Peripheral Neuropathy In Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Hospital Based Study

Extra articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis are seen in 10-20% of individuals representing the systemic nature of the disease.20-30%of these, suffer with neuropathic manifestations .It contributes significantly to the disability caused by the disease warranting to pick up those sub clinical cases of neuropathy and to treat them early. Paucity of literature on rheumatoid neuropathy creates a lacuna in critical evaluation and discussion of this subject..