By Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Up to 20% of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have a relatively good prognosis, with occasional flares and low level disease. However, the majority with RA have progressive disease. This leads to joint destruction. Destruction then deformity lead to suffering. The reasons I and most other rheumatologists would treat rheumatoid arthritis aggressively (in the appropriate patient) ...![]()
