Peter Korsten

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I have a few patients with RA with unilateral, severely destructive carpal arthritis. Most of them have positive anti-CCP antibodies. Is this known?

These patients have typical symmetric joint pain, hardly erosions of the MCP or PIP joints, but radiographic destruction of the dominant hand's wrist. I haven't found anything in the literature on...

29 July 2018 7,071 4 View

Are you aware of useful screening tests for the presence (or absence) of a rheumatic disease useful for general practicioners?

In many countries, many patients with joint pain have to wait for several weeks or months until their first encounter with a rheumatologist. This impedes the EULAR recommendation, that pts with...

29 March 2017 7,318 2 View

How do you preferably treat fatigue in systemic lupus erythematous?

Fatigue is, at least for SLE patients, one of the most important symptoms that interferes with daily activities or work. Apart from control of disease activity, what is your preferred treatment...

12 February 2017 1,756 12 View