High incidence of serious infections requiring hospitalisation in human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1-positive rheumatoid arthritis: A case-controlled observational study.

Yayoi HashibaKunihiko UmekitaMasatoshi KimuraChihiro IwaoKosho IwaoYumi KariyaKazuyoshi KuboShunichi MiyauchiRisa KudouYuki RikitakeTakeshi KawaguchiMotohiro MatsudaIchiro TakajoEisuke InoueToshihiko HidakaAkihiko Okayama

Published in: Modern rheumatology (2022)

HTLV-1-positive RA patients may worsen RA symptoms. HTLV-1 may be a risk factor for SIH.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
endothelial cells
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ankylosing spondylitis
prognostic factors
interstitial lung disease
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
systemic lupus erythematosus
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis