High prevalence of widespread pain in women with early rheumatoid arthritis.

CONCLUSION: A significant group of women with early RA experience WP with a high DAS28 and increased pain intensity level. These women display severe muscle function deficiency in clinical examinations, and report general activity limitations and low psychological and physical health, despite an absence of or low objective signs of inflammation. PMID: 29973088 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29973088?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - July 5, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bilberg A, Bremell T, Bjersing J, Mannerkorpi K Tags: Scand J Rheumatol Source Type: research