Myositis in children.

abstract：:Work originating in the 1940s led to the characterization of a rare, chronic inflammatory disorder with a unique predilection for the cornea and vestibuloauditory apparatus, now called Cogan's syndrome (CS) after the ophthalmologist who first described it. CS occurs primarily in young adults and typically presents wit...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： St Clair EW,McCallum RM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims at covering the role of muscle MRI in supporting the diagnosis of myositis, in aiding to differentiate it from other muscle disorders, and in monitoring myositis patients over time by assessing response to treatment and by discriminating between muscle inflammation and chronic damage....

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pipitone N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimates of the prevalence and incidence of knee osteoarthritis increase with age and are higher for women. Other differences in such estimates arise due to methodologic variables, including radiographic techniques. The risk for knee osteoarthritis increases with increasing body weight, long-term occupational joint s...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Slemenda CW

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inflammatory changes in joint tissues can be detected by modern imaging techniques in osteoarthritis patients, but may be clinically subtle compared with many other types of arthritis. These changes associate with disease progression and clinical severity, and many inflammatory mediators may have biom...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Scanzello CR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are currently several available biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with similar efficacy in most trials. A major consideration therefore in choosing a biologic, continues to be safety concerns such as infection. Considerable advances have been made in the understanding of biologic safety on...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jani M,Barton A,Hyrich K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis and IgA nephropathy share some immunologic features, eg, elevated serum IgA and IgA-immune complex levels. These entities are frequently found as being associated. IgA and IgA immune complex catabolism involves asialoglycoprotein receptors and specific IgA Fc receptors (FcalphaR or CD89) on tiss...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Montenegro V,Monteiro RC

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past year, another disease possibly influenced by intravenous gammaglobulin was identified as dermatomyositis/polymyositis. Additional studies provided further information regarding the use of monoclonal anti-CD4 antibody and combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis, antithymocyte globulin in scleroderma...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Trentham DE

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in adults and its incidence increases with age. More than 50% of people aged 65 and older have radiographic changes of knee osteoarthritis. Calcium crystals, including calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate and basic calcium phosphate crystals, are also common in the elderl...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jaovisidha K,Rosenthal AK

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic periaortitis is characterized by a fibro-inflammatory process spreading from the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries. Originally, chronic periaortitis was considered a localized inflammatory response to severe aortic atherosclerosis. However, subsequent studies have shown that chronic peria...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Vaglio A,Pipitone N,Salvarani C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or Forestier's disease is a common disorder among older adults. The diagnosis is based solely on radiographic abnormalities defined using the Resnick criteria. DISH is characterized by ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine and v...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sarzi-Puttini P,Atzeni F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited connective tissue disorders, among them Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, Marfan syndrome, and Larsen syndrome, are characterized by generalized joint hypermobility. Others, such as Morquio syndrome or achondroplasia, have hypermobility in a more limited distribution. Recent clinical and molec...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Raff ML,Byers PH

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with inflammatory arthritides such as rheumatoid arthritis develop both localized and generalized osteoporosis and have an increased risk of fracture. Bone loss can occur early and is directly related to the inflammatory process as well as to the indirect effects of arthritis on physical activity. Corticoster...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Henderson NK,Sambrook PN

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although 6 years have elapsed since the initial report describing the presence of microchimeric cells in affected tissues from patients with systemic sclerosis, a mechanism by which these cells might contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease is still unknown. This article reviews the published lit...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jimenez SA,Artlett CM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To compare the recently published European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE with the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Centers (SLICC) criteria and the earlier ACR criteria, focusing on their key concepts. RECENT FINDING...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Aringer M,Petri M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We discuss pathology-based characterization and classification of acquired immune and inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). RECENT FINDINGS:Several types of IIMs do not fit well into the typical IIM subclassifications: dermatomyositis, polymyositis and inclusion body myositis (IBM). Myopathologic features ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pestronk A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The autoinflammatory diseases are a group of conditions that include the hereditary fever syndromes, and result from upregulated innate immune responses. The discovery of the genetic basis for these conditions led to the description of novel intracellular receptors for infectious and noninfectious dan...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ryan JG,Goldbach-Mansky R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of clinical descriptions and clinicopathologic studies on patients with primary and secondary forms of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome continues to widen. Some differences exist for patients with lupus compared with those with Sjogren's syndrome. Some new thoughts regarding pathogenetic mechanisms and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： McCarty-Farid GA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first part of this article draws together descriptive studies on the direct medical costs of osteoporosis. The second part is devoted to economic evaluation of 1) osteoporosis treatment on the basis of clinical criteria and 2) preventive strategies, some of them including bone mineral density screening. These anal...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Joel ME,Le Gales C

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nephritis remains a very important clinical disease manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the focus has shifted from issues of mortality to morbidity. An improved method for measuring renal function is presented, and the value of renal biopsy, specifically the chronicity index, is confirmed as ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ginzler EM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory arthropathy associated with psoriasis and is classified as a seronegative spondyloarthropathy. It occurs in approximately 5% to 7% of patients with psoriasis. The etiopathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis is not well known, but interaction among genetic, immunologic, and environmen...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Espinoza LR,Cuéllar ML,Silveira LH

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of children and adults with rheumatic diseases, both in clinical practice and controlled clinical trials in rheumatology, has traditionally focused on the measurement of disease activity. More recently emphasis has been placed on the need to incorporate estimates of physical, social, and mental functioning ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Duffy CM,Duffy KN

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept suggesting the involvement of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been demonstrated by several clinical trials targeting TNF-alpha. In addition to reduction of pain and swelling, a dramatic effect of TNF blocking therapies on t...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Graninger WB,Smolen JS

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial lung disease frequently complicates rheumatic disorders, especially polymyositis-dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, and mixed connective tissue disease. In this article, we review the current data supporting the use of azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, cyclosporine, and...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： McCune WJ,Vallance DK,Lynch JP 3rd

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Takayasu arteritis remains a therapeutic challenge. In spite of current treatments, progression of vascular lesions is observed frequently. The purpose of this article is to describe advances in therapeutic strategies for Takayasu arteritis. RECENT FINDINGS:Immunosuppressive agents including methotre...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Liang P,Hoffman GS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory condition with articular and extra-articular manifestations. Remission, a state of absence of clinical and imaging signs of disease activity over time, is the goal of management. This review addresses the concept of minimal disease activity (MD...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Deodhar AA,Kumthekar A,Dubreuil M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to discuss the mechanisms of central and peripheral tolerance in relation to T-cell mediated autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RECENT FINDINGS:The well established association between major histocompatibility complex class II and RA has led us to understand that...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cosway E,Anderson G,Garside P,Prendergast C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) frequently present with one or only a few symptoms, which does not allow prompt diagnosis. Raynaud's phenomenon is one of those symptoms. However, only a minority of patients who present with Raynaud's phenomenon develop a CTD. Prognostic factors for the future development of CTD in s...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kallenberg CG

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00