Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis: Case Study

Predictors of pain for patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis.

OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of pain at 1 year in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis (EIP). METHODS Using a prospective design, patients were examined by a rheumatologist and completed questionnaires at baseline and at 1 year after symptom onset. Separate regression analyses were run for pain intensity, sensory pain, and affective pain. Age and sex were adjusted in cross-secti...

Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis: prospective nested case-control study.

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether, there is an association between consumption of fruit and vegetables and dietary antioxidants and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis (IP). METHODS In a prospective, population based, nested case-control study of residents of Norfolk, UK, men and women aged 45-74 years were recruited, between 1993 and 1997 through general practice age-sex registe...

A Case of Staphylococcal Polyarthritis

Association of Morbid Obesity With Disability in Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis: Results From the Norfolk Arthritis Register

OBJECTIVE Obesity has been associated with disease outcomes in inflammatory arthritis. This study aimed to investigate cross-sectionally the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and functional disability in a large inception cohort of patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis (IP). METHODS Patients age ≥16 years with ≥2 swollen joints for ≥4 weeks were recruited into the Norfolk Ar...

Long-term stability of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody status in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis

INTRODUCTION The utility of reassessing anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody status later in disease in patients presenting with early undifferentiated inflammatory polyarthritis, particularly in those who test negative for both anti-CCP and rheumatoid factor (RF) at baseline, remains unclear. We aimed therefore to determine the stability of CCP antibody status over time and th...