Tutuncu Zuhre, Kavanaugh Arthur
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0943, USA.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Feb;33(1):57-70. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2006.12.006.
This article summarizes the different aspects of rheumatoid arthritis and the spectrum of diseases that can present as rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly population. With the ageing of the western population, different forms of inflammatory arthritis' prevalence and incidence are increasing in elderly persons. Difficulties in establishing the diagnosis and introducing new treatment modalities in this patient group pose a great challenge for clinicians. The management of inflammatory arthritis in the elderly requires special consideration in regard to the comorbidities and increased frequency of adverse events. There is substantial need for improving aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that will reduce the impact of inflammatory arthritis in the growing elderly population.
本文总结了类风湿性关节炎的不同方面以及在老年人群中可能表现为类风湿性关节炎的一系列疾病。随着西方人口老龄化，不同形式的炎性关节炎在老年人中的患病率和发病率正在上升。在这个患者群体中确立诊断和引入新的治疗方式存在困难，这给临床医生带来了巨大挑战。老年人炎性关节炎的管理需要特别考虑合并症和不良事件发生率的增加。迫切需要改进诊断和治疗干预措施的各个方面，以减少炎性关节炎对不断增长的老年人群的影响。
