Is there subclinical synovitis in patients with palindromic rheumatism in the intercritical period? a clinical and ultrasonographic study according to anticitrullinated protein antibody status.

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of subclinical synovitis by ultrasound (US) and the clinical phenotype in patients with palindromic rheumatism (PR) according to anticitrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status. METHODS: Fifty-four patients with PR were studied. Clinical, demographic, serological, and therapeutic characteristics were compared in ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative patients. US searching for...

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