Edmonds M E, Jones T C, Saunders W A, Sturrock R D
Br Med J. 1979 Jul 21;2(6183):173-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6183.173.
Patients with seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and age-matched controls were investigated for the presence of autonomic neuropathy. Significantly more patients with RA had abnormal autonomic function, suggesting that autonomic neuropathy occurs more commonly in RA than hitherto suspected. The existence of an autonomic neuropathy may be an important complicating factor in rheumatoid disease and may lead to increased morbidity and mortality.
对血清反应阳性和血清反应阴性的类风湿性关节炎(RA)患者以及年龄匹配的对照组进行了自主神经病变检查。类风湿性关节炎患者中自主神经功能异常的比例显著更高,这表明自主神经病变在类风湿性关节炎中的发生率比迄今所怀疑的更高。自主神经病变的存在可能是类风湿疾病中一个重要的复杂因素,并且可能导致发病率和死亡率增加。