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  • Title: Rheumatoid arthritis and connective tissue disorders: India and South-East Asia.
    Author: Chandrasekaran AN, Radhakrishna B.
    Journal: Baillieres Clin Rheumatol; 1995 Feb; 9(1):45-57. PubMed ID: 7728887.
    Abstract:
    With a few exceptions, there remains a paucity of good epidemiological studies from India and South-East Asia. The overall impression is that the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is slightly less compared with the West and follows a milder course. There may be differences in the articular expression of the disease with the wrist and forefoot less commonly affected than in Caucasian studies. Extra-articular manifestations and erosive change are less frequent and severe. HLA DR4 does not correlate with seropositivity and severity of RA. The prevalence of SLE may be less in the Indian subcontinent than in the West. However, recent indications are that in South-East Asia and the Pacific region the prevalence morbidity and mortality are higher than in developed countries. An improvement in socio-economic conditions may be accompanied by an improvement in the survival of patients with SLE.
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