Rheumatoid arthritis: relation of serum C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rates to radiographic changes
| Autor: | R. A. Crockson, B McConkey, A. P. Crockson, T J Constable, R S Amos |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Radiography Blood Sedimentation Gastroenterology Arthritis Rheumatoid Internal medicine medicine Humans Rheumatoid factor skin and connective tissue diseases General Environmental Science biology Erythrocyte sedimentation business.industry C-reactive protein General Engineering General Medicine Middle Aged Wrist Hand medicine.disease Symptomatic relief C-Reactive Protein Rheumatoid arthritis Immunology biology.protein General Earth and Planetary Sciences business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 1:195-197 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.1.6055.195 |
| Popis: | Serum C reactive protein (CRP) levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) were measured in 56 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Radiographical damage, based on a count of erosions, was significantly more likely to occur when serum CRP and ESR were persistently raised, irrespective of the presence or absence of rheumatoid factor. Measurements of both CRP and ESR were more helpful than either alone, but CRP was probably the more informative. Serial measurements of CRP and ESR provide a reliable means of discriminating between drugs that provide symptomatic relief only and those with a more profound effect in rheumatoid arthritis. |
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