Systemic vasculitis associated with Fasciola hepatica infection.

abstract：:This study sets out to determine predictors of marital and sexual satisfaction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their spouses. Fifty-nine patients and their spouses completed questionnaires independent from each other. Multiple correlations with marital and sexual satisfaction were computed for demograph...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： van Lankveld W,Ruiterkamp G,Näring G,de Rooij DJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation among the various markers of activated T cells (soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R), HLA-DR+ and HLA-DP+ T cells, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) positive lymphocytes) were examined in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and related to the cell cycle. The concentration of sI...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Tokano Y,Morimoto S,Hishikawa T,Murashima A,Abe M,Sekigawa I,Takasaki Y,Hashimoto H,Okumura K,Shirai T,Hirose S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is the first report of the permeability status of nailfold capillaries in psoriatic arthritis (PA). "Traditional" nailfold capillary microscopy and intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy were carried out at the nailfold of 13 patients with PA. Twenty five healthy subjects served as controls for nailfold ca...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Grassi W,Core P,Carlino G,Cervini C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease. Pyrin has anti-inflammatory activity in the regulation of inflammasomes and is encoded by the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene. MEFV gene mutations trigger the inflammatory cascade and cause familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). A relationship between various rheu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Sever F,Kobak S,Goksel Ö,Goksel T,Orman M,Berdeli A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Doppler echocardiography (DE), we measured pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients without coexisting cardiopulmonary diseases. Accepting the normal upper limit of PASP as 30 mmHg, we found elevated PASP in 11 out of 40 (27.5%) RA patients, values being mostly 30-40 mmHg...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Keser G,Capar I,Aksu K,Inal V,Danaoğlu Z,Savas R,Oksel F,Tunc E,Kabasakal Y,Kitapcioglu G,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of osmium tetroxide, which is used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, was histologically and electronmicroscopically examined in the normal synovial membrane of the rabbit. The animals were albino rabbits, and they were 20 altogether. 0.3 ml. of 1% OsO(4) solution was injected, i.a., in the right knee. T...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Möttönen M,Pantio M,Nevalainen T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subclass distribution of IgG and IgA plasma cells, and in IgG and IgA rheumatoid factor (RF) producing cells was studied in sections of synovial tissue from seropositive RA and various types of seronegative arthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and Reiter's syndrome. The study was perfo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mellbye OJ,Vartdal F,Pahle J,Mollnes TE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined differences in reactions to disability between early and established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and whether these reactions were related to age, physical functioning, acceptance of illness, or self-efficacy. METHODS:Thirty-four patients with early RA (< 2 years since diagnosis) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Treharne GJ,Lyons AC,Booth DA,Mason SR,Kitas GD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole blood cell culture has great advantage over isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture, because it needs only small amounts of blood and is fast to perform. The current report focuses on the measurement of IL-6 and TNF alpha produced by peripheral blood monocytes of patients with systemic lupus erythemat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Swaak AJ,van den Brink HG,Aarden LA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the gustatory and olfactory functions of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to sex- and age-matched healthy subjects and to investigate a potential relationship between disease activity [using the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28)] and chemosensory capacity. Furthermore, to di...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Steinbach S,Proft F,Schulze-Koops H,Hundt W,Heinrich P,Schulz S,Gruenke M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric monoclonal immunoglobulin (Ig)G1 antibody. It binds the CD20 trans-membrane surface antigen expressed by mature B cells but not by antibody secreting plasma cells, and removes the cells by activating complement, inducing cell-mediated lysis, and by apoptosis. Mainly used ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Omdal R,Wildhagen K,Hansen T,Gunnarsson R,Kristoffersen G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal chrysiasis is a common consequence of parenteral chrysotherapy in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Concerning the factors and conditions that could be determinant for the gold accumulation in the cornea, there are contradictory opinions. Total or weekly gold dose and its accumulation quota, and the f...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mathieu A,Pala R,Carta S,Orzalesi N,Balestrieri A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:YKL-40, also called human cartilage glycoprotein-39, is a major secretory protein of human chondrocytes in cell culture. YKL-40 mRNA is expressed by cartilage from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but is not detectable in normal human cartilage. The aim was to investigate the distribution of YKL-40 in osteoarthriti...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Volck B,Ostergaard K,Johansen JS,Garbarsch C,Price PA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL2R) may be used as an index of immune perturbation. We report on the correlation between the serum levels of sIL2R, as assessed with a sandwich-ELISA, and disease activity in 61 patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and in 15 with systemic idiopathic vasculitis (SIV). The ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Danieli MG,Paoletti P,Recchioni A,Gabrielli A,Danieli G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between trabecular bone score (TBS) and new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients, and to investigate whether TBS is independently associated with new bone formation. METHOD:Sixty-eight patients with AS underwent spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-en...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kang KY,Jung JY,Lee SK,Min HK,Hong YS,Park SH,Ju JH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that synovial fibroblasts cultured from patients with reactive or rheumatoid arthritis exhibit increased autofluorescence when compared with controls. Morphological studies suggested that this increase was related to the anomalous structure of mitochondria in cells cultured from rheumatoid or no...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Pulkki KJ,Eerola ET,Saario RM,Toivanen A,Vuorio EI

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate the cost of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and evaluate the influence of both demographics and specific disease characteristics on these costs. METHODS:We used a population-based questionnaire to survey 895 patients living in the city of Malmö, Sweden, during 2002. Data were o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jacobsson LT,Lindroth Y,Marsal L,Juran E,Bergström U,Kobelt G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 41-year-old man diagnosed with Still's disease. Multiple disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapies failed to induce disease remission or to prevent progressive joint destruction. The man presented with active arthritis and classical Still's rash accompanied by fever. Anti-tumour n...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Thonhofer R,Soleiman A,Kriessmayr M,Thonhofer U,Wipfler E,Gaugg M,Eder S,Erlacher L

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:219 metatarsal (MTP) and 69 metacarpal (MCP) capitulae obtained during surgery from patients with definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were histologically evaluated. This evaluation, focussing on primary pathways of joint destruction by tumor-like proliferated synovial cell masses revealed 3 pathways of aggression: Path...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Fassbender HG,Seibel M,Hebert T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess 12-month changes in nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients requiring home parenteral nutrition (HPN). METHOD:We conducted a retrospective, single-centre database analysis of SSc patients regarding a 12-month period of HPN at an interdisciplinary Universit...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Stanga Z,Aeberhard C,Schärer P,Kocher A,Adler S,Villiger PM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiological examinations of the temporomandibular joints are not so often performed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, greater abnormalities of the mandibular head and neck may be evaluated at cervical radiography. With a new method, where the perpendicular distance from the palato-occipital line to...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Redlund-Johnell I

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome and tolerability following treatment with samarium-153 particulate hydroxyapatite was evaluated in patients with persistent rheumatoid knee synovitis. The clinical review of 18 patients treated with intra-articular samarium-153 particulate hydroxyapatite combined with triamcinolone hexacetonide wh...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Clunie G,Lui D,Cullum I,Ell PJ,Edwards JC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Erosion healing in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is difficult to demonstrate. This extension study aimed to determine whether 2 years of teriparatide (TPTD) produces erosion healing. Method: Subjects in a previous 12 month randomized controlled trial of TPTD in RA were invited to receive 12 additional months of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Duryea J,Gravallese EM,Wortman JR,Xu C,Lu B,Kay J,Solomon DH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of spondyloarthropathies (SpA) in an adult population in Marche, a region located in central Italy. METHODS:A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted on a target adult population of 20 882. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 3664 individuals aged 18 years a...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： De Angelis R,Salaffi F,Grassi W

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The results of previous studies on the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and chronic spinal syndromes have been contradictory. Therefore, we studied relative BMD measured by the metacarpal index (MCI) and its associations with chronic neck and low-back syndromes and diffuse idiopathic skeletal h...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Haara MM,Arokoski JP,Kröger H,Kärkkäinen A,Manninen P,Knekt P,Impivaara O,Heliövaara M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is reported in whom, at the time of diagnosis, the number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood and bone marrow was normal. Lymphocytic infiltration typical of PMR was detected in renal and muscle biopsy specimens, and a liver fine-needle aspirate contained an abnormal lymphocy...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： von Knorring J,Selroos O

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports of the rheumatic manifestations of Campylobacter jejuni and C. fetus infections in adults are reviewed in order to determine the most common presentations and which individuals are at risk for rheumatic disease. Relevant English-language articles were identified through a Medline search and from bibliographies...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Peterson MC

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide a thorough description of team rehabilitation care and compare the structure, process, and outcomes in two specialized arthritis rehabilitation settings. METHODS:Patients with inflammatory arthritis scheduled for inpatient rehabilitation in seven specialized rehabilitation centres and three rheum...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Klokkerud M,Hagen KB,Løchting I,Uhlig T,Kjeken I,Grotle M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether HLA-DR alleles are associated with the development and clinical features of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in Koreans. METHODS:Seventy-nine patients (74 women and five men; 45 diffuse types and 34 limited types; mean age at diagnosis 43.9 years) fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Joung CI,Jun JB,Chung WT,Song GG,Choe JY,Chang HK,Yoo DH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease. Studies suggest that pro-inflammatory cytokines may be attenuated by the vagus nerve through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. We aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of short-term transcutaneous non-invasive vagus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Drewes AM,Brock C,Rasmussen SE,Møller HJ,Brock B,Deleuran BW,Farmer AD,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00