Drug eruption due to bosentan in a patient with systemic sclerosis.

abstract：:To investigate the precise modality of association between SAA1 gene polymorphisms and the development of AA amyloidosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Japanese patients with RA (n=153), among whom 29 were histologically diagnosed as having amyloidosis, were genotyped for three single nucleotide polymorph...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Ajiro J,Narita I,Sato F,Saga D,Hasegawa H,Kuroda T,Nakano M,Gejyo F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract A 56-year-old man presented with hyperproteinemia and renal dysfunction associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). He had had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube made of silicone implanted 4 years earlier. In his renal biopsy, necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis was identified: tests fo...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Bohgaki M,Mukai M,Notoya A,Kohno M,Takada A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the status of mizoribine use in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) and to collect safety- and efficacy-related data on 2-year treatment with mizoribine. METHODS:A continuous survey was conducted between March 2010 and July 2015. RESULTS:The analysis set included 559 patients (mean age 39.5 ye...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Takeuchi T,Okada K,Yoshida H,Yagi N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain safety and efficacy data on combination treatment with iguratimod and methotrexate (MTX) in an open-label extension study in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Following a 28-week, randomized, double-blind trial of adding iguratimod or placebo to stable MTX therapy, patients en...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Hara M,Ishiguro N,Katayama K,Kondo M,Sumida T,Mimori T,Soen S,Nagai K,Yamaguchi T,Yamamoto K,Iguratimod-Clinical Study Group.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the improvement of health status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with tocilizumab. METHODS:Thirty-nine patients were treated with 8 mg/kg tocilizumab every 4 weeks for 24 weeks. Disease activity was assessed by Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Simplified Disease Activ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Fusama M,Nakahara H,Hamano Y,Nishide M,Kawamoto K,Hosokawa T,Nozato S,Higa S,Igarashi T,Takeuchi E,Kuroiwa T,Shimaoka Y,Yukioka M,Miura Y,Higashi K,Kuritani T,Maeda K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an 81-year-old man with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) presenting with submandibular gland, lymph node, lung, kidney, aortic wall, and prostate lesions with concomitant gastric cancer. After curative surgical treatment of the gastric cancer, corticosteroid therapy for progressively decreasing ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Horita S,Fujii H,Mizushima I,Fujisawa Y,Hara S,Yamada K,Inoue D,Nakajima K,Harada K,Kawano M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide evidence for the revision of clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) by the Japan Research Committee for Intractable Vasculitis. METHODS:PubMed, CENTRAL, and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society were searched fo...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Nagasaka K,Harigai M,Hagino N,Hara A,Horita T,Hayashi T,Itabashi M,Ito S,Katsumata Y,Kawashima S,Naniwa T,Sada KE,Nango E,Nakayama T,Tsutsumino M,Yamagata K,Homma S,Arimura Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract A woman with Sjögren's syndrome concurrently suffered bilateral fractures of the femoral neck without any proximate cause, while she had aseptic necrosis of the femoral head resulting from the treatment for Sjögren's syndrome. According to previous reports, fractures of the femoral neck following aseptic necr...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Kamiya M,Ueno M,Yamaguchi H,Kanata S,Sohen S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract We evaluated bone mineral density (BMD) in Japanese female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and assessed the influence of the use of glucocorticoids. Lumbar BMD was measured by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 60 premenopausal females who previously had been receiving glucocorticoid therapy....

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Banno S,Matsumoto Y,Naniwa T,Hayami Y,Sugiura Y,Yoshinouchi T,Ueda R

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect and potential mechanism of Cysteine-rich 61 (Cyr61) on stimulating MMP-3 expression by fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS:Primarily cultured RA FLS were treated with exogenous Cyr61 protein or Cyr61-siRNA, t...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Zhai T,Gao C,Huo R,Sheng H,Sun S,Xie J,He Y,Gao H,Li H,Zhang J,Li H,Sun Y,Lin J,Shen B,Xiao L,Li N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a clinical diagnosis defined with the presence of urinary urgency, usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia, with or without urgency urinary incontinence. Objective was to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of Japanese systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients wi...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Motegi SI,Sekiguchi A,Sekine Y,Nakayama H,Suzuki K,Ishikawa O

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) in a hip with osteoarthritis (OA) has been previously reported, however, it is possible that increased BMD at sites other than the hip joint is influenced by the disease process of OA. Therefore, we measured BMD at locations different from the hip joint and de...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Okano K,Ito M,Aoyagi K,Osaki M,Enomoto H,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidative stress (TOS) values in patients with myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). METHOD:The study comprised 38 patients diagnosed with MPS and 30 healthy volunteers. The age, body mass index (BMI) and pain scores (evaluation by visual analogue scales) of a...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Koca I,Tutoglu A,Boyacı A,Pehlivan Y,Yıldız H,Turkbeyler I,Sarıcicek E,Taysi S,Onat AM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intra-articular (IA) injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) has been shown to relieve osteoarthritis (OA)-related pain and improve joint structure within a 1-year period. We examined the mid-term (2-year) efficacy of IA-HA in Japanese subjects by using a large-scale population-based cohort of the Research on Osteo...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Oka H,Akune T,Muraki S,Tanaka S,Kawaguchi H,Nakamura K,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) throughout the world. In Japan, MTX is recommended by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare to be given as the second or third DMARD and at a dosage of no more than 8 mg/week. We analyzed the efficacy of M...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Kameda H,Amano K,Sekiguchi N,Takei H,Ogawa H,Nagasawa H,Takeuchi T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: To assess the clinicopathologic features of Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) patients in Japan.Methods: We assessed baseline data for 342 Japanese MCD patients with a biopsy-proven diagnosis, enrolled in a prospective, observational study for tocilizumab treatment.Results: Of 342 patients, 86.0% had pl...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Murakami M,Johkoh T,Hayashi S,Ohshima S,Mizuki M,Nakatsuka SI,Tomobe M,Kuroyanagi K,Nakasone A,Nishimoto N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Hatta Y,Hasegawa M,Matsushita T,Hamaguchi Y,Fujimoto M,Takehara K

更新日期：2013-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute generalized pustular bacterid (AGPB) concomitant with erythema nodosum (EN), polyarthritis, and Achilles tendinitis. The patient was admitted with a complaint of fever, widespread plural pustules, erythema, and polyarthralgia. Histopathological examination of the skin lesions demonstrated fea...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Arita Y,Taguchi H,Hanada R,Tono T,Ohsone Y,Okata U,Irie R,Okano Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old man was diagnosed with relapsing polychondritis, from symptoms of bilateral auricular deformity and pigmentation, polyarthralgia, and audiovestibular damage, and from histological examination of the left auricular cartilage. The left auricular cartilage biopsy specimen revealed cartilage destruction with...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Horai Y,Miyamura T,Arase H,Kimura D,Shimada K,Ishida M,Takahama S,Kiyasu J,Minami R,Yamamoto M,Suematsu E,Nakayama Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Sensitivity and specificity were compared among the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1987 classification criteria, the Yamasaki diagnostic criteria, and the Japan Rheumatism Association (JRA) diagnostic criteria for early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study included 90 patients who consulted our depart...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yamamoto N,Hagino H,Teshima R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous lipoid pneumonia is an uncommon inflammatory pulmonary disease that is caused by lipids from an endogenous source, the treatment for which has not been established. We report the first case of endogenous lipoid pneumonia presenting as lung consolidation and which was associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Tr...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Morita H,Arai S,Kurasawa K,Okada H,Tanaka A,Yamazaki R,Owada T,Maezawa R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Kajihara I,Jinnin M,Yamada S,Ichihara A,Makino T,Igata T,Masuguchi S,Fukushima S,Ihn H

更新日期：2013-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether ultrasonography (US) predicts Boolean remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who had achieved disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28)-based remission criteria. METHODS:Thirty-one RA patients in DAS28-based clinical remission were recruited. US semiquantitatively determined ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yoshimi R,Hama M,Minegishi K,Kishimoto D,Watanabe T,Kamiyama R,Kirino Y,Asami Y,Ihata A,Tsunoda S,Ueda A,Takeno M,Ishigatsubo Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Interstitial pneumonitis (IP) associated with polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM) is a serious complication that affects prognosis. We therefore undertook a retrospective multicenter study to examine the efficacy of a combination treatment with cyclosporin A (CsA) and corticosteroids. Fifty-three IP pati...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Nagasaka K,Harigai M,Tateishi M,Hara M,Yoshizawa Y,Koike T,Miyasaka N

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol (CZP) plus methotrexate treatment and to assess the efficacy of two CZP maintenance dosing schedules in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate. METHODS:J-RAPID double-blind patients were ente...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tanaka Y,Yamamoto K,Takeuchi T,Yamanaka H,Ishiguro N,Eguchi K,Watanabe A,Origasa H,Shoji T,Miyasaka N,Koike T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blau syndrome/early-onset sarcoidosis (Blau/EOS) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by granulomatous arthritis, uveitis, and skin rash. It has been shown that gain-of-function NOD2 mutations cause Blau/EOS. In this paper, we describe a patient with a gain-of-function NOD2 mutation who developed infantile Tak...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Inoue Y,Kawaguchi Y,Shimojo N,Yamaguchi K,Morita Y,Nakano T,Arima T,Tomiita M,Kohno Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a noteworthy condition in the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) because of its associated mortality and morbidity; however, the efficacy of various treatments for ILD has been controversial in previous reports. In this study, we examined the efficacy and safety of intravenous cyc...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tochimoto A,Kawaguchi Y,Hara M,Tateishi M,Fukasawa C,Takagi K,Nishimagi E,Ota Y,Katsumata Y,Gono T,Tanaka E,Yamanaka H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Gout is a disease caused by an inflammatory response to an aggregation of monosodium urate crystals that develop secondary to hyperuricemia. Throughout its natural history it has four stages: asymptomatic hyperuricemia, acute gouty arthritis, intercritical gout, and chronic tophaceous gout. In this article, w...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tosun AK,Koca NT,Karataş GK

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old Japanese male presented with atrophic erythematous white lesions with peripheral dark reddish rims on his back. Multiple ulcers were detected from his stomach to his large intestine using endoscopy. Although the patient was given high doses of a steroid, aspirin, dipyridamole, and intravenous immunoglobu...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Umemura M,Miwa Y,Yanai R,Isojima S,Tokunaga T,Tsukamoto H,Takahashi R,Yajima N,Kasama T,Takahashi N,Sueki H,Yamaguchi S,Arai K,Takeuchi Y,Ohike N,Norose T,Yamochi-Onizuka T,Takimoto M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship between morphological features in the lower limbs and the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in 6-years. METHODS:Volunteer subjects from Toei (101 women and 54 men). Knee OA was evaluated on whole-leg radiographs. Subjects were divided into group 1, no knee OA; group 2,...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tran DH,Hoshino H,Matsuyama Y

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00