The patient responded to prednisone (initial dose, 1 mg/kg/day), with symptom remission and reduction in CP thickness, but relapsed with back pain and CP enlargement when the prednisone dose was 5 ...

Objective: A randomised double-blind placebo controlled withdrawal clinical trial of prednisone versus placebo in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treated in usual clinical care with 1–4 ...

Standardized clinical examination included the following: a) tenderness on palpation of bicipital tendon root, coracoid, lesser and greater tuberosities, and posterior cuff; b) pain worsened by ...

Yes, according to a randomized trial — but with caveats. By 2 years, primary radiographic assessment showed that the percentage of patients without evidence of joint damage was significantly ...