Rheumatoid arthritis in Spain: occurrence of extra-articular manifestations and estimates of disease severity

Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

“…Studies [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] have reported a prevalence as low as 4% and as high as 68%. The majority of cases of RA-ILD occur in patients between the ages of 50 and 60 years.…”

Follow-Up Results of Our Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

“…In another study conducted in our country, the nodule rate was again found to be 7.5%. [9] Carmona et al [13] reported the nodule rate in Spanish patients to be 24.5%. This data possibly suggests that RA presents with fewer nodules in Turkey and that the disease presents differently in various geographical regions.…”

Rheumatoid Arthritis in Rheumatological Care of Russia: The Severity of the Disease in a Russian Patient Population: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study (Raiser)

“…Имеются отдельные работы, представляющие, в той или иной степени, клинико-функциональную характери-стику больных РА в ряде европейских стран: Португалия [14], Германия [17], Италия [18], Испания [19], Финляндия [10], Франция [21]. Данные, касающиеся оценки тяжести болезни и функционального статуса больных РА россиян, отсутствуют, так как подобные эпидемиологические иссле-дования ранее не проводились.…”