1. РЕНТГЕНОГРАФСКА ПРОГРЕСИЯ ПРИ БОЛНИ С РЕВМАТОИДЕН АРТРИТ.
- Author
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Христова, Св., Димитров, Св., Русева, Ж., Герова, Д., Стефанов, Я., Маджова, В., and Кадинов, Вл.
- Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs with joint damage and destruction. In addition to being a diagnostic criterion, the x-ray can be followed over time, thus detecting the disease progression. It was found that the most pronounced X-ray changes were observed in the first years after the diagnosis has been made, especially for untreated patients. Numerous studies have shown that joint damage correlates with the duration and activity of the disease. In recent years, we have witnessed significant changes in the therapy of RA, as the use of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) has been introduced in practice. Evaluating patients with regard to the available radiographic changes at the beginning and after a defined treatment period can be done to objectify the effect of this treatment on the radiographic progression of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
- Published
- 2018