Utility of Opportunistic Infections, Joints’ Involvement and Accuracy of Various Screening Tests to Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 59; no. 2; p. 367
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Ausaf, Khan, Ashfaque, Khan, Abdur Raheem, Ahmed, Hashim, Alajam, Ramzi Abdu, Alshehri, Mohammed M., Ganesan, Bhuvanesh Babu Mondey, Dayah, Salma Jabril Abu, Shaphe, Mohammad Abu, Alameer, Abdulaziz H., Esht, Vandana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Accuracy; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Autoantibodies; Causes of; Classification; Cohort analysis; Complications and side effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Diagnostic tests; Disease; Health aspects; Humans; Infections; joint pain; Knee pain; Measurement; Muscle pain; Opportunistic Infections; Patients; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid Factor; Serology; sign symptoms; India; rheumatoid arthritis; sign symptoms; joint pain

Background and Objectives: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune disease in which the body mistakenly considers some parts of its own system as pathogens and attacks them. Prevalence is approximately 0.75% in India. About 40% of the diseased become work disabled within 5 years from the onset o...