Salicylates and homoeopathy in rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary observations.

Comparing bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Background: Changes in patients’ bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, which can be due to the use of corticosteroid drugs to reduce patients' symptoms or due to the aging process in patients. In this study, we decided to compare BMD in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: This study as a cross-sectional descrip...

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis

Rheumatoid arthritis in Kenya. II. Serological observations.

Sera from 48 Kenyan Africans with rheumatoid arthritis, 43 patients with other diseases, and 98 blood donors were tested for the presence of rheumatoid factor by latex fixation tests using human European, human African, and rabbit immunoglobulin, and a sheep cell haemagglutination test. In the patients with rheumatoid arthritis the frequency of rheumatoid factor was comparable to that reported ...

Some observations on anemia in rheumatoid arthritis.

and its treatment is frequently unsatisfactory, despite the introduction of intravenous iron preparations. The presence of anemia may hinder adequate physical or orthopedic treatment arid may produce a degree of lassitude that considerably aggravates the joint disability. This anemia, therefore, seemed worthy of study amid investigations of three aspects are reported here: 1. Changes in periphe...

Seamless shoes in rheumatoid arthritis--preliminary trial.