Pg cote 15/01/2010 Dr.S.Dinesh Post graduate in M.S.Ortho Prof . V. Thulasiraman unit II Institute of orthopaedics and Traumatology MMC & GGH Chennai INTRODUCTION Chronic…
1. Definition: -an autoimmune disease in which the joint lining and occasionally other tissues become inflamed as a result of overactivity of the body’s immune system.…
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Slide 1 THE USE OF TOCILIZUMAB (ACTEMRA ® ), AN INTERLEUKIN-6 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN METHOTREXATE REFRACTORY PATIENTS Danielle…
Slide 1 1031 MD4 Slide 2 Slide 3 Jane is a 45 year old woman, who presents to her doctor complaining of morning stiffness of the joints of her fingers for several weeks now…