Psoriatic arthritis imaging: a review of scoring methods.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive multisystem clinical assessment using the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity score (BVAS) is widely used in therapeutic studies of systemic vasculitis. Extensive use suggested a need to revise the instrument. The previous version of BVAS has been revised, according to usage and reviewed by an exper...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mukhtyar C,Lee R,Brown D,Carruthers D,Dasgupta B,Dubey S,Flossmann O,Hall C,Hollywood J,Jayne D,Jones R,Lanyon P,Muir A,Scott D,Young L,Luqmani RA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the proposed mechanisms of vascular damage in connective tissue disease is the direct action of a cytotoxic serum factor inducing endothelial cell damage. The nature of this serum factor is unclear, but has been suggested to be a lipoprotein. Sera from patients with (1) systemic necrotising arteritis (polyarter...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Blake DR,Winyard P,Scott DG,Brailsford S,Blann A,Lunec J

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of polytenosynovitis in a 31-year-old male during the course of a severe bacteraemic illness caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b. The clinical presentation was similar to tenosynovitis caused by bacterial or viral agents. As the management of the H. influenzae tenosynovitis would differ from tha...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bansal S,Magnussen CR,Napodano RJ

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the first-ever incidence of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in a community based RA cohort compared with the general population. METHODS:The RA cohort consisted of all patients in a local RA register in Malmö, Sweden (n = 1022). The patients were recruited from private and hospital base...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Turesson C,Jarenros A,Jacobsson L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is described of a 57 year old woman with polyarthritis fulfilling the 1987 revised criteria of the American Rheumatism Association for rheumatoid arthritis, accompanied by clinical carrier state infection of HTLV-I. Anti-HTLV-I IgM antibodies were detected by western blot analysis in her synovial fluid and se...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ijichi S,Matsuda T,Maruyama I,Izumihara T,Kojima K,Niimura T,Maruyama Y,Sonoda S,Yoshida A,Osame M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of advanced imaging techniques in the detection of hand osteoarthritis (OA) and hand OA progression. METHODS:PubMed/Medline and Embase were searched until April 2012 for studies on imaging of hand OA that presented quantitative data on validity, reliability or responsiveness. Articles pre...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Saltzherr MS,Selles RW,Bierma-Zeinstra SM,Muradin GS,Coert JH,van Neck JW,Luime JJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease, but many rheumatologists are not well acquainted with its management. The objective of this report is to produce evidence-based recommendations to guide rheumatologists and other health professionals in the treatment and follow-u...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ozen S,Demirkaya E,Erer B,Livneh A,Ben-Chetrit E,Giancane G,Ozdogan H,Abu I,Gattorno M,Hawkins PN,Yuce S,Kallinich T,Bilginer Y,Kastner D,Carmona L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent infectious polyarthritis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum in a patient with common variable hypogammaglobulinaemia is described. The patient developed a symmetrical, destructive polyarthritis and tenosynovitis associated with a markedly depressed synovial fluid glucose concentration and characteristic soft ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lehmer RR,Andrews BS,Robertson JA,Stanbridge EJ,de la Maza L,Friou GJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using clinical, radiological, and morbid anatomical data about patients with arthritis of the hip and their femoral heads resected during total hip replacement, an attempt has been made first, to classify patients and femoral heads by a cluster analysis technique, and secondly and more realistically, to use existing c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Byers PD,Roper BA,Glennie B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Individuals with psoriasis have increased blood levels of uric acid. However, there is no prospective data on the association between psoriasis and uric acid levels and subsequent development of gout. In this study, we examined the risk of gout among individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic art...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Merola JF,Wu S,Han J,Choi HK,Qureshi AA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small studies have linked α1 antitrypsin (α1AT) deficiency to patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). OBJECTIVE:To test the validity and the mechanism of this association between α1AT and AAV. METHODS:The distribution of α1AT deficiency alleles Z and S was co...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Morris H,Morgan MD,Wood AM,Smith SW,Ekeowa UI,Herrmann K,Holle JU,Guillevin L,Lomas DA,Perez J,Pusey CD,Salama AD,Stockley R,Wieczorek S,McKnight AJ,Maxwell AP,Miranda E,Williams J,Savage CO,Harper L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, particularly those within the class II HLA region, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well established, and accounts for an estimated 30% of the genetic component in RA. The MHC class II transactivator gene (MHC2TA) on chromosome 16p13 has re...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bronson PG,Criswell LA,Barcellos LF

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman developed persistent polyarthritis indistinguishable from rheumatoid arthritis after rubella. The arthritis persisted for approximately 30 months and was associated with high levels of antibody to rubella virus and with rheumatoid factor. The antibody titres declined pari passu with clinical improv...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McCormick JN,Duthie JJ,Gerber H,Hart H,Baker S,Marmion BP

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel explanation for the natural history of joint destruction in the early phase of ankylosing spondylitis is proposed on the basis of the clinical history, x-ray appearance, operative findings, and histopathology of a young patient believed to be suffering from the peripheral form of this disease. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pasion EG,Goodfellow JW

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining monthly intravenous methotrexate (IV MTX) with monthly IV cyclophosphamide (CYTX; given on the same day) for the treatment of children who develop recurrent diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus during or after the s...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lehman TJ,Edelheit BS,Onel KB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old male with definite Behçet's disease had rheumatoid-like nodules at his elbows. This finding, we believe, represents another manifestation of vasculitis in Behçet's disease. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yurdakul S,Yazici H,Tüzüner N,Aytac S,Müftüoğlu AU

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of the American-European Consensus Group (AECG) and the newly proposed American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) in a well-characterised sicca cohort, given ongoing efforts to resolve discrepancies and weaknesses in the systems. METH...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rasmussen A,Ice JA,Li H,Grundahl K,Kelly JA,Radfar L,Stone DU,Hefner KS,Anaya JM,Rohrer M,Gopalakrishnan R,Houston GD,Lewis DM,Chodosh J,Harley JB,Hughes P,Maier-Moore JS,Montgomery CG,Rhodus NL,Farris AD,Segal BM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a close relation between T helper (Th) 1 cells and nitric oxide in disease. Thus it is possible that a reciprocal regulatory mechanism exists between them. This paper briefly describes the experimental studies which have helped elucidate the mechanism by which nitric oxide selectively enhances Th 1 cell proli...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Niedbala W,Cai B,Liew FY

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association of a recently described classification of Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 shared epitope alleles with rheumatoid factors (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) production and radiological severity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Patients with RA (n = 962) wer...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mewar D,Marinou I,Coote AL,Moore DJ,Akil M,Smillie D,Dickson MC,Binks MH,Montgomery DS,Wilson AG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:IL-23 has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD) through promoting IL-17 production. This study examined whether IL-23R polymorphisms were associated with susceptibility to this disease in a Chinese Han population. METHODS:Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), rs7517847, r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jiang Z,Yang P,Hou S,Du L,Xie L,Zhou H,Kijlstra A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor approved for treatment of multiple myeloma, induces clinically relevant plasma cell (PC) depletion in patients with active, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Twelve patients received a median of two (range 1-4) 21-day cycles of i...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Alexander T,Sarfert R,Klotsche J,Kühl AA,Rubbert-Roth A,Lorenz HM,Rech J,Hoyer BF,Cheng Q,Waka A,Taddeo A,Wiesener M,Schett G,Burmester GR,Radbruch A,Hiepe F,Voll RE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) blockers on the presence of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with methotrexate (MTX). METHODS:Participants were consecutive patients with RA and PsA who had undergone MTX treatment...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Seitz M,Reichenbach S,Möller B,Zwahlen M,Villiger PM,Dufour JF

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) The phagocytosis of human IgG, IgM, and C3 by granulocytes from various rheumatoid and nonrheumatoid sera and synovial fluids (SF) was investigated by direct examination of the patient's leucocytes and indirect testing by incubation of normal donor leucocytes with various sera and SF. (2) In rheumatoid arthritis (...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Cats A,Lafeber GJ,Klein F

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previously an upregulation of E-cadherin and its associated molecules alpha-catenin, beta-catenin and plakoglobin has been demonstrated in clinically overt inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of the E-cadherin/catenin complex in subclinically inflamed bowe...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Demetter P,Baeten D,De Keyser F,De Vos M,Van Damme N,Verbruggen G,Vermeulen S,Mareel M,Elewaut D,Mielants H,Veys EM,Cuvelier CA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the incidence of cancer in arthritis patients treated with or without TNFα inhibitors (TNF-I). METHODS:Arthritis patients from the DANBIO database were followed-up for cancer in the Danish Cancer Registry during 2000-2008. RESULTS:Hazard ratio for cancer overall was 1.02 (95% confidence inte...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dreyer L,Mellemkjær L,Andersen AR,Bennett P,Poulsen UE,Juulsgaard Ellingsen T,Hansen TH,Jensen DV,Linde L,Lindegaard HM,Loft AG,Nordin H,Omerovic E,Rasmussen C,Schlemmer A,Tarp U,Hetland ML

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the influences of radiographic severity, quadriceps strength, knee pain, age, and gender on functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. METHODS:Equal numbers of knee pain positive and negative respondents to a survey of registrants aged more than 55 years at a general practic...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McAlindon TE,Cooper C,Kirwan JR,Dieppe PA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare three questions on knee pain with respect to determined prevalence and associations with disability and structural change. METHODS:Postal survey to 4057 men and women aged 40-79 years. Knee pain was defined by three questions: (A) "Have you ever had pain in or around the knee on most days for at l...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： O'Reilly SC,Muir KR,Doherty M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes were previously classified into L (low)- and H (high)-OA according to matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) basal levels and interleukin 1beta (IL1beta) inducibility. In H-OA chondrocytes, the regulatory proteins p130(cas) and nuclear matrix protein 4 (NMP4) acting on th...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Fan Z,Tardif G,Hum D,Duval N,Pelletier JP,Martel-Pelletier J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of TAP1 and TAP2 alleles in northwestern Colombian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Unselected patients with SLE (n=140) and controls (n=120) matched for sex, age, and ethnicity were analysed. Clinical manifestations, clinical activity, and severity of dise...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Correa PA,Molina JF,Pinto LF,Arcos-Burgos M,Herrera M,Anaya JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the presence and functionality of oestrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) in interleukin (IL)1beta-treated rabbit articular chondrocytes in culture, and to determine the mechanisms of 17beta oestradiol (E2) effects on IL1beta-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression. METHODS:The p...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Richette P,Dumontier MF,Tahiri K,Widerak M,Torre A,Benallaoua M,Rannou F,Corvol MT,Savouret JF

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00