Seronegative and Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: JOHN H. BLAND
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 January 1964Seronegative and Seropositive Rheumatoid ArthritisClinical, Radiological, and Biochemical DifferencesJOHN H. BLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., ESTELLE W. BROWN, B.S.JOHN H. BLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ESTELLE W. BROWN, B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-1-88 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe majority of patients with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed according to the American Rheumatism Association criteria (1) have positive latex or sensitized sheep cell agglutination tests (seropositive); the remainder have negative tests (seronegative). There are certain characteristics and correlations in respect to seropositivity (2, 3). Most patients with subcutaneous nodules are in the seropositive group. Vasculitis is more common in patients with strongly positive agglutination reactions; positive reactors more frequently exhibit positive lupus erythematosus cell preparations. Splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy are more frequent in seropositive patients. Latex or sheep cell agglutination tests, positive when rheumatoid arthritis is first diagnosed, usually remain positive....References1. ROPESBENNETTCOBBJACOXJESSAR MWGASRRA: 1958 Revision of diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2: 16, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. VAUGHAN JH: Serum responses in rheumatoid arthritis. Amer. J. Med. 26: 596, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. VAUGHNBUTLER JHVP: Current status of the rheumatoid factor. Ann. Intern. Med. 56: 1, 1962. LinkGoogle Scholar4. MILGRAMWITEBSKY FE: Quoted as personal communication in Reference 2. Google Scholar5. 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