Abstract
A severe type of rheumatoid arthritis which is seen in 25% of cases that present with the disease after the age of 60 is a self-limiting illness. It can be well controlled during the acute severe phase and has a good prognosis. This paper describes 29 patients with this pattern of disease who were separated from a larger group of 110 elderly onset cases.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
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Aged
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Anemia, Hypochromic / complications
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis*
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy
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Blood Sedimentation
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Female
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Geriatrics*
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Gold Sodium Thiomalate / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Osteoporosis / complications
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Prognosis
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Rheumatoid Factor / analysis
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Serum Albumin / analysis
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gamma-Globulins / analysis
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Serum Albumin
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gamma-Globulins
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Gold Sodium Thiomalate
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Rheumatoid Factor