Implications of proposed fibromyalgia criteria across other functional pain syndromes.

abstract：:Antibodies to three major antigens of the non-histone or saline-extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) complex were sought by counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CEP) in three groups of sera which gave different patterns in the immunofluorescence test for antinuclear antibodies (ANA). Precipitins, mainly anti RNP and anti SS-B, ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Wangel AG,Teppo AM,Pollard A,Howarth S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of low-dose oral methotrexate (MTX) as treatment for patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) resistant to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). METHODS:The subjects were four patients with KD, aged 8 months to 8 years old, who showed persistent disease after treatment with high-dose IVIG (2 g...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Ahn SY,Kim DS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) have powerful and potent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and many other diseases. These effects are mediated by up to four different mechanisms of action: cytosolic glucocorticoid receptor (cGCR)-mediated classical genomic and rapid non-genomic effects,...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Buttgereit F,Saag KG,Cutolo M,da Silva JA,Bijlsma JW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovectomy of 20 wrist joints in 15 patients with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) was performed and results were evaluated 3 (0.5-5) years after surgery. The surgical procedure consisted of synovectomy of the radiocarpal joint, around the ulnar head and in all intercarpal joints. Resection of the ulnar head was not ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hanff G,Sollerman C,Elborgh R,Pettersson H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate clinical associations of anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibody (Ab) and statin exposure in necrotizing myopathy (NM) patients. Methods: NM without a known myositis-specific autoantibody (MSA) was ascertained from a large single-centre myositis database between ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Aggarwal R,Moghadam-Kia S,Lacomis D,Malik A,Qi Z,Koontz D,Burlingame RW,Oddis CV

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary studies indicate that plasma zinc concentrations, as estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, are reduced in rheumatoid arthritis. A relationship has also been established between metacarpal index of osteoporosis and plasma zinc concentrations in rheumatoid subjects. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kennedy AC,Fell GS,Rooney PJ,Stevens WH,Dick WC,Buchanan WW

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio vulnificus infection commonly presents as sepsis or wound infection. A case of alcoholic liver cirrhosis developed acute left heel pain and swelling 2 days after ingesting raw fish. Two sets of blood cultures indicated V. vulnificus. HLA-B27 was negative. Ultrasonography revealed left Achilles tendinitis. Fluid...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Yang CH,Shie SS,Yu KH,Jan Wu YJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal permeability to polyethyleneglycols (PEGs) of varying size in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has been investigated. Permeability was determined by measuring the 6-hour urinary recovery of different-sized PEGs after oral intake of PEG 400, PEG 1000, or PEG 3000. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis exc...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Tagesson C,Bengtsson A

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to investigate the possible effects of vimentin (Vim) and citrullinated Vim (cVim) on proliferation capacity, pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion, and the expression of peptidylarginine deiminase type 4 (PADI4) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) in cultured fibroblast-li...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Fan LY,He DY,Wang Q,Zong M,Zhang H,Yang L,Sun LS

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Nine patients suffering from chronic rheumatoid arthritis were each given single doses of 1 g acetylsalicylic acid, in the form of each of the preparations studied: an enteric-coated tablet, a microcrystalline tablet, and a capsule containing enterosoluble granules. Absorption from each preparation was good in all pat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Martio J,Kahela P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Arthroscopic volume' and resorption of normal saline was measured in 35 young males during routine arthroscopic examination. The average mean volume of the knee joint cavity was 103.4 ml and this volume was observed to correlate with the midpatellar circumference of the knee and the height of the patients. Mean resor...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Visuri T,Kiviluoto O

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aseptic loosening is one of the most important problems that can occur after total hip arthroplasty (THA). In this study, we analysed levels of large tenascin-C (TN-C) variants and compared them in pseudosynovial fluid from patients with aseptic loosening after THA with those in synovial fluid from patients u...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hasegawa M,Sudo A,Nagakura T,Hirata H,Kinoshita N,Yoshida T,Uchida A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare bone mass (BMD) in women with fibromyalgia (FM) with healthy females, and to evaluate whether self-reported pain and lack of functional capacity correlate to reduced BMD in FM patients. METHODS:Thirty-one FM patients (20 pre- and 11 postmenopausal) and fourty-one healthy women (30 pre- and 10 post...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jensen B,Wittrup IH,Bliddal H,Danneskiold-Samsøe B,Faber J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three dissertations on arthritis in Latin by the Englishman William Musgrave have been reviewed to find possible descriptions of rheumatoid arthritis. Polyarticular long-lasting joint pain in women are the cases most probable to be rheumatoid arthritis. This was found in 18 of 150 case stories. In the general sections...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hansen SE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the state of dentition between rheumatoid and control patients, ortopanthomograms were taken of 126 rheumatoid and 119 control patients. This roenthenologic examination revealed a signficantly higher incidence of teeth loss among the rheumatoid patients than among the control patients. To determine whether ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Malmström M,Calonius PE

更新日期：1975-01-01 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：:Fifty consecutive patients with RA and clinical wrist synovitis were randomly allocated to either receive an injection of glucocorticoid into the radiocarpal joint or have the same amount of drug divided into the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints. Inferior radioulnar joint synovitis was treated with extra steroid injec...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Koski JM,Hermunen H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a heterogeneous inflammatory disease associated with psoriasis. Underlying genetic factors are considered important for disease expression and prognosis of PsA. Interleukin-1β-regulating protein complexes called inflammasomes are associated with several inflammatory diseases, e....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Juneblad K,Kastbom A,Johansson L,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Söderkvist P,Alenius GM

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients who flare after a period of inactive disease, we conducted a retrospective chart review. We identified 24 records from SLE patients who had been tapered to 5 mg/day or less of prednisone for at least 3 months. No initial clinical disease ma...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Aranow C,Emy J,Barland P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Progressive destruction of synovial joint cartilage and bone occurs in pathological conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of the overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Through the screening of NF-κB inhibitors by a luciferase reporter gen...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Liu Q,Zhao J,Tan R,Zhou H,Lin Z,Zheng M,Romas E,Xu J,Sims NA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of inflammation through exposure to tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha on T lymphocytes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:We studied the effect of TNFalpha on T-lymphocyte apoptosis in patients with SLE, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and in healthy controls. Apo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Habib HM,Taher TE,Isenberg DA,Mageed RA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect antiglobulins (rheumatoid factors, RF) of various classes in 33 patients with recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and to follow their progress with 3-monthly checks for 1 year. For RF, IgA-RF and IgM-RF showed greater sensitivity than the latex test, either o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： March RE,Kirwan JR,Reeback JS,Holborow EJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure serum levels of antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP antibodies) and serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) in patients with early joint inflammation, and to study the correlation of these two tests with clinical measurements. METHODS:Adult patients with recent-onset...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Söderlin MK,Kastbom A,Kautiainen H,Leirisalo-Repo M,Strandberg G,Skogh T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advantage of inoculating blood culture bottles (BCB) with a bulk volume of joint fluid was studied by analyzing results for 155 positive specimens cultured in parallel in BCB and on conventional solid media. The specimens came from both natural and artificial joints of 89 patients treated in 1975-1994. One third o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： von Essen R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raynaud's phenomenon, digital ischemia, antinuclear antibodies and anticardiolipin antibodies are uncommon features of malignancy. The association of all of these in a patient with malignancy has not previously been reported. We describe a 52 year old woman with non small-cell carcinoma of the lung who also had Raynau...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Vaidya S,Logan JW

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an uncommon immunological disorder with multisystemic involvement. Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in this disease are multifactorial and can involve any part of this system. We describe one patient presenting with spastic quadriparesis as an early clinical manife...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Gupta A,Singh S,Singh P,Ahluwalia J,Rath S,Minz RW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of comorbid conditions at diagnosis and during follow-up in a cohort of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) followed prospectively over 20 years, and to identify possible early predictive factors for future comorbidities. METHODS:A community-based cohort of 183 patients (me...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kapetanovic MC,Lindqvist E,Simonsson M,Geborek P,Saxne T,Eberhardt K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four female and 4 male patients, all fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria for primary Sjögren's syndrome (primary SS), were treated for 8 weeks with evening primrose oil (Efamol). Efamol is a seed oil which consists primarily of the n-6 essential fatty acids (EFA): cis-linoleic acid and gammalinolenic acid (GLA)....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Oxholm P,Manthorpe R,Prause JU,Horrobin D

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vascular endothelial function and common carotid artery intima-medial thickness (CCA-IMT) are well-established surrogate markers for early atherosclerotic disease, which accounts for 30-40% of excess mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Our aim was to investigate whether long-term treatment with ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Sidiropoulos PI,Siakka P,Pagonidis K,Raptopoulou A,Kritikos H,Tsetis D,Boumpas DT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00