Relation Between Anti-CCP Antibodies and Sharp Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, systemic rheumatic disease, very complex, with many different forms, progressive course, with pronounced changes in the joints, still unknown etiology and poorly understood pathology. Assessing of structural change can be done with proposed scores which observe changes on wrist and wrist joints, as a Sharp score.

Aim: To examine the correlation between Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies (Anti-CCP) values and Sharp score, and to determine the importance of Sharp score in the progression of RA.

Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody as a Predictor of Rheumathoid Arthritis Complications.

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease, with more frequent occurrence in the female gender, it primarily affects the lining of the synovial joints, and is associated with lower quality of life, inability to work, progressive disability, and all of these patients are more likely to develop other comorbidities.

Aim: To display the role of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP) in evaluating RA complications during a one-year follow-up, and compare its values with values of rheumatoid factor (RF).

Methods: The study included 40 patients with RA, out of which 6 were excluded during the 1-year follow-up.