Benign rheumatoid arthritis of the aged.
A severe type of rheumatoid arthritis which is seen in 25% of cases that present with the disease after the age of 60 is a self-limiting illness. It can be well controlled during the acute severe phase and has a good prognosis. This paper describes 29 patients with this pattern of disease who were separated from a larger group of 110 elderly onset cases.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000032:analysis
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D012709:Serum Albumin; D005719:gamma-Globulins; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor