Correlation of the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and Gold Complications in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Correlation of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and gold complications in rheumatoid arthritis.

Certain observations have been reported according to which complications in association with gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis would seem to be inversely proportional to the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Goldie, 1939; Ellman and others, 1940; Lawrence, 1953). This has been explained on the basis that a high E.S.R. is generally seen in the active exudative stage of the disease, and that the...

Correlation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and outdoor temperature in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Relationship of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate to viscosity and plasma proteins in rheumatoid arthritis.

The best established laboratory test in the assessment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). It is a complex measurement, the major factor being variations in the plasma protein concentrations, but the number and shape of the erythrocytes also contributes substantially. At constant red cell concentration, the relative contributions of the plasma prot...

Depicting and comparing the time to normalize \"erythrocyte sedimentation rate\" following two combination therapies in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a randomized clinical trial

Background: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is one of the predictors of improvement in handling rheumatoid arthritis. This study was designed to define and compare the time of achieving normal ESR and also the percentage for the normalization of this marker at several points of time in two different combination therapies.Methods: Fifty-two rheumatoid arthritis patients randomly received me...

Comparative usefulness of C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

OBJECTIVE To compare serial C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) patients and investigate their application as diagnostic parameters and prognostic predictive factors. METHODS We carried out retrospective chart review among JRA patients who were followed-up at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) between 1994...