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[Branch 3-1]

Source: GUIPCAR Group. In: Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Madrid: Spanish Society of Rheumatology; 2001. 146 p. Branch 3. Patients with more than 10 swollen joints, erosions present Are erosions present? Branch 3-1 Number of erosions 1-3 erosions Greater than 3 erosions APR APR Elevated Normal Elevated Normal HAQ HAQ HAQ HAQ Greater than or equal to 1 Less than 1 Greater than or equal to 1 Less than 1 Greater than or equal to 1 Less than 1 Greater than or equal to 1 Less than 1 RF RF RF RF RF RF RF Greater than or equal to 40 Less than 40 Greater than or equal to 40 Less than 40 Greater than 100 Less than or equal to 100 Greater than or equal to 40 Less than 40 Greater than or equal to 40 Less than 40 Greater than or equal to 40 Less than 40 Greater than 100 Less than or equal to 100 MTX. MTX+IG. MTX MTX. LEF. MTX. MTX+IG. MTX MTX. IG. MTX MTX. MTX+IG. MTX. IG. MTX. LEF. MTX. MTX+SSZ. MTX. MTX+IG. MTX MTX. IG. LEF. MTX NOTE: The treatment of choice may be any of the drugs or drug combinations shown in the rectangles. Copyright: All copyrights reserved by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology.