Background: PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is generally considered the gold standard for confirming diagnosis in early stages of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection. However, our rheumatology outpatient clinic we observed a significant discrepancy between clinical evidence COVID-19 and results. Objectives: Aim this retrospective study was to analyze significa...

BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the joints causing unpredictable episodes of pain, stiffness and disability. People with rheumatoid arthritis usually require lifelong specialist follow-up but frequently have periods when their disease can be managed through self-care or that provided by their general practitioner. Compared to the traditional clin...

Many medical senior house officer rotations now change every four months. Thus senior house officers arrive on a new unit expected to manage complicated cases, handle specialist clinics, and explain details to patients when they have previously seen such problems only briefly as students. They generally rely on help and answers to their questions from middle grade staff and nurses. The pace of ...

OBJECTIVE Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a very common and costly health problem. Patients presenting to rheumatology clinics with chronic pain can be difficult to manage. We studied 354 patients referred to a rheumatology chronic pain clinic over 5 yrs to identify factors affecting their self-efficacy and intensity of pain. METHODS We collected data for each patient, covering demographic an...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical and biochemical characteristics of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN A descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Paediatric Rheumatology Clinic of The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, from January 2008 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Clinical and laboratory prof...

BACKGROUND Reports on adherence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Egypt and the Middle East region are lacking. This study aimed to measure adherence to treatment among a sample of patients with RA at Ain Shams University Rheumatology outpatient clinic and to assess factors affecting it. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at the rheumatology outpatient ...