Bhattacharya A

Department of Medicine, Nightingale Hospital, Kolkata, India

Publications

• Original Article   
  Validation of Leiden Score in Predicting Progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Undifferentiated Arthritis in Indian Population
  Author(s): Ghosh K*, Chatterjee A, Ghosh S, Chakraborty S, Chattopadhyay P, Bhattacharya A and Pal M
  
  Background: Leiden Score, is a very useful tool for predicting future development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), among undifferentiated arthritis (UA) patients. This score has been validated in various western studies but rarely among south east Asian patients. Aims: To validate the Leiden early arthritis prediction rule in an Indian cohort of patients for predicting rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in undifferentiated arthritis (UA) patients and to formulate any simpler version of prediction score taking only clinical variables of original Leiden prediction rule. Subjects and Methods: In a group comparative longitudinal study model, 58 patients with early symmetrical polyarthritis were enrolled and baseline evaluation was done according to Leiden prediction rule and then 3 monthly. After 1 year, Leiden prediction score and chance of evolving into RA were calculated. Patients were divided int.. Read More»