Classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis--time to abandon rheumatoid factor?

Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria - It's finally time to move on!

The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often challenging, due to a wide spectrum of presentations, progressive changes in disease course over time, and, perhaps, most importantly, lack of a clinical or laboratory gold standard to define the presence or absence of disease. Several attempts at the creation of RA classification criteria have been undertaken; however, each time, there have b...

[New classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis].

tendenza attuale è infatti quella di identificare in fase iniziale quei casi di artrite con potenziale evolutivo rispetto a forme autolimitanti non severe, piuttosto che classificare e trattare solamente pazienti con diagnosi certa di AR (3). Per sviluppare i nuovi criteri per l’AR sono stati considerati quindi pazienti con artrite all’esordio ed è stato applicato come criterio di classificazio...

Rheumatism Association Criteria for the Classification of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is among the most common forms of chronic inflammatory arthritis. RA affects about 1% of adults, and it is two to three times more prevalent in women than in men. RA may begin as early as infancy, but onset usually occurs in the fifth or sixth decade. There are no specific laboratory tests for RA; diagnosis depends on a constellation of signs and symptoms that can be s...

2010 ACR-EULAR classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis