Arthritis, Rheumatoid

"Arthritis, Rheumatoid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.

Descriptor ID	D001172
MeSH Number(s)	C05.550.114.154 C05.799.114 C17.300.775.099 C20.111.199
Concept/Terms	Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Rheumatoid Arthritis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Arthritis, Rheumatoid".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Joint Diseases [C05.550]
Arthritis [C05.550.114]
Arthritis, Rheumatoid [C05.550.114.154]
Rheumatic Diseases [C05.799]
Arthritis, Rheumatoid [C05.799.114]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Connective Tissue Diseases [C17.300]
Rheumatic Diseases [C17.300.775]
Arthritis, Rheumatoid [C17.300.775.099]
Immune System Diseases [C20]
Autoimmune Diseases [C20.111]
Arthritis, Rheumatoid [C20.111.199]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Arthritis, Rheumatoid".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Arthritis, Rheumatoid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Arthritis, Rheumatoid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 151 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	2	0	2
1998	1	1	2
1999	2	2	4
2000	0	3	3
2001	3	2	5
2002	4	1	5
2003	3	1	4
2004	2	1	3
2005	2	1	3
2006	3	3	6
2007	3	1	4
2008	4	1	5
2009	5	3	8
2010	5	3	8
2011	5	5	10
2012	5	1	6
2013	4	2	6
2014	7	1	8
2015	8	0	8
2016	3	0	3
2017	5	1	6
2018	9	0	9
2019	2	2	4
2020	5	4	9
2021	4	1	5
2022	1	0	1
2023	7	0	7
2024	3	2	5
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Arthritis, Rheumatoid" by people in Profiles.

Wilson TM, Bolt M, Stahly A, Lee JS, Bang TJ, Sachs PB, Deane KD, Humphries SM, Solomon JJ, Demoruelle MK. Transforming growth factor-beta is increased in sputum from individuals with rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary fibrosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Jun 01; 64(6):3989-3995.

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Morandi Guaitoli M, Mazzotti A, Artioli E, Arceri A, Ruffilli A, Faldini C. Indications and outcomes of the Coonrad-Morrey total elbow arthroplasty: a systematic review. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Dec 12; 145(1):19.

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Johnson SR, Bernstein EJ, Bolster MB, Chung JH, Danoff SK, George MD, Khanna D, Guyatt G, Mirza RD, Aggarwal R, Allen A, Assassi S, Buckley L, Chami HA, Corwin DS, Dellaripa PF, Domsic RT, Doyle TJ, Falardeau CM, Frech TM, Gibbons FK, Hinchcliff M, Johnson C, Kanne JP, Kim JS, Lim SY, Matson S, McMahan ZH, Merck SJ, Nesbitt K, Scholand MB, Shapiro L, Sharkey CD, Summer R, Varga J, Warrier A, Agarwal SK, Antin-Ozerkis D, Bemiss B, Chowdhary V, Dematte D'Amico JE, Hallowell R, Hinze AM, Injean PA, Jiwrajka N, Joerns EK, Lee JS, Makol A, McDermott GC, Natalini JG, Oldham JM, Saygin D, Lakin KS, Singh N, Solomon JJ, Sparks JA, Turgunbaev M, Vaseer S, Turner A, Uhl S, Ivlev I. 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Aug; 76(8):1201-1213.

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Barlas N, Barlas S, Adalier E, Basnyat S. Pigmented villonodular synovitis and rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic challenges and therapeutic considerations in a case of knee pain. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 May 31; 17(5).

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Remily EA, Bains SS, Dubin J, Chen Z, Hameed D, Livesey MG, Weir TB, Gilotra MN, Ingari JV, Hasan SA. Open versus arthroscopic treatment of the rheumatoid elbow arthritis: a comparison of complications at two years utilizing a nationally representative database. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 May; 34(4):1811-1815.

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Nussdorf A, Park E, Amigues I, Geraldino-Pardilla L, Bokhari S, Giles JT, Bathon JM. Associations of galectin-3 levels with measures of vascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2024 04; 65:152357.

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Fares J, Summer R, Loizidis G. Low utilization of statins in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis and hyperlipidemia: a multicenter USA-based study (2013-2023). Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Jan; 43(1):325-338.

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Walter N, Szymski D, Kurtz SM, Alt V, Lowenberg DW, Lau EC, Rupp M. What Are the Mortality, Infection, and Nonunion Rates After Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures in the United States? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Mar 01; 482(3):471-483.

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Dal?n J, Svedbom A, Hernlund E, Olofsson T, Black CM. Identifying Predictors of First-Line Subcutaneous TNF-Inhibitor Persistence in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis: A Decision Tree Analysis by Indication. Adv Ther. 2023 10; 40(10):4657-4674.

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Le C, Zeffren N, Kramer N, Rosenstein ED. Rheumatologic associations of microscopic colitis: A narrative review. Mod Rheumatol. 2023 Apr 13; 33(3):441-447.

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