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Papers: 14 Dec 2019 - 20 Dec 2019


Human Studies


2019


BMC Rheumatol


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Disease activity flares and pain flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedents and sequelae.

Authors

McWilliams DF, Rahman S, James RJE, Ferguson E, Kiely PDW, Young A, Walsh DA
BMC Rheumatol. 2019; 3:49.
PMID: 31832600.

Abstract

RA flares are common and disabling. They are described in terms of worsening inflammation but pain and inflammation are often discordant. To inform treatment decisions, we investigated whether inflammatory and pain flares are discrete entities.