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Severity Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Worse In Winter Or Spring Than In Summer

Posted by navin123 on Tue, 16 Jun 2009

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who had the disease's symptoms in winter or in spring have more severe outcomes at six months, than those whose symptoms first appeared in summer, says study. The researchers measure the severity of RA by the modified Total Sharp Score, mTSS, an assessment of erosion and joint space narrowing. In addition, the patients' mTSS after six months showed poorer radiographic outcome if their first symptoms had occurred i... Read More

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