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Early Arthritis
Undifferentiated Polyarthritis
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Morocco
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In Morocco, the socio-economic impact of the disease is significant. The difficulties of the patients in accessing treatment, the consequences on their personal and familial life have been highlighted. Among them, the negative consequences on the schooling of female children are significant. Because of this, prevention and information are of high importance in the management of patients as well as the use of treatment at a « reasonable cost ». Moreover, the comparison of the data, thanks to inclusion in international studies, has allowed the demonstration of the severity of the disease, mainly due to delayed diagnosis, delay in referral to rheumatologists, and low socioeconomic status. The setting up of a cohort of recent polyarthritis followed over a two-year period has highlighted the importance of very early diagnosis and management and the resulting
significant improvement in the prognosis of the disease. It has been followed by the setting up of a cohort of recent polyarthritis the objective of which is a follow-up of recent polyarthritis progressing less than one year over a period of ten years and the constitution of a database in order to allow studies on the diagnosis, prognosis, epidemiology and socioeconomic impact of recent polyarthritis in Morocco as well as the use of affordable economic treatment.
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