Staphyloccus aureus nasal carriage in rheumatoid arthritis: antibody response to toxic shock syndrome toxin-1
Article Abstract:
There seems to be a correlation between rheumatoid arthritis and some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) as well as an elevated immune response to the toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). Researchers compared nasal samples of 88 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 110 healthy volunteers (control group) for evidence of S. aureus. Immune response to TSST-1 and three intestinal infections were also measured in subpopulations and spouses of these groups. More rheumatoid patients were carriers for specific strains of S. aureus than the control group. The patient group had more antibodies to TSST-1.
Publication Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4967
Year: 1996
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An uncommon cause of finger drop in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may, in rare instances, experience nerve damage in the back of the upper arm affecting the use of the fingers. Joint inflammation may make this type of damage difficult to identify. This damage and inflammation can be treated with steroid injections and sulphasalazine and function will likely return. Doctors identified a 72-year-old patient with this type of nerve damage. The patient's joint and finger function returned six months after treatment with joint injections and sulphasalazine.
Publication Name: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4967
Year: 1996
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