Abstract：
:The case of a patient who presented with Sjögren's syndrome complicated by localised cutaneous nodular amyloidosis is reported. We discuss the possible link between these two diseases.
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Clin Exp Rheumatoljournal_title
Clinical and experimental rheumatologyauthors
Praprotnik S,Tomsic M,Perkovic T,Vizjak Akeywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2001-11-01 00:00:00pages
735-7issue
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0392-856Xissn
1593-098Xjournal_volume
19pub_type
杂志文章abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess T cell receptor V beta-gene expression in the peripheral blood and synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients. METHODS:Cytometric analysis was performed on peripheral blood and synovial fluid lymphocytes from 12 patients using a restricted set of V beta-specific monoc...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report a patient with Takayasu arteritis in whom 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computerised tomography (CT) failed to demonstrate pulmonary artery involvement. METHODS:A patient with Takayasu arteritis underwent PET/CT and CT angiography before and one year after immunos...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop recommendations for investigation and monitoring of children with Raynaud's syndrome, based on paediatric evidence collated by a systematic review. METHODS:A systematic review was undertaken to establish the paediatric evidence for assessment and monitoring of Raynaud's syndrome. An expert panel ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,实务指引,评审
doi：
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The enhanced platelet reactivity and impaired thrombolysis in patients with systemic sclerosis may contribute to the microvascular insufficiency seen in this disease. Anti-platelet therapy has therefore been suggested for the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis. Using a novel technique, t...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To create a Brazilian version of the Patient Knowledge Questionnaire--PKQ, an instrument for measuring the knowledge of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as regards their disease, and through the use of this instrument, also measure the knowledge of RA patients from reference hospitals in the city of Sã...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide was determined by the single breath method (DLCOsb) before, during, and after immersion of the left hand in cold water in four groups of subjects: (i) normal individuals; (ii) subjects with idiopathic Raynaud's disease; (iii) patients with progressive systemic sclerosis ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a serine protease that regulates cholesterol metabolism through low-density lipoprotein receptor degradation, and which has been linked to cardiovascular risk. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether PCSK9 serum levels are disrupted in ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment are commonly overlooked by primary care providers and patients, leading to significant morbidity, mortality and unnecessary health care costs. Fewer than 20% of patients receive screening or treatment for osteoporosis following fragility fractures. In addition, bone density screeni...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The epidemiology of giant cell arteritis (GCA) may indicate a pathogenetic relationship between GCA and female sex hormone metabolism; GCA is two to four times more common in women compared with men. Our previous analyses gave no support for the hypothesis that the pathogenesis of GCA should be related to som...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Protracted febrile myalgia (PFM) includes severe myalgia of the upper and lower extermities accompanied by fever lasting up to 6 weeks, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and leucucytosis. We report a 13-year-old girl with PFM, and discuss the magnetic resonance imaging findings of the involved calf muscles. T...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) related malignancy. It is not a common condition and is usually found in the head and neck region. We describe the development of LELC involving the parotid gland in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had been receiving long-term azathiop...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:We studied the effect of melatonin (MLT) (N-acetyl 5-methoxytryptamine) on the growth rate of normal skin fibroblasts and of fibroblasts from involved and apparently uninvolved skin of patients affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:The growth rate was evaluated on the basis of growth curves and a 3H-...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A meta-analysis showed that methodological differences in prevalence studies such as a sample survey design or census design may be responsible for some of the variance in BS prevalence reported across countries, in addition to a true geographic variation. Efforts towards developing a data driven core set of outcome m...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be more likely to discontinue therapy than non-obese patients, possibly signifying a more refractory phenotype. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and discontinuation rates for different RA treatments accoun...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have an increased familial occurrence and each disease is associated with the inheritance of specific HLA antigens. We report a pair of identical twin brothers with discordant disease phenotypes: one developed AS at the age of 26, and the other developed R...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lymph node biopsies from patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) were investigated for: a) the presence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) peptides C22 and C100; b) the degree of angiogenesis and of inflammatory infiltrate (macrophages and neutrophils); c) the distribution of laminin and type IV collagen, the ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the histological and immunohistochemical properties of the lumbar ligamentum flavum with calcium crystal deposition. METHODS:We examined the histological characteristics of the ligamentum flavum of the lumbar spine containing calcium deposits, obtained from 16 surgical cases with symptomatic l...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To search for evidence of actinic elastotic degeneration (actinic arteriopathy) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) in the posterior ciliary arteries of eyes from aged white Australians. METHODS:Three hundred donor eyes were given to us by the Lions Eye Bank of New South Wales at Sydney Hospital. Of these, 146 fo...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to 1) identify clinical and genetic associations of sacroiliitis (SI) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and 2) describe the different radiographic patterns of SI in PsA and their clinical and genetic associations. METHODS:283 PsA patients, fulfilling CASPAR criteria, underwent detailed sk...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The investigation of the hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in chronic inflammation has demonstrated: 1) an anti-inflammatory influence of the HPA axis; 2) low serum levels of adrenal androgen; 3) equivocal results with respect to levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol; 4) inadequately low secretion ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the psychometric properties of the OARSI-OMERACT questionnaires in comparison to the existing validated scales. METHODS:Consecutive hip or knee osteoarthritis patients consulting in an orthopedic department were enrolled in the study. Data collected were pain using the Intermittent and Constant ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report a patient with Behçet's syndrome who presented with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Gastroduodenoscopy showed a gastroduodenal fistula which caused the appearance of double pylorus in the antrum. The possibility of peptic ulcer disease related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use or Behçet's syndr...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper aims to explore the functional significance of the P2X7 receptor in preclinical models of rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS:Preclinical studies in vivo were performed using the rat streptococcal cell wall (SCW) arthritis model. Ex vivo cultures of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/benzoylbenzoyl adenosine tri...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Autonomic dysfunction (AD) has been described in various chronic inflammatory diseases. Studies of AD in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) are inconclusive. We aimed to assess AD in a cohort of FMF patients. METHODS:Signs and symptoms of AD were investigated in patients with FMF and compared ...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Models for the attribution of neuropsychiatric manifestations to systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) that incorporate timing and type of manifestation, exclusion/confounding or favouring factors have been proposed. We tested their diagnostic performance against expert physician judgment. METHODS:SLE patien...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Assess if kynurenines metabolites are biomarkers of damage at labial salivary gland biopsy (LSGB). METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study including 99 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (AECG 2002 or ACR/EULAR 2017). Kynurenines were measured in plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrom...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common syndrome characterised by widespread pain and at least 11/18 painful tender points that requires multimodal pharmacological treatment also combined with non-pharmacological therapy. Various drugs currently are available to control the complex and different symptoms reported by patients. O...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 34-year-old woman presented with a right winged scapula 8 months after developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with subacute cutaneous manifestations. The patient experienced severe shoulder pain followed by weakness of the right arm in the typically winged scapula fashion. Electromyography of the serratus ant...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema (RS(3)PE) syndrome is a rare inflammatory arthritis, characterised by symmetrical distal synovitis, pitting oedema of the hands and feet, absence of rheumatoid factor, and favourable response to glucocorticoids. The aim of our study is to furth...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：
更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Treat-to-target strategies in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involve intensifying medication as long as low disease activity or remission is not achieved. Our aim was to discuss reasons and opportunities for tapering and discontinuing medication when the target is achieved, in part...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
