Radiographic measurements of severe temporomandibular joint destruction at cervical radiography. Designed for evaluation in rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：:Based on open studies. D-penicillamine (DPA) has been used for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) but we believe the controlled trial of this drug in SSc does not support its use to treat this disease. Open trials are inevitably biased by selection bias and randomized, blinded, controlled studies are required t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Furst DE,Clements PJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Cogan's syndrome (CS) is a rare multisystemic disease characterized by vestibuloauditory dysfunction, inflammatory eye disease and vasculitis. Aortic aneurysms due to aortitis are under-recognized in CS, and are potentially fatal, with two of eight reported cases dying from aneurysm/arterial rupture. The presence of a...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Low AH,Su JW,Sin KY,Fong KY,Thumboo J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation has been carried out on the presence of iron in striated muscle from normal individuals and from patients with rheumatoid disease. The methods used for the estimation of iron required a neutron activation analysis of total iron and extraction of hemoglobin in cyanide buffer. The results disclosed that...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Goldie IF,Bjönness T,Tiselius P,Plantin LO,Sato T

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of gold-induced enterocolitis in a 69-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis who had received the new gold compound by oral administration (Auranofin (AF) for 4 weeks) is reported. Mild diarrhoea is a commonly described side effect accompanying AF, but in this case a severe colitis developed. The course of t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jarner D,Nielsen AM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infectious brain lesions (IBLs) are life-threatening in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of IBL in SLE patients and the clinical characteristics of SLE patients with IBL. METHODS:Medical charts of 15 consecutive SLE patients with IBL admi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Xu Y,Xu D,Zhang T,Leng XM,Zhang FC,Zeng XF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with post-venereal Reiter's syndrome, living in the districts of Egedesminde and Jakobshavn in Greenland, were ascertained from medical records and patient examinations. Fifty-one patients were found to have definite Reiter's syndrome according to the ARA proposed criteria. The prevalence of the disease is 1....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bardin T,Enel C,Lathrop M,Becker-Christensen F

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cationic lipid complexes bind to angiogenic endothelial cells of solid tumours and microvessels of chronic inflammatory tissue. Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the drugs used in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); it is applied systemically but can have serious side-effects. The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Gottschalk O,Metz P,Dao Trong ML,Altenberger S,Jansson V,Mutschler W,Schmitt-Sody M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This population study includes the majority of all systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in Iceland (n = 65). The study lists various self-rated pain descriptions both from a 54-item pain questionnaire and from the somatisation section of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). Results show SLE patients to have...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Líndal E,Thorlacius S,Stefánsson JG,Steinsson K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to study the long-term effect (2 years) of different training programs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The method was a randomized trial with 75 patients participating. The measured variables included morning stiffness, a pain score, number of swollen joints, a health assessment score, a funct...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hansen TM,Hansen G,Langgaard AM,Rasmussen JO

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:The effects of rheumatoid arthritis on locomotion status were assessed in an epidemiologically representative Swedish population sample. In a steady community of 12,707 inhabitants, 82 patients were found fulfilling ARA criteria 5-8 (Rome 1961). Prevalence was 0.51% for men, 0.78 for women and 0.65 in the overall popu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jonsson B,Larsson SE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several different sets of diagnostic criteria of rheumatoid arthritis in children are in practical use. The criteria most widely applied are discussed here, especially with regard to clinical studies. Reasons are presented for the selection of criteria used in the present controlled clinical studies on rheumatic child...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kvien TK,Høyeraal HM,Kåss E

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to soluble ribonucleoprotein (sRNP) are by definition a prerequisite for the diagnosis mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). They are also found in 30--40% of other rheumatic conditions with a high titred speckled IFL reaction. The same is true for the most characteristic clinical features of MCTD, viz. R...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jonsson J,Norberg R

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fc-receptors for IgG (Fc gamma R) are important triggers of effector function in macrophages. We have investigated the distribution of cells bearing Fc gamma R I, Fc gamma R II, and Fc gamma R III in 14 synovia and 3 nodules from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, using monoclonal antibodies on serial cryostat sectio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bröker BM,Edwards JC,Fanger MW,Lydyard PM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to test whether orosomucoid like 3 (ORMDL3) and 17q21 variants are associated with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in a Chinese population. METHOD:A total of 753 unrelated AS patients and 1120 ethnically matched healthy controls were recruited. Seven single nucleotide...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Qiu R,Zhang H,Zhao H,Li J,Guo C,Gong Y,Liu Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improved disease survival, arterial thromboembolism has become an important cause of morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A number of conventional and non-conventional risk factors are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. Regular surveillance and control of traditional risk facto...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mok CC

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Plant thorn synovitis is an overlooked cause of monoarthritis, with difficulties in diagnosis and treatment (1). We report on a case of thorn induced synovitis, not confirmed by histopathology, but strongly suspected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), that visualizes the foreign body (first case reported). ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Maillot F,Goupille P,Valat JP

更新日期：1994-01-01 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:To investigate the effects of TNF blocking therapy on synovial immune activity in rat adjuvant arthritis (AA) by measuring mRNA expression of key macrophage and T cell cytokines during PEG sTNF-RI treatment (10mg/kg) on days 8, 10 and 12. METHODS:Paw volume was assessed every 3-4 days. Ankles were removed fo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bush KA,Walker JS,Frazier J,Kirkham BW

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of Achilles and patella tendinitis has until recently been based on clinical examination, and treatment with local steroid injection has been given blindly. This is the first randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of local steroid injection in athletes with chronic tendinitis, which...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Fredberg U,Bolvig L,Pfeiffer-Jensen M,Clemmensen D,Jakobsen BW,Stengaard-Pedersen K

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in 1,287 persons living in densely populated areas and 1, 287 persons living in thinly populated areas, matched as to sex, age, occupation and geographical area, was compared. The patient material was obtained in an epidemiological survey of rheumatoid arthritis (ARA definition) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hellgren L

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:The risk of a disease flare-up and the side-effects experienced during the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) were studied in 85 female SLE patients, 18-44 years old, regularly attending two specialist rheumatological clinics. Thirty-one patients had used combined oral contraceptives (cOCs) during or after the onset of ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Julkunen HA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis and release of collagenase in the presence of the neuropeptide substance P (SP) and capsaicin, were investigated in vitro using identical synoviocyte cultures from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). On average 10(-12) M SP augmented statistically significantly the collagenase production by approxim...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Partsch G,Matucci-Cerinic M,Marabini S,Jantsch S,Pignone A,Cagnoni M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of dialysable leucocyte extract (DLE) on pro- and anti-inflammatory profiles in a rat model of osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD:Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: normal rats without treatment, OA rats treated with placebo, and OA rats treated with DLE. After trea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Acosta P,Pérez N,Pérez E,Correa B,Pérez C,Gómez C,Sánchez V,Pérez DG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 9 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis we studied gastrointestinal blood loss during well tolerated therapy with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug naproxen, 500 mg twice daily. The mean gastrointestinal blood loss, assessed with reinfused autologous 51Cr-labelled erythrocytes, was 1.4 +/- 0.6 ml/day (me...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： van den Ouweland FA,Corstens FH,van de Putte LB,Gribnau FW

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00