Plasma viscosity–a new appraisal of its use as an index of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 40 (3) , 272-275
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.40.3.272
Abstract
Suitability of the plasma visocity (PV) test was examined in relation to the most commonly used erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) estimations as a diagnostic aid in 120 outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and as an index of improvement during subsequent specific antirheumatic drug treatment (60 outpatients). Correlation data based on 7 clinical variables suggest that PV estimations are at least as reliable as ESR and CRP in terms of diagnosis and as indices of improvement. The methodological advantages offered by the PV test lend support to its application in RA.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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