Early recognition of symptoms and accurate diagnosis is the first step in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Though the disease is non-curable, the clinical treatment involves the reduction of pain and inflammation using analgesics and corticosteroids followed by Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) to slow down the disease progression. This article provides a brief review of the available clinical treatments for RA, its manifestations and disease recurrence monitoring.
Treatment of rheumatic arthritis (RA) (1) RA is a chronic, progressive inflammatory condition affecting synovial joints, which leads to bone erosion, joint deformity, and lifelong disability and elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases due to delayed diagnosis and appropriate treatment. The management of disease includes deciding the therapeutic goals from the severity data of the disease, providing the…
