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. 1986 Oct;13(5):875-7.

Fetal wastage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

D Kaplan
  • PMID: 3820195

Fetal wastage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

D Kaplan. J Rheumatol. 1986 Oct.

Abstract

Ninety-six women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were found to have an abortion ratio higher than that of a comparison group (p = 0.005). This was true even before the onset of their RA (p = 0.007). The fertility rate of the patients with RA was not different from the control patients. This suggests the presence of a "rheumatoid diathesis" which long antedates the expression of the disease.

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