Tumors of soft tissues and bone.

abstract：:Bacterial infections can clinically mimic a primary vasculitic syndrome and can directly cause a vasculitis that may respond to prompt recognition and treatment of the infection. Increasing direct and indirect evidence is establishing links between certain infections and vasculopathies, including aortitis, atheroscler...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Mandell BF,Calabrese LH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:To define gout conditions and hyperuricemia. RECENT FINDINGS:Gout is defined as an arthritic condition resulting from the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in and/or around joints, following long-standing hyperuricemia. Several recent ultrasound studies disclosed MSU deposits in a lar...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Bardin T,Richette P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Longitudinal studies of large cohorts of patients with Raynaud's Phenomenon have addressed the predictors of developing a secondary disease. New insights have been reported into the pathogenesis of Raynaud's phenomenon and the consequences of ischemia. Studies have suggested that more than one defect may cause Raynaud...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Wigley FM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hip replacement, prophylaxis of thromboembolism with warfarin to 1.5 times control with respect to prothrombin time remains efficacious. Further reduction of the dosage has not met with success. Confirmatory studies on the usefulness of adjusted-dose heparin and low molecular weight heparin continue. Promising new ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Yen D

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To give an overview of recently published articles addressing the mechanisms underlying sex bias in autoimmune disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies investigating the origins of sex bias in autoimmune disease have revealed an extensive and interconnected network of genetic, hormonal, microbial, and...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Billi AC,Kahlenberg JM,Gudjonsson JE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies in the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) from 2011 to 2014 through a systematic review. RECENT FINDINGS:Our systematic review identifies randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, case series, and observational studies w...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Young A,Khanna D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren syndrome remain elusive in the description of their underlying etiologic causes and pathogenic mechanisms. Although underlying genetic predisposition appears to contribute to both diseases based on twin and other genetic studies, additional factors must play a role. Over the de...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： James JA,Harley JB,Scofield RH

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to our increasing knowledge of mechanisms underlying pathogenic events in autoimmune rheumatic diseases, biologic agents have been further explored and tested in open and controlled clinical trials. Based on the results of placebo-controlled trials, monoclonal antibodies to CD4+ T cells have been found ineffective...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kalden JR,Manger B

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent evidence on cutaneous manifestations of lupus, with a focus on evidence for pediatric patients. RECENT FINDINGS:Cutaneous manifestations of SLE are common and may precede signs or symptoms of systemic disease. Early recognition and initiation of therapy improves quality of life by re...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Arkin LM,Nguyen C,Klein-Gitelman M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New information on the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis emphasizes more aggressive control of arthritis, particularly the use of methotrexate, both in low- and higher-dose regimens. Information concerning drug toxicity, including that of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, second-line agents, and metho...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Emery HM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the present review, recent findings regarding silicone breast implants (SBIs) complicated by rheumatic autoimmune diseases are described. RECENT FINDINGS:Despite changes in the principal constituents of the silicone implants during the past 50 years, silicone remained an adjuvant that may 'bleed' ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cohen Tervaert JW,Colaris MJ,van der Hulst RR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare multisystem autoimmune disorder of adults and children that primarily affects skin and skeletal muscle. Classification systems of dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and the other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies focus primarily on features of muscle involvement. However, c...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Santmyire-Rosenberger B,Dugan EM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In contrast to the disease remission enjoyed by a majority of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients during pregnancy, the immediate postpartum period is generally characterized by flare. Managing symptoms during this time is challenging because the potential transfer of medication into the breast milk of...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sammaritano LR,Bermas BL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To investigate the association between systemic sclerosis (SSc) to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriage. We utilized the database of Clalit Health Services, the largest healthcare organization in Israel and performed a cross-sectional study. RECENT FINDINGS:The study i...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Tiosano S,Cohen AD,Amital H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To critically appraise the literature related to the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) focusing on the contribution of synovial tissue pathology (synovitis) in determining diverse clinical outcome/therapeutic response. RECENT FINDINGS:RA synovitis is highly heterogeneous with diverse cellu...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pitzalis C,Kelly S,Humby F

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The intestinal microbiome is increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, and other diseases collectively known as the spondyloarthropathies (SpAs). In common with other complex inflammatory diseases, SpAs have both a strong genetic and environmental compo...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Asquith M,Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article critically reviews the advances in medical management of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) with a focus on recent developments in targeted biologic therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:The role of biologics in the treatment of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is expanding. TNFα in...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Koster MJ,Matteson EL,Warrington KJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article discusses genomic investigations in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) beyond genome-wide association (GWA) studies, but prior to this, genetic variants achieving genome-wide significance will be summarized highlighting key pathways contributing to disease pathogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidence...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： O'Rielly DD,Uddin M,Rahman P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last few years have brought a resurgence in interest in managing systemic sclerosis. In the past year, there have been reports of small series of patients and several well-designed, double-blind, controlled trials. Treatment has been directed at a variety of potential pathogenic mechanisms. Stanazol, iloprost, pla...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Steen V

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nephritis remains a very important clinical disease manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the focus has shifted from issues of mortality to morbidity. An improved method for measuring renal function is presented, and the value of renal biopsy, specifically the chronicity index, is confirmed as ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ginzler EM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Evidence accumulated since 2010 indicates that human osteoarthritis should now be reclassified as a systemic musculoskeletal disease rather than a focal disorder of synovial joints. RECENT FINDINGS:Inflammation was seen as the key component promoting synovitis as well as progression of cartilage and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Malemud CJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The intestinal microbiome is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are many shared clinical manifestations between IBD and spondyloarthritis (SpA), of which the most common are peripheral arthritis and uveitis. Clinical overlap along with similar genetic...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Choi RY,Asquith M,Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although osteoarthritis (OA) has received a paucity of attention from researchers in terms of drug development, there have been some significant findings relevant to clinical issues in OA that are summarized in this review. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent osteoarthritis research has focused on synovial, subch...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kalunian KC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymyositis syndrome has been described as a rare complication in patients who develop chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a cellular immune-mediated donor bone marrow versus patient rejection reaction, which may also lead to an autoim...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Parker PM,Openshaw H,Forman SJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To compare the recently published European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE with the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Centers (SLICC) criteria and the earlier ACR criteria, focusing on their key concepts. RECENT FINDING...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Aringer M,Petri M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides a risk-stratified and evidence-based management for subsets of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients in the first five years from disease onset. RECENT FINDINGS:Cardiopulmonary disease remains the primary cause of mortality in SSc patients. Morbidity and mortality in SSc-associated p...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Roofeh D,Khanna D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthropathy is one of the leading clinical manifestations of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). Although cirrhosis of the liver is crucial for mortality in patients with HH, arthropathy has the greatest impact on the quality of life. Several mutations in the HFE and other genes have recently been identified, and the pre...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： von Kempis J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease and Takayasu's disease in children are uncommon and may have an insidious course leading to a delayed diagnosis. Both diseases usually occur in late childhood, although disease onset in the first year of life has been reported. Compared with adults, Behçet's disease in children appears to be character...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Martini A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypical systemic autoimmune disease with a significant disease burden across the world among different ethnic, racial, and age groups. The pathophysiological understanding of SLE is constantly evolving and with it, the need for a better definition of the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stojan G,Petri M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1990, there were signs of a renewed interest in clinical studies about several aspects of osteoarthritis. The work-up of classic data and the use of new information from epidemiologic surveys as well as careful radiographic monitoring of selected groups of patients have brought us broader views on the general cours...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Peyron JG

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00