[Promotion of physical activity for older patients with rheumatism : Characteristics of inflammatory rheumatic diseases against the background of physical activity recommendations].

abstract：:A 74-year-old female patient with rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PcP) following therapy with methotrexate and prednisone. Although bactrim treatment was initiated and PcP was not detected by a control bronchoalveolar lavage, the patient died. The precise cause of death remains...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Bertisch B,Ruef C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, the risk of serious infections increases with age, mainly explained by immunosenescence and accumulation of comorbidities. Those patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are of advanced age and require treatment with immunosuppressive agents are at particular risk to develop an infectious disease. Actual req...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kneitz C,Strangfeld A,Krüger K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. Their potential for organ and tissue regeneration and repair has been intensively investigated in recent years. Studies on fetal development have demonstrated the important role of these proteins for the development and diffe...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Bramlage CP,Häupl T,Kaps C,Bramlage P,Müller GA,Strutz F

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) affect young females during childbearing age. Over the last decades, improvements in survival as well as quality of life in patients affected with ARD have led to an increased number of pregnancies observed during the course of such diseases. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is th...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Doria A,Iaccarino L,Ghirardello A,Arienti S,Zampieri S,Rampudda ME,Tincani A,Todesco S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a long time, most of the infectious diseases seemed to have become under control. In particular, vaccinations have contributed to this development. In recent years newly occurring bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens and viral infections, such as the chikungunya virus, influenza epidemics a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kneitz C,Müller-Ladner U

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical observation suggests a frequent coincidence of back pain (BP) and fibromyalgia (FMA). Based on data from a population survey on back pain we studied the hypothesis of FMA being a frequent underlying condition of BP. We additionally studied the association of the severity of back pain and both chroni...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Hüppe A,Brockow T,Raspe H

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OM 8930, a bacterial product with immunostimulatory capacities, was studied for its efficacy in the long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ten (10) patients with active seropositive rheumatoid arthritis were treated intermittently for six months with the agent and were evaluated according to clinical, labor...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Rosenthal M,Plattner S

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy physical work load is a known determinant of osteoarthritis of the hip, which may account for the high risk observed among farmers. On the other hand, the data on influence of heavy manual work in the pathogenesis of hand osteoarthritis are still controversial. We examined 25 retired farm laborers who strenuousl...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Schmid L,Dreier D,Muff B,Allgayer B,Schlumpf U

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are associated with increased mortality, largely as a consequence of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Studies found relative risk ratios of 2 for myocardial infarction in RA and up to 7 for myocardial infarction in SLE patients.Beyond the traditional CV risk...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Fischer-Betz R,Halle M,Schneider M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The choice between outpatient and inpatient care is currently undergoing major changes within the German health care system with the amendment of § 116b SGB V. This study investigates what proportion of hitherto inpatient rheumatologic care could potentially be given on an outpatient basis. METHODS:The anal...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Rath T,Bokern E,Sefo-Bukow E,Büscher G,Lüngen M,Rubbert-Roth A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicentric post-marketing surveillance study over 7 years including 5,124 patients is presented. According to clinical and laboratory data, the drug D-penicillamine was effective, with a tendency of loss of efficacy after therapy of 5 years or longer. Response was better in the early stage of the disease. Side eff...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kashiwazaki S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical defect leading to alcaptonuria is well known. However, the pathogenesis of ochronotic arthropathy is poorly understood. The present ultrastructural study elucidated the localization of ochronotic pigment in the articular cartilage and evidence was found that suggests a pathway for cartilage destruction...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Mohr W,Wessinghage D,Lenschow E

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a mainstay in musculoskeletal imaging. The term"bone marrow edema" is frequently used for describing the radiological findings, especially with respect to rheumatic diseases. The referring physician should be aware that this term has a purely descriptive character and the pathophysi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Hamer OW,Kriegsmann J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease with a prevalence of up to 1 % in the adult population. OBJECTIVE:This study describes the prevalence of RA diagnoses in outpatient health insurance claims data, based on different case definitions and stratified by age, sex and...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Hense S,Luque Ramos A,Callhoff J,Albrecht K,Zink A,Hoffmann F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but often fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system induced by the JC virus. It mainly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Growing interest in rheumatology has arisen from reports of patients with rheumatic diseases suffering from PML. A dire...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kneitz C,Wiendl H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "German Society of Rheumatology" was founded in Bad Neuenahr in the Federal Republic of Germany In 1947. The society perceived itself as the successor to the "German Society for the Abatement of Rheumatism". The primary aim of the society was close cooperation with other German-speaking rheumatological societies i...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Hewelt T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new findings are reviewed that help to understand the mechanisms of action of anti-rheumatic gold drugs, such as disodium aurothiomalate (Na2Au(I)TM): i) We found that Na2Au(I)TM selectively inhibits T-cell receptor-mediated antigen recognition by murine CD4+ T-cell hybridomas specific for antigenic peptides con...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Griem P,Gleichmann E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional radiography, ultrasonography (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography, and scintigraphy are imaging techniques in use for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Conventional radiography of the hands and the forefeet should be performed every 6 to 12 months in the first two years, and every 12 to 24...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kellner H,Schmidt W,Rau R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heberden nodes affect mainly middle-aged women. Inheritance is autosomal dominant in female and autosomal recessive in male patients. We report the case of a young man who presented already with 12 years of age with pain in the distal finger joints. There were no other clinical or serological signs for other rheumatoi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Rascu A,Kraetsch HG,Grünke M,Kalden JR,Manger B

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the about 400 virus species known to cause illness in man, only a small but growing list of representatives are able to induce arthritis. Although virus-associated arthritides are mostly of acute and short-living type, some patients develop long-lasting or even chronic joint inflammation. The viral or host factor...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Saal JG

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old female patient had load-dependent pain of the left knee. MRI showed an osteochondral defect of the medial condyle based on extensive osteonecrosis of the femoral and tibial bone. An association with a prior steroid treatment after cervical injury is most likely. ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Steinhagen J,Rüther W

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scleromyxedema is a rare connective tissue disease that may affect numerous internal organs in addition to the skin. The disease is almost exclusively associated with monoclonal gammopathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This retrospective study summarizes the clinical characteristics of four patients with scleromyxe...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kreuter A,Stücker M,Kolios AG,Altmeyer P,Möllenhoff K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoreactivity plays a major role in the pathogenesis of RA. The rheumatoid factor has been and still is for now more than 50 years the only autoreactivity that is clinically applied in the diagnosis of RA. This well reflects the current way of thinking that a single antigen or a single cause drives an individual into...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Bläss S,Engel JM,Burmester GR

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory rheumatic diseases often affect females of childbearing age and pregnancy remains a challenge for this group of patients and their physicians. However, the majority of patients can now have successful pregnancies and deliver healthy babies as a result of our improved knowledge of the risks encountered dur...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Fischer-Betz R,Gromnica-Ihle E

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease induced by a preceding, sometimes asymptomatic bacterial infection outside the joints. With an estimated prevalence of 40/100,000 inhabitants, the disease primarily affects adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years. The clinical presentation is typically characteriz...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Brzank M,Wollenhaupt J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper concerns a radiological and postmortem study of an 81-year-old woman with diffuse intervertebral osteochondrosis (T12-L1 severe erosion) in association with generalized osteoarthritis and articular chondrocalcinosis. Varying degrees of cartilage plate flaws with cartilaginous Schmorl's nodes and vertebral p...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Lagier R,Mac Gee W

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 39-year-old male patient suffering from seropositive rheumatoid arthritis who developed severe colitis during oral gold (Auranofin) therapy. So far, two further cases of colitis during oral, and 28 cases of enterocolitis during parenteral chrysotherapy have been described. The pathomechanism has not bee...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Bross-Bach U,Saal JG,Hartmann F,Müller CA,Waller HD

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a polymorphic and heterogenic systemic disorder with inflammation, fibrosis and vascular damage. Early diagnosis and classification may be difficult if disease expression is oligosymptomatic (undifferentiated), presenting with only Raynaud's phenomenon or limited scleroderma. Scleroderma sp...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Genth E,Krieg T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the circadian rhythm of serum interleukin (IL)-6 in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats and compare the safety and effectiveness of methotrexate (MTX) administered traditionally and via chronotherapy. METHODS:CIA rat models were immunized with bovine type II collagen. Serum IL-6 levels in normal and C...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Wang X,Yan X,Wang F,Ge F,Li Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the relative increase of age-diabetes and to the different forms of rheumatic diseases, long-term medicament therapy and the question of possible interactions between oral antidiabetic drugs ( OAD ) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) become more important. Unfortunately there exist studies on most...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Knüsel O

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00