Association between serum vitamin D levels and neuropathic pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cross-sectional study

YEŞİL H., Sungur U., Akdeniz S., GÜRER G., KESKİN YALÇIN B., DÜNDAR Ü.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.21, no.2, pp.431-439, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/1756-185x.13160
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.431-439
  • Keywords: LANSS, neuropathic pain, rheumatoid arthritis, vitamin D, NECROSIS-FACTOR INHIBITORS, FACTOR-ALPHA INHIBITOR, TNF-INHIBITOR, INFLIXIMAB, ETANERCEPT, ADALIMUMAB, EFFICACY, LYMPHOTOXIN, THERAPY, SAFETY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Recent literature suggests that neuropathic pain (NP) and vitamin D deficiency can occur concurrently in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to examine the development of NP in patients with RA and the relationship between NP and vitamin D.