Clinical and laboratory features of rheumatoid arthritis that has negative serum autoantibodies
- VernacularTitle:自身抗体阴性类风湿关节炎的临床及实验室特点
- Author:
Ren-Li CHEN
;
Yin SU
;
Zhan-Guo LI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Arthritis,rheumatoid;
Auto-antibodies;
Osteoarthfitis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology
2003;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical and laboratory features of auto antibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis(RA).Method The clinical features and laboratory parameters were compared between auto-antibndy-negative(n=30)and-positive(n=217)RA patients.The patients with osteoarthritis(OA,n=34) were used as controls.Results Thirty(12.1%)of 247 RA patients were auto-antibody-negative.It was shown that morning stiffness of the joints in auto-antibody-negative RA was shorter than that of auto-antibody-posi- tive RA patients(P
