Bilateral brachial synovial cysts in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Case report and literature review.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine serum levels and histopathological characteristics of fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3) in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM), and to evaluate the correlation between the FABP3 and muscle strength. METHODS:The study population included 24 subjects with PM/DM, 12 subjects...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhang L,Zhou H,Peng Q,Jiang W,Qiao W,Wang G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this article is two-fold: (i) to demonstrate the relation between vitamin D deficiency and dry eye and impaired tear function; and (ii) to investigate the possible associations among clinical parameters of hypovitaminosis D with dry eye parameters. METHOD:Fifty premenopausal women with vitamin D deficie...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Yildirim P,Garip Y,Karci AA,Guler T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Peripheral neuropathies (PN) are heterogeneous nerve disorders; frequently rheumatic patients have neuropathic symptoms. In some rheumatic diseases (RD) PN are secondary to nerve compression while others are related to metabolic abnormalities, inflammation or vasculitis. Our aim was to explore the ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： López-López CO,Montes Castillo ML,Soto-Fajardo RC,Sandoval-García LF,Loyola-Sánchez A,Burgos-Vargas R,Peláez-Ballestas I,Álvarez Hernández E,Vázquez-Mellado J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study investigated the prognostic factors of cardiac death or cardiac failure using cardiac scintigraphy, echocardiography (UCG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in asymptomatic systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated SSc patients who had undergone cardiac scintigraphy usi...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Iida H,Hanaoka H,Okada Y,Kiyokawa T,Takakuwa Y,Yamada H,Okazaki T,Ozaki S,Yamaguchi K,Nakajima Y,Kawahata K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Maintenance of temperature during collection and transport of blood is an important pre-requisite for cryoglobulin assays. In this manuscript, we describe 'cryodevice', a low-cost device for transportation and/or incubation of vials of whole blood at 37°C. Such a device would reduce false negatives in cryo...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Veerasubramanian PK,Kabeerdoss J,Sandhya P,Devasahayam S,Danda D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kilnefelter's syndrome (KFS) tends to be associated with autoimmune diseases. Although several reports describe association of KFS with different autoimmune diseases, association with rheumatoid arthritis is very rare. We report a case of (KFS) who had seropositive erosive rheumatoid arthritis, and discuss the role of...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Al-Arfaj HF

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) affects patients in the prime of their economic productivity. We aim to identify factors associated with poor work productivity in patients with axSpA in Singapore. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was performed in two tertiary centers in Singapore. Consecutive adult patients ≥21 yea...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Goh Y,Kwan YH,Leung YY,Fong W,Cheung PP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a distinctive subtype of JIA characterized by systemic features and poor outcome. We aimed to investigate demographic and clinical features, long-term treatment response and disease complications in a large sJIA cohort. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with sJIA followed ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Barut K,Adrovic A,Sahin S,Tarcin G,Tahaoglu G,Koker O,Yildiz M,Kasapcopur O

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is growing evidence that cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) promotes inflammatory responses. This study investigated the relationship between CIRP and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Peripheral blood and synovial fluid were collected from 15 patients with RA and from 16 patients with osteoarthritis...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Yoo IS,Lee SY,Park CK,Lee JC,Kim Y,Yoo SJ,Shim SC,Choi YS,Lee Y,Kang SW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study investigated the use of fat fraction (FF) measurements in the sacroiliac (SI) joint to determine radiologic progression in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). METHOD:A total of 138 patients who underwent pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) between September 2014 and March 2015 were retrospectivel...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Koo BS,Song Y,Shin JH,Lee S,Kim TH

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family physicians measure serum levels of anti-streptolysin O antibodies (ASO) in the routine evaluation of patients with rheumatic conditions. AIM:To evaluate the significance of elevated serum ASO titer in hospitalized patients with various clinical conditions. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrieved the names...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Ben-Chetrit E,Moses AE,Agmon-Levin N,Block C,Ben-Chetrit E

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines and summarizes data on knee osteoarthritis (AO) in Community Oriented Program For Control Of Rheumatic Disorders (COPCORD) publications. A literature search was made through PubMed, Google, Proceedings of Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) congresses, and Abstracts from AP...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Haq SA,Davatchi F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory properties of a species of Sorghum bicolor leaf (SBL) grown in West Africa. METHOD:Cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2:COX-1 selectivity assay was carried out by plating isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells in culture medium with specific SBL fractions: crude extract (J), ethy...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Makanjuola SBL,Ogundaini AO,Ajonuma LC,Dosunmu A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) has increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, renal crisis, infections and malignancies. Chemical exposure, smoking and cytotoxic drugs increase the malignancy risk in rheumatic diseases including SSc. We aim to evaluate cha...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Sargin G,Senturk T,Cildag S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test whether treatment with celecoxib reduces the incidence of gastroduodenal ulcers compared to diclofenac in Asian patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with minimal significant risk factors. METHODS:Patients with a clinical diagnosis of OA or RA of at least 3 months were randomized t...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Cheung R,Cheng TT,Dong Y,Lin HY,Lai K,Lau CS,Feng H,Parsons B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Women with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) may have sexual dysfunctions due to vaginal dryness and may also have pelvic floor problems. The aim of this study was to examine the pelvic floor distress of women with SS with a self-reported questionnaire, to compare this group with healthy individuals, and to ex...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Cetin SY,Buyuk A,Ayan A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) often require total hip arthroplasties. We present a retrospective review of 32 total hip arthroplasties (THA) performed for patients with SLE, RA or AS from 2003 to 2008 in a tertiary hospital in Singa...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Chong RW,Chong CS,Lai CH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (JFIQR) in fibromyalgia (FM) patients. METHOD:The reliability and validity of the JFIQR were assessed using online data collected from Japanese FM patients. Reliability was evaluated based on test-retest ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Isomura T,Nakamura I,Kawaguchi M,Sato E,Inuzuka K,Osada K,Nishioka K,Hayakawa K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of peer-led group education on the quality of life and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:Eighty patients with definite AS were allocated randomly to either the education or control group. The education group (n = 40) was subjected to a peer-led group ed...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Kaya T,Goksel Karatepe A,Atici Ozturk P,Gunaydin R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by immune abnormalities, progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, and microvascular injury and damage. Interleukin-21 receptor (IL-21R) is expressed in the epidermis from patients with SSc. However, information describing the role of IL-21 in SSc is limited. M...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Lei L,He ZY,Zhao C,Sun XJ,Zhong XN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Some studies have been performed to elucidate the association between Fc gamma receptor 3B (FCGR3B) copy number (CN) and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or lupus nephritis (LN), yet the results remain conflicting. Therefore, we have undertaken a systematic review of all the studies published and ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Yuan J,Zhao D,Wu L,Xu X,Pang Y,Zhang J,Ma Y,Liu J,Wang J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurotoxic condition characterized by reversible vasogenic edema on neuroimaging. It is associated with various neurological manifestations, including headaches, vomiting, seizures, visual loss, altered mental status and focal neurological deficits. PRES mainly ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Chen HA,Lin YJ,Chen PC,Chen TY,Lin KC,Cheng HH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the outcomes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Thai children. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study. All JIA patients in a rheumatology clinic, Ramathibodi Hospital, between July 1997 and December 2012 were enrolled. The patient data were reviewed from medical records. At the most recent follow...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Vilaiyuk S,Soponkanaporn S,Jaovisidha S,Benjaponpitak S,Manuyakorn W

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim was to study the side-effect profile and the survival characteristics of leflunomide used in a regional patient population in New Zealand (NZ). METHOD:  Patients were identified using special authority forms (SAFs) that had been prospectively filed from January 2001 to June 2007. Statistical analysis of su...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Jagoda JS,Rajapakse CN

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease which affects the performance of the upper extremities. There is no method to evaluate the specific upper extremity endurance of individuals with this disease. The unsupported upper-limb exercise test (UULEX) is a performance test that evaluates upper extremity ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Cetin SY,Basakci Calik B,Ayan A,Cavlak U

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to cadmium links smoking, the most import antetiological factor in the development of seropositive RA, and many of the other known contemporary risk factors. Epidemiological studies investigating the link between smoking, occupations, social class, region of residency and RA should consider cadmium exposure a...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Hutchinson D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare disease characterized by chronic, nonspecific inflammatory and sclerotic or fibrotic tissue in the periaortic or periiliac retroperitoneum that encases adjacent structures. There will be a series of clinical manifestations once the proliferated fibrous tissues encase the abdomi...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Lian L,Wang C,Tian JL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the performance of a line blot (LB) assay for identifying anti-PM-Scl antibody (Ab). METHODS:We screened 56 serum samples from systemic sclerosis patients using a protein immunoprecipitation (IP) assay and an LB assay (Systemic Sclerosis Profile Euroline® Blot test kit) to detect anti-PM-Scl Ab. ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Hamaguchi Y,Kuwana M,Takehara K

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between ultrasonographic findings of inflammation (effusion, synovitis) and clinical findings in patients with primary painful knee osteoarthritis. METHOD:This cross-sectional study was performed on 142 patients with primary painful knee osteoarthritis (American College of...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Abbasi B,Pezeshki-Rad M,Akhavan R,Sahebari M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Osteoporosis in axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is difficult to accurately diagnose due to osteoproliferation of the spine interfering with conventional (anteroposterior, AP) dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). This study compares AP and lateral projections of DXA when assessing bone mineral density (BMD) of ...

journal_title：International journal of rheumatic diseases

authors： Fitzgerald G,Anachebe T,McCarroll K,O'Shea F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00