We report a patient that presented chronic polyarthritis with positive rheumatoid factor. During investigation, increased liver enzymes, negative hepatitis serologies and signs of portal hypertension on an ultrasound examination raised suspicion of S. mansoni infection. We will discuss pathophysiology and ...
The clinician should request rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP). If anti-CCP is positive with or without RF at a titre of three times the upper limit of normal or more, the diagnosis is RA. [7]. II. In the previous example, if both RF and anti-CCP ...
Refractory rheumatoid factor positive polyarthritis in a female adolescent already suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis suc- cessfully treated with etanercept. Ital J Pediatr 2013; 39: 1, doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-64....
Significance of rheumatoid factors in an eight-year longitudinal study on arthritis A community-based cohort comprising 150 patients with recent-onset seropositive arthritis or seronegative oligoarthritis or polyarthritis was monitored for... T Tuomi,K Aho,T Palosuo,... - 《Rheumatology International...
A case of gonococcal polyarthritis in a 19-year old woman was rheumatoid factor positive on presentation. Titres of rheumatoid factor declined to normal as her arthritis resolved with treatment. A positive rheumatoid factor test in a person with possible gonococcal polyarthritis should therefore ...
In combination therapy for osteoporosis with fluoride preparations, 1alpha-hydroxylated vitamin D derivatives can increase the rate of osteogenesis and the quality of bone mineralization. It has been known for some time that alfacalcidol has a positive effect on peripheral bone density; a negative effe...
We describe 4 patients with scleroderma in whom a major clinical feature was a deforming, erosive polyarthritis accompanied by positive tests for rheumatoid factor. In all but 1 case the skin involvement preceded joint symptoms, and in some cases there was evidence of systemic involvement. This de...
Refractory rheumatoid factor positive polyarthritis in a female adolescent already suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus and Hashimoto's thyroiditis succ... Type 1 diabetes mellitus may be associated with many autoimmune diseases with the common autoimmune pathogenesis. We describe the case of a girl...
Benefit of early treatment in inflammatory polyarthritis patients with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies versus those without antibodies: Commentary Objective. To compare the clinical utility of anti- cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies and rheumatoid factor (RF) testing in predicti...
Arthritis associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection. During a three-month period in 1968,3875 sera sent in for rheumatoid factor tests were screened for agglutinating antibodies against two Yersinia enterocol... P Ahvonen,K Sievers,K Aho - 《Acta Rheumatologica Scandinavica》 被引量: 369发表...