CLINICAL PROFILE AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FOR NORTH AFRICAN WOMEN: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYTICAL STUDY
SIHEME OUALI 1, KHALIDA ZEMRI 1, NORIA HARIR 1*, FERIEL SELLAM 2, ZAHIRA BENAISSA 1, SID TADJ HEBRI 3, OUASSINI BENSABER 4, DOUNIAZAD ELMEHADJI 1, ZOUAOUI NADJI 3, KARIMA KARROUBI 5 1. Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Proteomics and Health, Department of Biology, Djillali Liabes University of Sidibel Abbes, (EX ITMA), Algeria, North Africa, e-mail: oualisihem16@gmail.com; siheme.ouali@univ-sba; harirnoria16@gmail.com
2. National Center of Biotechnology (CRBt), Algeria, North Africa.
3. Department of Internal Medicine, CHU SidiBel Abbes, Algeria, North Africa
4. Department of Functional Rehabilitation, CHU SidiBel Abbes, Algeria, North Africa.
5. Department of internal medicine, EPH Benisaf- AinTemouchent, Algeria
* Corresponding authorâs
We aimed to describe the medical management , clinical profil and therapeutic characteristics as well as the activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis in women from Western Algeria. For this reason, We performed a retrospective analytical study based on medical records over 257 women in Western Algeria (North Africa) diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the level of internal medicine and rehabilitation departments of Sidi bel Abbes University Hospital. SPSS 22.0 software was used to calculate the various statistical tests presented in this survey. the mean age of diagnosis (Mean±SD) was 52.584±12.3013, ranging from 14 to 80 years old. 73.2% of patients were from urban area. Concerning medical histories 40.1% of patients had high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes (15.2%),the hand joints were the most affected in our study, Disease Activity Index 28 (DAS 28) between 3.2 and 5 was noted in more than half of our population, followed by high activity, Rheumatoid factors and Anti-CCP (anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptides) was positive in 43.97% and 43.58% of patients with a DAS 28 between 3.2(p<0.0001).Further prospective studies with a larger number of patients are needed to better understand the different acts of this disease.
