Not exact matches
When the physicists tracked the incidence of RA and GCA cases compiled by Mayo Clinic researchers, the results suggested «more than a coincidental connection,» said Eric Matteson,
chair of the division of
rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic, and a coauthor.
«You can learn a lot by looking at the hands,» agrees Kelly Weselman, MD, communications
chair for the American College of
Rheumatology and a rheumatologist with WellStar
Rheumatology in Smyrna, Georgia.
Along with joint pain and swelling, about four out of 10 people with RA have related problems in other body parts, says Eric Matteson, MD, professor of medicine and
chair of the department of
rheumatology at Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn..