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Background: The American CoIlege of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European Volume 5 Issue 7 - 2017
League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) jointlY.i!efined new criteria for rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) in 2010. This classification has made several changes to
Malewe Knloll'*, Andre Bigot',Kodjo
immunological markers.
Kalqwvi', Amivi Atllpnyah-Ehlan 1
,
Mouneroll Salou l
Objective: To determine access to rheumatoid factors (RF), antibodies against
, Moustaf.l Mijiyawa' and
cyclic citruIlinated peptide (anti-CCP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and
Mil-eille PrinC('-David 1
C-reactive protein (CRP) inrheumatology field in Togo.
lDepartment ofImmunology and Molecular Biology, University
ofÙJme. Togo
Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study including patients with 'National Agencyfor Blood Transfusion (Ministry ofHealth),
RA and foIlow-up between 1990 and 2016. Patient records were used to collect Benin
3Department ofRheumatology, University Hospital Sylvanus
Olympia. Togo
data, especially age at diagnosis, sex, date of diagnosis, ESR, CRP, RF and antiCCP.
These data were entered and analyzed using Epidata and Epi-lnfo7. Patients
whose diagnosis was made between 1990 and 2010 were distinguished from
those diagnosed between 2011 and 2016. '(olTe,polllhng ,1lIIhor: Malewe Kolou. Department of
fmmunology and MoJecular Biology, University of Lome,
Results: Out of the 125 patients included in this study, 57.6% were diagnosed
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between 1990 and 2010. The mean age at diagnosis was 44.5 ± 14.7 years. Women
represented 88% of the patients corresponding to a sex-ratio F:M of 7.3:1. ESR Recelved: September 21. 2017 : Published: Dctober 13.
was available in aIl patients and increased in 92% ofthem. The mean ESR was 71
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± 33.9 mm. CRP was available only in 7 (5.6%) patients and was elevated in four
of them. The RF was performed in 10 (8%) patients and was positive in four of
them. Anti-CCP were performed only in six (4.8%) patients and were present in
only one patient. Compared to patients diagnosed between 1990 and 2010, access
to CRP, RF and anti-CCP has not been improved in our patients after 2010.
Conclusion: Apart from the ESR, access to other immunological markers of 2010
ACR/EULAR criteria is very low. This is responsible for delay of diagnosis and
treatment of RA in Togo.
l'':eywon.ls: Rheumatoid arthritis; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; C-Reactive
Protein; Rheumatoid Factor; Antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide |