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Abstract
There was no significant statistical correlation between patients with positive and negative RF and different disease activity markers except for Hb level showing significant increase in patients with positive RF post-treatment with CYC (P-value=0.042), there was also no significant statistical correlation between patients with positive and negative ACCP and different disease activity markers except for Plt level showing significant decrease in patients with positive ACCP post-treatment with CYC (P-value=0.034).
Higher CRP at baseline in RA patients indicates poor response to treatment and higher VAS at study endpoint.
IV pulse CYC and methylprednisolone (MP) are of a significant benefits in induction of remission in resistant aggressive RA patients who failed to respond to traditional DMARDs.