Hyperparathyroidism: the limits of surgery in cases of bone or cardiovascular involvement.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on the new interleukin-1 (IL-1) cytokine family members in inflammatory diseases with focus on recent findings concerning the family members IL-36, IL-37, and IL-38 and their different expression patterns. RECENT FINDINGS:The IL-1 cytokines are known to be involved in m...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hahn M,Frey S,Hueber AJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent findings on new pathogenic mechanisms of interaction between genetic and environmental factors and between innate and adaptive immunity in primary Sjögren's syndrome and to reconcile pathogenesis and treatment by focusing on the crucial pathogenic steps that could be targeted by em...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mariette X,Gottenberg JE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, which is associated with the ingestion of L-tryptophan that contained products, occurred as an epidemic in the United States in 1989. Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is similar in many ways to the toxic-oil syndrome, which occurred in Spain in 1981, and to diffuse fasciitis with eosino...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Silver RM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All industrialized nations are facing a crisis in health care financing. Rising expectations coupled with increasing specialization and technologic capacities have forced health care payers to examine their assumptions and to seek data on the outcomes of medical interventions. Clinical investigators who have been taug...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stucki G,Liang MH

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antisynthetase syndrome (ASyS) is an acquired myopathy characterized by the presence of myositis-specific autoantibodies directed against tRNA-synthetases. ASyS is potentially life threatening due to lung involvement and treatment remains a challenge to date. With symptoms not limited to muscles but a...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Gallay L,Gayed C,Hervier B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States has increased steadily since 1982, and the increase coincides with a growth in deer populations in endemic regions. Application of careful epidemiologic principles has led to the identification of two new pathogens that produce syndromes closely related...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Evans J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic inflammatory myositis in children includes multiple disease entities, but is primarily made up of juvenile dermatomyositis and, to a lesser degree, juvenile polymyositis. Much new information has been published in the last few years about these diseases, including the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical di...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Reed AM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rapid introduction of newly developed drugs in the absence of clear understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms behind drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) can sometimes make DILE difficult to recognize in clinical practice. The purpose of this review is to summarize drugs most recently report...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： He Y,Sawalha AH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Osteoporosis guidelines do not usually provide specific recommendations regarding what medication is most appropriate for individual patients. Generic oral bisphosphonates are often considered first-line treatment for osteoporosis, but treatment duration is limited, based on potential long-term safety...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cosman F

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are targeted predominantly to intracellular nucleoprotein particles. Following analysis of the quantitative and qualitative properties of the humoral immune response as well as identification of the major particles recognized as antigens, current studies are address...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Elkon K

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides a risk-stratified and evidence-based management for subsets of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients in the first five years from disease onset. RECENT FINDINGS:Cardiopulmonary disease remains the primary cause of mortality in SSc patients. Morbidity and mortality in SSc-associated p...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Roofeh D,Khanna D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information detailing the socioeconomic impact of the vasculitides on society has been difficult to obtain. Recent published studies provide preliminary information suggesting that the impact of systemic vasculitis may be significant and far greater than previously anticipated. A rough estimate of expenditures for vas...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cotch MF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an overview of recently published work on autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). RECENT FINDINGS:Superiority of HSCT vs. intravenous cyclophosphamide pulses was demonstrated in the randomized controlled American Scleroderma: Cyc...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Spierings J,van Rhijn-Brouwer FCC,van Laar JM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present an updated summary of the relationship between joint shape and the development of osteoarthritis, with a particular focus on osteoarthritis of the hip. RECENT FINDINGS:Osteoarthritis of the hip is highly heritable, with a genetic contribution estimated at 60%. Among the genes that have bee...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Baker-LePain JC,Lane NE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Parasitic worms have evolved strategies to manipulate the host immune system, some of which may lead to a reduction in inflammation. Characterisation of the ways in which these organisms mediate an anti-inflammatory response and identification of parasite-derived molecules involved in immune modulatio...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cooke A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular biologic techniques and the availability of novel immunologic reagents have allowed new approaches to understanding the pathogenesis of human autoimmune diseases, including the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Indirect evidence that autoreactive T cells mediate muscle inflammation in the human...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： O'Hanlon TP,Miller FW

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To investigate the association between systemic sclerosis (SSc) to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriage. We utilized the database of Clalit Health Services, the largest healthcare organization in Israel and performed a cross-sectional study. RECENT FINDINGS:The study i...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Tiosano S,Cohen AD,Amital H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is an increasing interest in improving the understanding of pathophysiology, outcome measures, and therapies of rheumatic skin disease. Increasingly, studies are using the skin as a primary endpoint for evaluating therapies. This will review the current state of the art for the most common rheum...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Clarke JT,Werth VP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW:Gene expression profiling is emerging as a promising methodology in pediatric rheumatology research. There is considerable interest in using this technology as the basis for diagnostic assays. This review will summarize the new knowledge. RECENT FINDINGS:Most gene expression studies of children ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jarvis JN

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The objective of this review is to provide an update on exercise and clinical assessment in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. RECENT FINDINGS:Polymyositis, dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis are rare conditions with muscle weakness as a common prominent feature. Earlier, these patients...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Alexanderson H,Lundberg IE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite the central role of pain in osteoarthritis, until recently, relatively little attention was paid to the osteoarthritis pain experience, including the features of osteoarthritis pain that are most important to people living with this disease. The focus of this review is on recent advances in ou...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hawker GA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent developments in the nosology of primary systemic vasculitis are placed in the context of an historical overview. The ongoing attempts to develop criteria for classification and diagnosis are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:Giant cell arteritis has supplanted temporal arteritis as the preferred term...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jennette JC,Falk RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymyositis syndrome has been described as a rare complication in patients who develop chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a cellular immune-mediated donor bone marrow versus patient rejection reaction, which may also lead to an autoim...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Parker PM,Openshaw H,Forman SJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Impaired renal uric acid excretion is the major mechanism of hyperuricemia in patients with primary gout. This review highlights recent advances in the knowledge of normal mechanisms of renal uric acid handling and derangement of these mechanisms in uric acid underexcretion. RECENT FINDINGS:The disco...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Taniguchi A,Kamatani N

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The identification of the genetic variants that mediate the risk for susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis will allow the development of new drug targets and also increase the ability to predict disease course. Technical and methodologic progress has fueled the advances in this field. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van der Helm-van Mil AH,Wesoly JZ,Huizinga TW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review provides an update on novel treatment strategies striving for remission in patients with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis. RECENT FINDINGS:As early treatment is crucial to achieve optimal results, identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis early is imperative to achieve cli...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van der Kooij SM,Allaart CF,Dijkmans BA,Breedveld FC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of twin and family studies clearly implicate an important role for genetic factors in the etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the complex nature of these diseases has hampered progress in defining the genetic determinants. Recent advances in molecular gene...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Criswell LA,Amos CI

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasia in an important cause of rheumatic disease. The mechanisms are either direct infiltration of the bone and joint, or indirect infiltration with manifestations distant from the site of neoplastic involvement. Many of the reports reviewed in this article center on direct associations. In particular, there is a ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Schwarzer AC,Schrieber L

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are excellent rationales for the use of biologic agents, no published novel therapeutic strategy in patients with early or late rheumatoid arthritis has thus far been proven in controlled clinical studies to prevent or retard cartilage destruction. Although T-cell-specific therapies in chronic rheumatoi...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Häuselmann HJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the advances that have been made in our understanding of the genetics of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) in the past 2 years, with a particular focus on dermatomyositis and polymyositis. RECENT FINDINGS:Fine-mapping studies in the major histocompatibility complex region in Caucasia...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Rothwell S,Chinoy H,Lamb JA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00