KIDNEY DAMAGE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A MODERN VIEW OF THE PROBLEM

The scientific review is devoted to one of the modern views on the problems of medicine – kidney damage in rheumatoid arthritis. The analysis of literary data on the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis is carried out. According to the research data of recent years, chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with RA is observed significantly more often. The issues of prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in rheumatoid arthritis are considered. The results of clinical and review studies of  Russian and foreign authors on the problem of kidney damage in rheumatoid arthritis are summarized.