Amrita, Ramaswami (2012) A Study on the Prevalence of Sicca Syndrome in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Masters thesis, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
The study “Prevalence of sicca syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis” is a cross- sectional study conducted on patients visiting the outpatient department of rheumatology, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Forty patients with rheumatoid arthritis fulfilling the American Rheumatologists association criteria(1987) were included in the study. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were strictly followed. Selected patients underwent clinical and laboratory evaluation to assess the severity and activity of disease including Schirmer‟s test for ocular dryness. DAS 28 score was calculated as an indicator of disease severity. Statistical analysis showed no correlation between disease activity, disease duration and the occurrence of sicca syndrome which was found to be present in 5% of our study patients reiterating the findings of other similar studies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Prevalence ; Sicca Syndrome ; Patients ; Rheumatoid Arthritis. |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > General Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2018 01:18 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2018 01:18 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/6310 |
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