ea0056ep108 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2018
Nistor Irina Manuela
, Pascu Raluca Cristina
, Lambrescu Ioana Maria
, Fica Simona
Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease characterized by joint destruction, the erosion being caused by invasion of articular cartilage by the synovial pannus. This chronic systemic disease affects approximately 0.51% of the adult population, occurring more often in women than in men (3:1). The etiology is thought to be multifactorial, environmental factors or infectious agents being suggested to play a role, but their contribution is yet to be defi...