The value of C-reactive protein measurement in rheumatoid arthritis

• Published in: Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 91 - 104
• Main Author: Otterness, Ivan G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.10.1994; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Sedimentation; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; C-Reactive Protein - biosynthesis; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Humans; Inflammatory joint diseases; Medical sciences; Prognosis; CRP; therapy; disease management; RA; Human; Immunological investigation; Rheumatoid arthritis; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Evolutivity; Autoimmune disease; Inflammatory joint disease; Inflammation; C reactive protein

Since 1973, assessment of serum concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) has been advocated as a objective measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our review of clinical experience with CRP measurement suggests it has at least two important roles to play in the management of RA....