effects more adverse for those patients? We will try to discuss what is published in the literature relating to each question with the purpose of establishing a more comprehensive picture of the disease in the elderly and provide the best treatment with basics of what is known today.


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