RENEWED APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN EARLY STAGES

Abstract

The importance of timely and correct diagnosis of RA, its differentiation from reactive arthritis and other joint diseases can hardly be overestimated, since the correct tactics at the onset of the disease determine the nature of the course of arthritis, the progression of joint destruction and functional joint failure. The problem of accurate early diagnosis of RA, which is inextricably linked with the study of the immediate and long-term outcomes of the disease, is currently especially relevant, due to the possibility of slowing down the development of the disease with the help of modern methods of treatment, if the therapy is started early. At the same time early development of adequate basal combined pharmacotherapy early rheumatoid arthritis reduces the severity of the clinical manifestations of RA, improves functional activity and retards radiographic progression of joint damage, reducing the risk of disability and significantly improves the economic efficiency of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.