Tenosynovitis in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologic treatment: involvement and sensitivity to change compared to joint inflammation.

CONCLUSIONS: Tenosynovitis in ECU/TP tendons were frequent, sensitive to change during bDMARD treatment and were associated to joint and clinical assessments. This supports the argument for tenosynovitis to be included in US scores of RA patients, while further studies should explore which tendons. PMID: 28516887 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research