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- Title
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Brief Overview of the Treatment.
- Authors
Bullock, Jacqueline; Rizvi, Syed A.A.; Saleh, Ayman M.; Ahmed, Sultan S.; Do, Duc P.; Ansari, Rais A.; Ahmed, Jasmin; Rizvi, Syed A A; Saleh, Ayman M; Ahmed, Sultan S; Do, Duc P; Ansari, Rais A
- Abstract
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, and occupational). Many complications can follow, such as permanent joint damage requiring arthroplasty, rheumatoid vasculitis, and Felty syndrome requiring splenectomy if it remains unaddressed. As there is no cure for RA, the treatment goals are to reduce the pain and stop/slow further damage. Here, we present a brief summary of various past and present treatment modalities to address the complications associated with RA.
- Subjects
DISEASE risk factors; RHEUMATOID arthritis treatment; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Medical Principles & Practice, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 6, p501
- ISSN
1011-7571
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000493390