Palindromic Rheumatism Frequently Precedes Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From an Incident Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This multicenter incident cohort aimed to characterize how often early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) patients self-report episodic joint inflammation (palindromic rheumatism) preceding ERA diagnosis and which characteristics differentiate these patients from those without prior episodic symptoms.

Methods

Data were from patients with early confirmed or suspected RA (more than 6 weeks and less than 12 months) enrolled in the Canadian Early ArThritis CoHort (CATCH) between April 2017 to March 2018 who completed study case report forms assessing joint pain and swelling prior to ERA diagnosis. Chi-square and t tests were used to compare characteristics of patients with and without self-reported episodic joint inflammation prior to ERA diagnosis. Multivariable logis

SUBMITTER: Ellingwood L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6917323 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature