Rheumatoid Arthritis May Be One Step Further of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Mehmet Rami Helvaci; Tonyali , Onder; Mustafa Yaprak; Abdulrazak Abyad; Lesley Pocock

doi:10.5742MEWFM.2019.93633

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Rheumatoid Arthritis May Be One Step Further of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Authors:

Mehmet Rami Helvaci | Tonyali , Onder | Mustafa Yaprak | Abdulrazak Abyad | Lesley Pocock

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2019 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.17-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

138303

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Monthly

eISSN:

18390196

pISSN:

18390188

DOI:

10.5742MEWFM.2019.93633

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Abstract:

 Background: We tried to understand whether or not there are some relationships between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) according to mean age of onset, frequency, and gender distribution in society.Methods: The study was performed in Medical Faculty of the Mustafa Kemal University between March 2007 and April 2016. All patients applying to the Internal Medicine Policlinic were included in the study.Results: The study included 223 males and 210 fe-males, totally. Their mean ages were 30.4 versus 30.3 years, respectively (p>0.05). SLE was diag-nosed in 6.0% of them (24 females and two males), and 92.3% of the SLE patients were female. Mean age of the SLE cases was 37.0 ± 13.6 (17-58) years. On the other hand, RA was diagnosed in 2.7% of them, so SLE was much more frequent in society (p<0.001). Beside that 50.0% of the RA patients were female (six females and six males), so fe-male predominance of the SLE was higher than RA (p<0.001). Mean age of the RA patients was 44.5 ± 7.6 (30-57) years, so RA patients were signiﬁcantly older than the SLE patients (p= 0.038).
Conclusion: Because of the similar clinical presen-tation types, similar treatment agents, similar prog-nosis, and difﬁculties in differential diagnosis, RA may be one step further of the SLE due to its lower prevalence in society (2.7% versus 6.0%, p<0.001), similar prevalence in both genders (50.0% versus 92.3% in females, p<0.001), and higher mean age of onset (44.5 versus 37.0 years, p= 0.038).

Article Details

Rheumatoid Arthritis May Be One Step Further of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Authors:

Mehmet Rami Helvaci | Tonyali , Onder | Mustafa Yaprak | Abdulrazak Abyad | Lesley Pocock

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2019 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.17-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

138303

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

18390196

pISSN:

18390188

DOI:

10.5742MEWFM.2019.93633

Descriptors:

ARTHRITIS

RHEUMATOLOGY

LUPUS ANTICOAGULANTS

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

METABOLIC DISORDERS

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Chronic Endothelial Damage

Atherosclerosis

Metabolic Syndrome

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Article Details

Authors: Mehmet Rami Helvaci | Tonyali , Onder | Mustafa Yaprak | Abdulrazak Abyad | Lesley Pocock

Publisher: medi+WORLD International

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2019 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.17-20

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 138303

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 18390196

pISSN: 18390188

DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93633

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet Rami Helvaci | Tonyali , Onder | Mustafa Yaprak | Abdulrazak Abyad | Lesley Pocock

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2019 Vol.17 Issue 4, pp.17-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

138303

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

18390196

pISSN:

18390188

DOI:

10.5742MEWFM.2019.93633