Diclofenac versus aspirin in acute rheumatic arthritis

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out on 60 patients with acute rheumatic arthritis diagnosed according to modified Jones criteria. Cases with carditis was excluded from this study. A thorough clinical examination, blood picture, erythrocyte sedimentation rate [Westergren method], antistreptolysin O titer [modified Rantz and Randall method], ECG and occult blood in stool [Heme-accult test] were done to all Patients