Boers M
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2001 May;27(2):405-14, x. doi: 10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70209-x.
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is changing with the rapid increase of information on the efficacy of old and new antirheumatic agents. This article provides an opinionated review of the data currently available and makes a case for rapid and aggressive treatment of all patients with RA as early as possible. In the future, corticosteroids will be an important component of such treatment strategies.
随着关于新旧抗风湿药物疗效的信息迅速增加,类风湿关节炎(RA)的治疗正在发生变化。本文对目前可得的数据进行了有倾向性的综述,并主张尽早对所有RA患者进行快速且积极的治疗。未来,皮质类固醇将成为此类治疗策略的重要组成部分。