Side effects with tofacitinib are generally stable over time and there are no new safety signals with long-term use INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability. It can also affect internal organs. Rheumatoid arthritis is more common in older people, but there is also a […]
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People with psoriatic arthritis have a higher risk of atherosclerosis
People with psoriatic arthritis have increased prevalence, burden and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. INTRODUCTION Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability. The disease often causes swelling of the fingers and toes, mainly because of joint inflammation. It gets its name from the link between this type […]
Immunosuppressant drugs may help in systemic sclerosis (dcSSc), but new treatments are needed
Immunosuppressants show some benefit in early dcSSc, but better treatments are still needed. INTRODUCTION Systemic sclerosis is a rare but serious disease of the connective tissues, where the tissue grows abnormally and triggers the immune system to attack itself (autoimmunity). This can cause hardening (fibrosis) and swelling of the skin, as well as joint pain, […]
The role of the nurse in inflammatory arthritis
Introduction Nurses play an important role in looking after people with arthritis, and they are often the person that a patient sees at clinic appointments. The nurse role has changed in modern clinics, and nurses may now perform some tasks that would traditionally have been done by doctors. Nurse specialists trained in rheumatology are able […]
