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AIM OF THE STUDY: To ascertain whether--1. Serum lipids are altered in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 2. Disease activity has any role in altering lipid profile. METHODOLOGY: Lipid profiles of 25 RA cases were compared with age and sex matched controls. RESULTS: Serum triglycerides (STG) and total cholesterol (TC) were found to be significantly lower in RA patients. In patients with very active disease, activity index (AI) > 80, STG, TC and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) were significantly lower as compared to controls. For TG 'r' value of -0.483 indicated negative correlation between disease activity and TG values, though the correlation is not significant (p > 0.05). For TC 'r' value (-0.0551) indicates negative correlation between disease activity and serum TC.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid/blood , Case-Control Studies , Humans , Lipids/bloodSubject(s)
Aconitum/poisoning , Electrocardiography , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Tachycardia, Ventricular/chemically inducedABSTRACT
SLE has numerous neurological manifestations. We report a case of SLE with gradual onset, upper motor neuron type spastic quadriparesis without sensory or bladder/bowel involvement. There was good response to steroids.