[The golden age of rheumatoid arthritis treatment].
Today, we enjoy the golden age of rheumatology. In the 1970s, the paradigm for treating rheumatoid arthritis consisted in a pyramid. In the decade of the 1980s, and shortly after began a revolution in the understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Methotrexate and tumor necrosis factor-blockers came on the scene.
Consulta de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital General Mexicali, Instituto de Servicios de Salud Pública del Estado de Baja California, Secretaría de Salud. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Campus Mexicali, Baja California, México. dr_omr_2012@yahoo.com.
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Methotrexate; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha