Active synovitis in the presence of osteitis predicts residual synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a clinical response to treatment

ConclusionsActive synovitis in the presence of osteitis predicted R ‐synovitis regardless of whether there was a clinical improvement in RA.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - November 28, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jun Fukae, Kazuhide Tanimura, Masato Isobe, Akemi Kitano, Mihoko Henmi, Maria Nakai, Yuko Aoki, Fumihiko Sakamoto, Akihiro Narita, Takeya Ito, Akio Mitsuzaki, Megumi Matsuhashi, Masato Shimizu, Tamotsu Kamishima, Tatsuya Atsumi, Takao Koike Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research