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© 1988 British Society for Rheumatology

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THE PATTERN OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN THE INDIAN POPULATION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

A. CHOPRA1, D. RAGHUNATH, A. SINGH and A. R. SUBRAMANIAN

Armed Forces Medical College Pune, India

Correspondence to: 1Address for correspondence: Dr. Arvind Chopra. Baba House. 765 Dastur Meher Road. Pune 411 001. India.

Evaluation of polyarthritis in 110 patients in civilian and armed force life revealed 89 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the Indian population, RA seems milder and confined to the joints. A substantial number of male patients appeared to share features with spondarthritis, often in HLA-B27 positive individuals.

KEY WORDS: Prognosis, Polyarthritis, Rheumatoid factor, Tissue type, Spondarthritis.


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