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• Poor prognostic features of RA هام جدا decrease‏)سؤال life expectancy by 10-15%)<br />

Rheumatoid factor positive<br />

Anti-CCP antibodies possitive<br />

Poor functional status at presentation<br />

HLA <strong>DR</strong>4<br />

X-ray: early erosions (e.g. after < 2 years)<br />

Extra articular features e.g. nodules<br />

Insidious onset (if sudden onset good prognosis)<br />

Female gender.<br />

Sero-negative spondyloarthropathies (seronegative arthritis)<br />

• Def :<br />

- Group of diseases affecting the joints characterized by :<br />

Associated with HLA-B27.<br />

Rheumatoid factor negative - hence 'seronegative'.<br />

Peripheral arthritis, usually asymmetrical.<br />

Sacroilitis.<br />

Enthesopathy: e.g. Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis.<br />

Extra-articular manifestations: uveitis, pulmonary fibrosis (upper zone),<br />

amyloidosis, aortic regurgitation<br />

- They include :<br />

Ankylosing spondylitis.<br />

Psoriatic arthritis.<br />

Reactive arthritis.<br />

Enteropathic arthritis.<br />

Behcet`s disease.<br />

Whipple`s disease.<br />

These are the 4 major<br />

types<br />

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