Publications by authors named "Ammad Fazal"
Objective: Biologics are indicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in case of persistent high disease activity despite conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (cDMARDs) or patients with contraindications to cDMARDs or poor prognostic factors. The purpose of this study was to compare the prescription rates of biologics in Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti patients and to assess whether this had an impact on disease activity and quality of life in RA patients.
Methods: Data were extracted from the Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated 952 adult rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Kuwait, finding that only 2.3% had rheumatoid nodules (RN).
- It showed that while demographic factors like age and sex were similar, patients with RN were more likely to be obese and reported higher levels of pain and joint deformities.
- Despite these differences, both groups exhibited low disease activity, but RN patients received more biologic therapy.