Bone Erosions Detected by Ultrasound Are Prognostic for Clinical Arthritis Development in Patients With ACPA and Musculoskeletal Pain

Bone Erosions Detected by Ultrasound Are Prognostic for Clinical Arthritis Development in Patients With ACPA and Musculoskeletal Pain

Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) often precede onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by years, and there is an urgent clinical need for predictors of arthritis development among such at-risk patients. This study assesses the prognostic value of ultrasound for arthritis development among ACP...

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Main Authors: Michael Ziegelasch, Emma Eloff, Hilde B. Hammer, Jan Cedergren, Klara Martinsson, Åsa Reckner, Thomas Skogh, Mattias Magnusson, Alf Kastbom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
rheumatoid arthritis
ultrasound
musculoskeletal pain
erosions
clinical arthritis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.653994/full

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