Delayed conventional DMARDs therapy is effective in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Authors

  • Tasnim Ahsan Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
  • Uzma Erum Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
  • Danish Khowaja Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
  • Assadullah Dahani Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.334.12704

Keywords:

CDAI, Disease activity, DMARDs, Rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the disease severity in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), at baseline and the impact of treatment on disease activity (DA) after six months of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) therapy.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted at the

Author Biographies

Tasnim Ahsan, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

Professor of Medicine, Former Executive director, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

Uzma Erum, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

FCPS Trainee/TRMO, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

Danish Khowaja, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

FCPS Trainee, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

Assadullah Dahani, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

Senior Registrar, Medical Unit-II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

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Published

2017-08-19

How to Cite

Ahsan, T., Erum, U., Khowaja, D., & Dahani, A. (2017). Delayed conventional DMARDs therapy is effective in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.334.12704

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 4 (2017): July – August 2017

Section

Original Articles