Monday, September 17, 2018

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Tuberculosis Link, 3 Cases of T.B. Tenosynovitis Wrist JOSM - Orthopedics Research


Three  cases  of  sever  synovitis  and  tenosynovitis  of  the  wrist  were  sent  to  the  author  for  surgical  synovectomy  and tenosynovectomies after failure of the medical treatment with biological and disease modifying drugs all of them turn to be tuberculous tenosynovitis after incidental soft tissue and synovial fluid culture, a discussion for the link between both different entity diseases and Awareness of Drug-specific risk of tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Iris Publishers-Open access Journal of Hydrology & Meteorology | Influence of Community Resilience to Flood Risk and Coping Strategies in Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria

  Authored by  Nwankwoala HO *, Abstract This study is aimed at assessing the influence of community resilience to flood risk and coping str...