Iking-Konert Christof, Ostendorf Benedikt, Schneider Mattias
Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Rheumatologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
Med Monatsschr Pharm. 2007 Mar;30(3):94-100; quiz 101.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects 1% of the adult population and is a chronic disease lasting for many decades. RA often results, despite therapy, in progressive joint destruction, deformity and disability, causing a major economic loss for the patients and the society. Most common the onset of the disease is between the 4th and 5th decade: RA affects 3 times more women than men. Both, the diagnostic as well as the therapeutic opportunities, have greatly improved over the last years. Nevertheless, there are still deficiencies in the care of patients with early RA (ERA). Consequently, the "German Society for Rheumatology" has set up recommendations for "The management of early RA", which are introduced in this article.
类风湿关节炎（RA）影响1%的成年人口，是一种持续数十年的慢性疾病。尽管进行了治疗，但RA常常导致进行性关节破坏、畸形和残疾，给患者和社会造成重大经济损失。该疾病最常见的发病年龄在40至50岁之间：女性患RA的几率是男性的3倍。在过去几年中，诊断和治疗方法都有了很大改进。然而，早期类风湿关节炎（ERA）患者的护理仍存在不足。因此，“德国风湿病学会”制定了“早期RA的管理”建议，本文将对此进行介绍。
