[First documented cases of rheumatoid arthritis in Niger].
The authors report the first eight documented cases of rheumatoid arthritis in Niger, all diagnosed during one year at the National Lamordé Hospital of Niamey. Systemic manifestations were rare.
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Service de médecine interne et de cardiologie, Hôpital national de Lamordé, BP 238, Niamey, République du Niger. eadehossi@yahoo.fr
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D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018488:Bone Demineralization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009548:Niger; D011859:Radiography
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine