Open AccessAssociation between Rheumatoid Arthritis and other autoimmune diseases
Author(s) -
Eliana Rebeca Serrano,
Silvana Pérez,
Juan Manuel Bande,
Julia Sosa,
María Paula Kohan,
Margarida Cruz,
María Alejandra Medina,
Diana Klajn,
José Ángel,
Mariana Benegas,
Etel Saturanski,
Rosana Quintana,
Bernardo A Pons-Éstel,
Dora Pereira,
Analía Dellepiane,
Rodrigo García Salinas,
María de los Ángeles Correa,
Gustavo Citera,
Mónica Sacnum,
Claudia Hartvig,
Julia Demarchi,
Guillermo Bartel,
Andrea Gómez,
Karin Kirmayr,
José Luis Velasco Zamora,
Yamila Chichotky,
María Marta Salazar,
Oscar Rillo,
Analía Bohr,
Adriana Pérez Dávila,
Hugo Nájera,
Jearmany René Chuquimia,
Anastasia Secco,
Alberto Martínez,
Emilio Buschiazzo,
Vicente Juárez,
Laura Raiti,
Vanesa Cruzat,
A. M. Smichowski,
Gustavo Casado,
D. Zelaya,
Damaris Álvarez,
Eduardo Kerzberg,
Javier Rosa,
María Victoria García,
Cinthya Retamozo,
Ana Carolina Costi,
Claudia Pena,
Hernán Maldonado Ficco,
Sílvia Papasidero
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista argentina de reumatología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2362-3675
pISSN - 0327-4411
DOI - 10.47196/rar.v31i2.404
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , rheumatology , observational study , arthritis
Objectives: To determine the frequency of autoimmune diseases (AID) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients and to compare this frequency between patients with and without RA or other rheumatologic AID. Methods: Multicenter, observational, analytical, retrospective study. Consecutive patients with diagnosis of RA (ACR/EULAR 2010) were included. Patients with initial diagnosis of primary ostearthritis (OA) were used as control group. Results: A total of 1549 patients were included: 831 RA (84% women, mean age 55.2 [±13.6]) and 718 OA (82% women, mean age 67 ([± 11.1]). The frequency of AID in the RA group was 22% (n=183). RA patients showed higher frequency of rheumatologic AID (9.4 vs 3.3%, p< 0.001), and lower frequency of non-rheumatologic AID than OA patients (15.3 vs 20.5%, p= 0.007). The most prevalent rheumatic AID was Sjögren’s Syndrome, which was more fre-quent in the AR group (87.2 vs 29.2%, p<0.001). The frequency of rheumatologic AID in RA patients was higher in those with erosive RA (11 vs 6.8%, p=0.048). Conclusion: The frequency of AID in RA patients was 22%. Rheumatologic AID were more frequent in RA patients, whereas non-rheumatologic AID prevailed in OA patients.