Pain sensitisation and joint inflammation in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.
Khaldoun ChaaboEstee ChanToby GarroodZoe Rutter-LocherAlex VincentJames GallowayKatherine JonesBruce W KirkhamPublished in: RMD open (2024)
The unexpected group -FM-PD group may have peripheral nociplastic pain, not commonly recognised in rheumatology. Only 46% of patients demonstrated PDUS+ inflammation. However clinical examination and PROMs did not reliably differentiate groups, emphasising PDUS remains an important tool.
Keyphrases
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- rheumatoid arthritis
- oxidative stress
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- disease activity
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- spinal cord injury
- systemic sclerosis
- spinal cord
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- ankylosing spondylitis