Abstract:Background
Fibromyalgia (FM) affects 12-17 percent of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). It is previously shown that the DAS-28 score is significantly higher in RA patients with concomitant FM compared to RA patients without FM. This difference in the DAS-28 score is due to tender joint count and general VAS-score whereas objective parameters as swollen joint count and ESR seem equal in the two groups.
Objectives
To investigate the prevalence of FM among RA patients in an outpatient rheumatology clinic… Show more
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