mrjСовременная ревматологияModern Rheumatology Journal1996-70122310-158XIMA-PRESS, LLC10.14412/1996-7012-2023-2-116-124mrj-1419Research ArticleСТРАНИЦЫ ИСТОРИИCHAPTERS OF HISTORYРевматоидный артрит: исторические аспектыRheumatoid arthritis: historical aspectshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2386-355XЩендригинИ. Н.ShchedriginI. N.

Иван Николаевич Щендригин

355029, Ставрополь, ул. Ленина, 417/3

Ivan Nikolaevich Shchedrigin

Moscow 1417/3, Lenina Street, Stavropol 355029

rhstav@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-3080ЛилаА. М.LilaA. M.

кафедра ревматологии

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Department of Rheumatology RMA Continuing Professional Education.

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ООО «Центр ответственной ревматологии “Индукция”»РоссияLLC Center for Responsible Rheumatology “Induction”Russian FederationФГБНУ «Научно-исследовательский институт ревматологии им. В.А. Насоновой»; ФГБОУ ДПО «Российская медицинская академия непрерывного профессионального образования» Минздрава РоссииРоссияV.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Ministry of Health of RussiaRussian Federation202322042023172116124Copyright © Щендригин И.Н., Лила А.М., 20232023Щендригин И.Н., Лила А.М.Shchedrigin I.N., Lila A.M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/1419

В историческом очерке представлены основные этапы развития научных представлений о ревматоидном артрите, начиная с середины XIX в. и до середины XX в., сведения об изучении его характерных клинических и инструментальных признаков, диагностических критериев, методов лекарственной терапии.

The historical essay presents the main stages in the development of scientific views on rheumatoid arthritis, starting from the middle of the 19th century and until the middle of the 20th century, history of research of its characteristic clinical and instrumental signs, diagnostic criteria, methods of drug therapy.

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