Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Inner City Population with Sickle Cell Disease

Isabel M McFarlane^*, David J Ozeri, Joshy Pathiparampil, Randolph Sanchez, Justin Levinson, Odeth Barrett-Campbell, Carla Saladini-Aponte, Beatrix Boisette and Moro Salifu

Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Nephrology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center/Health and Hospitals Kings County Brooklyn, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Isabel M McFarlane, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, SUNY-Downstate, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA, Tel: 718-221-6515, Fax: 718-270-7304 Email: