Open AccessElderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis: an outlook from a practicing rheumatologist
Author(s) -
Chokan Baimukhamedov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
naučno-praktičeskaâ revmatologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.137
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1995-4492
pISSN - 1995-4484
DOI - 10.47360/1995-4484-2020-447-450
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , pandemic , terminology , disease , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , league , covid-19 , family medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , philosophy , physics , astronomy
All current challenges and concerns associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the elderly are analyzed from the point of view of a practicing rheumatologist, including issues of terminology and diagnostics, the need to develop classification criteria for RA presenting at old age. This paper also discusses RA management in the elderly during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A multicenter international study, initiated by the League of Eurasian Rheumatologists, can provide necessary insight to develop unified recommendations for RAP.