[Health policy aspects of quality assurance].

abstract：:The Lequesne algofunctional indices for the knee and the hip require a physician interview. We adapted the Lequesne indices for the German language and tested the metric properties, test-retest reliability and validity of a self-report questionnaire-format in 51 patients with hip or knee OA. The symptom and function c...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Stucki G,Meier D,Stucki S,Michel BA,Tyndall AG,Elke R,Theiler R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:409 unselected outpatients were asked standardized expert system questions on the medical history of joint complaints. An average number of 30.4 +/- 6.6 out of 60 questions with 346 different answers were asked in a mean time of 20.1 +/- 6.6 min. This time, required for the questions to be displayed on the computer sc...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Schewe S,Krüger K,Herzer P,Schattenkirchner M

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug treatment in the polymorbid elderly should focus on the more important symptoms. Pharmacokinetic differences should be considered, e.g. a reduced volume of distribution and decreased liver and renal function. Special alterations in the pharmacodynamics with respect to the central nervous system and other organs a...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Breithaupt H

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressure load is critical for vascular wall alteration. Systolic blood pressure was measured by Doppler sonography in the finger and arm arteries of 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and compared to a control group (n = 22) of nearly the same age. The transmitter frequency of the ultrasound probe was 9.6 MHz. ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Beste KW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of meloxicam, a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on spontaneous osteoarthrosis of the ankle joint in Crl: CDBR rats was investigated. The drug was administered in the feed at doses of 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 mg/kg/day over a period of 2 years to 50 males and 50 females per dose. 100 male rats and 100 fema...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Mohr W,Lehmann H,Engelhardt G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of synovitis was studied in 64 rabbits with experimentally produced allergic arthritis and in 30 rabbits with experimentally produced non-allergic arthritis. The results are compared with the morphological changes of the synovial membrane in rheumatoid arthritis, especially in early stages, known from ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Püschel W

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of pyoderma gangraenosum was previously made as a diagnosis of exclusion. For this reason repeated attempts have been made in recent years to develop new diagnostic scores, whereby the typical clinical and anamnestic aspects were usually taken into account and the relevant differential diagnoses were exc...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Dissemond J

更新日期：2018-12-01 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:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to be less physically active. Physical activity has been shown to have a positive impact on disease activity and quality of life and is recommended by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) as an integral component of standard treatment. OBJECTIVE:A cross...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Beider S,Flohr S,Gehlert S,Witte T,Ernst D

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes the information gained from anamnesis which points to a psychogenetic cause of rheumatic complaints. These symptoms are part of the diagnostically important criteria which must be supplemented still further by means of a personal discussion with the patient. A great deal depends on the skill of th...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Mathies H

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal lupus erythematosus syndrome, first described by McCuistion and Schoch in 1954, is associated with characteristic skin lesions and congenital heart block in the new-born, and the presence of Ro-(SSA), La-(SSB), or RNP antibodies in mothers and infants. A transplacental transference of maternal autoantibod...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Mayet WJ,Hermann E,Bachmann M,Poralla T,Meyer zum Büschenfelde KH

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mainly due to the general demographic changes and decreasing mortality in rheumatic diseases based on therapeutic progress, the proportion of older patients treated by rheumatologists is growing. Drug treatment in the elderly, however, harbors certain risks including age-specific pharmacokinetic features and high rate...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Krüger K,Strangfeld A,Kneitz C

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:The sulfhydryl groups are chemically active parts of the protein molecule and participate in many important biochemical and metabolic processes. The present material comprised 132 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 104 patients with other diseases and 44 controls. The patients with rheumatoid arthritis had decreased ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Haataja M,Kalliomäki JL

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a shortened life expectancy. Most premature deaths are caused by cardiovascular (CV) events; therefore it is of importance to consider the increased CV risk when treating RA patients. Traditional CV risk factors cannot fully explain the increased risk but the common underst...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Pieringer H,Hoppe UC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of chondrocalcinosis is based on typical radiographic findings and synoviaanalysis. We examined 10 patients with chondrocalcinosis to see whether pathognomonic findings of the disease could also be seen by ultrasound. Ultrasound and x-ray findings were compared. Calcifications of the knee menisci were se...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Kellner H,Zoller W,Herzer P

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classical septic bacterial arthritis is a rare event, but can be distinguished by unequivocal signs such as fibrin exudation and neutrophilic masses (pus). For a long time we have been observing an abortive form of bacterial arthritis in biopsies which subsides spontaneously without antibiotic intervention. Only v...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Meyer-Scholten C,Valeva A,Zorn K,Meurer A,Fassbender HG

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:Following the EULAR recommendations published in 2010 German guidelines for the medical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis were developed based on an update of the systematic literature search and expert consensus. Methotrexate is the standard treatment option at the time of diagnosis, preferably in combination with lo...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Krüger K,Wollenhaupt J,Albrecht K,Alten R,Backhaus M,Baerwald C,Bolten W,Braun J,Burkhardt H,Burmester G,Gaubitz M,Gause A,Gromnica-Ihle E,Kellner H,Kuipers J,Krause A,Lorenz HM,Manger B,Nüßlein H,Pott HG,Rubbert-

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Diagnosis and management of the rare disease systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a challenge for the physician, not least due to the possible multitude of organ systems involved. The medico-legal assessment is important for the patient claiming insurance benefits or applying for early retirement due to scleroderma. Bo...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Graninger M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The regulatory region of the corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) is highly conserved and plays a crucial role in the response of the organism to stress. Release of CRH initiates a cascade of events leading to the release of cortisone and the regulation of inflammatory and immune events. OBJECTIVE:Since it...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Baerwald CG,Mok CC,Tickly M,Lau CS,Wordsworth BP,Ollier B,Panayi GS,Lanchbury JS

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：: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：:The assessment of off-label medications is one of the most common reasons for assessment of drugs for individual patients in the German medical services. Tension is not uncommon because of great expectations of patients and doctors on the one hand and the requirements of the law on the other. They often do not match. ...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Grell L,Rieger M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and healthy controls, isolated by a ficoll density gradient, were incubated with different concentrations of histamine, cimetidine and diphenhydramine (DPH) and simultaneously stimulated with phytohemagglutinine (PHA). In compariso...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Manger BJ,Stix R,Platzer E,Hess B,Kalden JR

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light microscopic examination of histological sections of synovial membrane from patients with rheumatoid arthritis revealed that prolonged administration of corticosteroids had an inhibiting effect on the participation of lymphocytes and histiocytes in inflammatory infiltrates, as well as on the hypertrophy of synovi...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Soren A,Cooper NS,Rosenberger JL,Waugh TR

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmitting a substantial amount of basic knowledge in Rheumatology to all medical students is essential for the future medical care of patients with rheumatic diseases for two reasons: on the one hand, future general practitioners will need to master the patterns of rheumatic diseases to recognize them fast enough i...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Aringer M,Baerwald C,Bergner R,Feuchtenberger M,Gebhardt C,Hagen M,Keyßer G,Lorenz HM,Witte T

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone metabolic homeostasis is regulated by a number of hormones and local modulators, and the study of these factors has been of major help in our understanding of bone disease. However, these parameters do not, in a strict sense reflect the metabolic and biochemical changes in the diseased bone tissue. Thus, there is...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Tohmé JF,Seibel MJ,Silverberg SJ,Robins SP,Bilezikian JP

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the hormonal perturbations in FMS patients we injected sixteen FMS patients and seventeen controls a cocktail of the hypothalamic releasing hormones: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), and Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (...

journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

authors： Riedel W,Layka H,Neeck G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00