The role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of painful shoulder syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Samia Abd El Hamid Abd El Megid (Author), Mohammed T Abdel-Hak (Author), Marwa M.A Abd El Rahim (Author), Ibtesam H Abdel-Whab Hassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim of the work To identify the role of ultrasonography in diagnosis of painful shoulder syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients and methods A total of 45 patients with RA who fulfilled the ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria for RA were included, involving 65 shoulders. There were seven male and 38 fem...