A Cross-sectional Study on Grip Ability Test and its Relation with ?Hy? Band: Surrogate Marker for Amyloidosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

摘要

Introduction: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic in?ammatorydisease of autoimmune origin. The disease has specifcpredilection for small joints of the body especially joints of thehand. Thus, by evaluating the hand grip ability, we can measurethe severity of RA. The “Hy” band occurs due to an increasein prealbumin as shown by Serum protein electrophoresis.Few studies on Prealbumin show that increased prealbuminis directly associated with Amyloidosis. Amyloidosis being aknown complication of RA drew attention towards “Hy” band.