Does tenosynovitis of the hand detected by B-mode ultrasound predict loss of clinical remission in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a real-life cohort

Micheroli Raphael; Scherer Almut; Bürki Kristina; Zufferey Pascal; Nissen Michael J.; Brulhart Laure; Möller Burkhard; Ziswiler Hans-Rudolf; Ciurea Adrian; Tamborrini Giorgio

doi:10.15557/JoU.2022.0004

Journal of Ultrasonography (Feb 2022)

Does tenosynovitis of the hand detected by B-mode ultrasound predict loss of clinical remission in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a real-life cohort

Micheroli Raphael,
Scherer Almut,
Bürki Kristina,
Zufferey Pascal,
Nissen Michael J.,
Brulhart Laure,
Möller Burkhard,
Ziswiler Hans-Rudolf,
Ciurea Adrian,
Tamborrini Giorgio

Affiliations

Micheroli Raphael: Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Scherer Almut: Statistics Group, SCQM Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland
Bürki Kristina: Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Zufferey Pascal: Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
Nissen Michael J.: Department of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Brulhart Laure: Department of Rheumatology, Réseau hospitalier neuchâtelois, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Möller Burkhard: Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
Ziswiler Hans-Rudolf: Osteorheuma, Bern, Switzerland
Ciurea Adrian: Department of Rheumatology, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Tamborrini Giorgio: Ultrasound Center UZR, Basel Switzerland and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 88
pp. 21 – 27

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The role of US-detected tenosynovitis (USTS) in the management of rheumatoid arthritis remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate whether tenosynovitis can predict a flare in rheumatoid arthritis patients in remission in a real-life cohort.

Published in Journal of Ultrasonography

ISSN: 2084-8404 (Print); 2451-070X (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology
Website: https://sciendo.com/pl/journal/JOU

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