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11934959

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Symmetry is considered an important criterion for the differentiation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from other forms of inflammatory polyarthritis (IP), particularly those that are seronegative. Because of the inclusion of symmetry in the diagnostic and classification process, however, its true occurrence in RA cannot be assessed. As a surrogate, peripheral inflammatory arthropathies associated with rheumatoid factor production may be more likely to be symmetrical. We examined the degree of symmetry of erosions in an unselected cohort of patients with IP and tested the hypothesis that the presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) is associated with greater symmetry.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1462-0324
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
246-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-9-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Erosions in inflammatory polyarthritis are symmetrical regardless of rheumatoid factor status: results from a primary care-based inception cohort of patients.
pubmed:affiliation
ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester Medical School, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article