Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between two most common diseases in Iraqis patients , which are Diabetic mellitus (DM) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); seeking rheumatoid factor in hyperglycemic sera. The results revealed that ; 62.5% of hyperglycemic (HG) patients had positive rheumatoid factor (RF) . No difference in number between both gender of HG patients (20 males and 20 females ) , RF reaction was nearly similar in males and females of HG patients ( 12 &13 respectively ) . Only 40% out of patient controls had positive RF . None of the apparently healthy subjects had positive RF .
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Article
How to Cite this Article
Al-Gharawi, Ali M.
(2009)
"The Relationship Between Hyperglycemia and the Rheumatoid Factor in the Serum of Diabetic Patients,"
Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2009.6.1.99-105
