Abstract：
:Synovial fluids from 102 patients affected by various joint diseases have been analyzed for their protein, immunoglobulin and beta 2-microglobulin contents, for the total and alternative pathway hemolytic activities of the complement components, for the presence of rheumatoid factors and Clq binding materials. The aim of this study was to verify whether an immunochemical analysis of the synovial fluid could help to distinguish rheumatoid arthritis from other arthropathies. With regard to this, we emphasize that the latex test, the Clq binding assay, as well as the measurement of C3d and beta 2-microglobulin concentrations in synovial fluids, were the most helpful assays. An immunochemical synovial score was calculated summing the results of these four tests, thus making the recognition of rheumatoid arthritis, among the various inflammatory joint diseases, easier.
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Clin Exp Rheumatoljournal_title
Clinical and experimental rheumatologyauthors
Corvetta A,Ghirelli PA,Spaeth PJ,Orecchioni F,Galeazzi M,Sprovieri G,Butler R,Nydegger UEsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-04-01 00:00:00pages
111-7issue
2eissn
0392-856Xissn
1593-098Xjournal_volume
2pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:This review contrasts the difficulty of differentiating early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the many other causes of inflammatory polyarthritis and emphasizes the need for early treatment of RA with drugs that are present considered inappropriate for a mild, self-limiting disease. Pointers to help establish a definit...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is an idiopathic chronic pain syndrome characterised by widespread nonarticular musculoskeletal pain, generalised tender points, in the absence of inflammatory or structural musculoskeletal abnormalities, accompanied by a constellation of symptoms that include fatigue and disturban...
journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：
更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
