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Revista Cubana de Reumatología
versão On-line ISSN 1817-5996
Resumo
CAMACHO CASTILLO, Katerin Paola; DEL PILAR MARTINEZ VERDEZOTO, Tania; ORTIZ GRANJA, Luis Bolívar e URBINA AUCANCELA, Karina Daisy. Rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.3 Epub 01-Dez-2019. ISSN 1817-5996.
Introduction:
Thanks to the increase in the rate of aging on a planetary scale, it is essential to develop knowledge about the treatment of certain pathologies, chronic disabling diseases.
Objective:
To specify the clinical features of rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly.
Development:
Its greatest incidence in the elderly is widely recognized; rheumatoid arthritis in several cases causes this disability.
Conclusions:
It is essential that the first contact physicians dominate the manifestations and traits that usually manifest these cases, so that they are derived in a pertinent way to the specialist and the consequences of the condition are avoided as far as possible.
Palavras-chave : arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; elderly.