"Rheumatic Diseases" 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.
Disorders of connective tissue, especially the joints and related structures, characterized by inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic derangement.
| Descriptor ID |
D012216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.799 C17.300.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Rheumatic Diseases- Rheumatic Diseases
- Disease, Rheumatic
- Diseases, Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Disease
- Rheumatism
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rheumatic Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines for the use of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. S Afr Med J. 2024 09 02; 114(9):e2599.
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Introduction to the South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines. S Afr Med J. 2024 09 02; 114(9):e1429.
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Nailfold capillaroscopy. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2023 03; 37(1):101849.
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Editorial-Rheumatology in Africa. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 09; 40(9):3391.
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Rheumatic diseases in Africa. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2021 06; 17(6):363-374.
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The impact of COVID-19 on rheumatology practice across Africa. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 01 05; 60(1):392-398.
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African League Against Rheumatism (AFLAR) preliminary recommendations on the management of rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Sep; 40(9):3445-3454.
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Inequity in access to bDMARD care and how it influences disease outcomes across countries worldwide: results from the METEOR-registry. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 10; 77(10):1413-1420.
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Metabolic abnormalities in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2016 10; 30(5):901-915.
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Epidemiology: The challenge of practicing rheumatology in Africa. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2016 11; 12(11):630-631.