Comorbidity burden in the first three years after diagnosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or spondyloarthritis: a general practice registry-based study.

Veerle StoutenSofia Pazmino Patrick VerschuerenPavlos MamourisRené WesthovensKurt de VlamDelphine BertrandKristien Van der ElstBert VaesDiederik De Cock

Published in: RMD open (2021)

This study highlights the increasing comorbidity burden of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic conditions, especially for individuals with RA or PsA. The high opioid use in all populations was remarkable.

Keyphrases

general practice
rheumatoid arthritis
prostate cancer
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
primary care
oxidative stress
risk factors
systemic lupus erythematosus
systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease