Systemic sclerosis and superficial siderosis of the central nervous system: casuality or causality?

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients are at a higher risk of systemic inflammatory sequelae, leading to microalbuminuria, cardiovascular (CVD) and neuropsychiatric (NPD) disease. Our aim is to present the existing literature about the relationship between CVD, kidney and NPD in PsA. The literature evaluation of PsA reve...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Markousis-Mavrogenis G,Nurmohamed MT,Koutsogeorgopoulou L,Dimitroulas T,Katsifis G,Vartela V,Mitsikostas D,Kolovou G,Tektonidou M,Voulgari P,Sfikakis PP,Kitas GD,Mavrogeni SI

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although not validated fully, recommendations are present for diagnosis, screening and treatment modalities of patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). OBJECTIVE:To review the current practices of clinicians regarding FMF and reveal their adherence to consensus guidelines. METHODS:Fifteen key poin...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kavrul Kayaalp G,Sozeri B,Sönmez HE,Demir F,Cakan M,Oztürk K,Karadag SG,Otar Yener G,Ozdel S,Baglan E,Celikel E,Sahin N,Gezgin Yildirim D,Eker Omeroglu R,Aktay Ayaz N,PeRA-Research Group.

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) in rheumatoid synovium has been investigated. Ten rheumatoid synovia were compared with seven normal synovia and a range of other tissues, using one polyclonal and six monoclonal antibodies. A common staining pattern was obtained with five reagents. Absence ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Wilkinson LS,Edwards JC

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric manifestations are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and often represent a challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problem, mainly because the uncertainties of the pathogenic mechanisms. We report a case of acute psychosis occurring in a female with SLE due to the stress of having a severe diseas...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Marasini B,Massarotti M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) as a diagnostic modality in DISH and to explore whether it might help in elucidating its pathogenesis and events that precede the calcification/ossification process. Fifty patients with DISH and 34 patients with osteoarthritis of the lower limb...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mader R,Novofastovski I,Iervolino S,Pavlov A,Chervinsky L,Schwartz N,Pappone N

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of long-term azathioprine and steroids for treatment of severe nephritis in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). METHODS:Analysis of case records of children with HSP followed up for a mean duration of 4.7 years (range 6 months-6.5 years) was performed. All...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Singh S,Devidayal,Kumar L,Joshi K,Minz RW,Datta U

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An imbalance in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines is suggested to contribute to tissue damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was aimed at investigating profiles of cytokines in circulation and cytokines produced by mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in RA patients and healthy con...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Azizieh FY,Al Jarallah K,Shehab D,Gupta R,Dingle K,Raghupathy R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate variability (HRV) is a useful tool for the detection of sympathetic-parasympathetic balance in the autonomic nervous system. Autonomic nervous system involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has rarely been studied and has shown conflicting results. Our purpose was to determine if HRV showed c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Evrengül H,Dursunoglu D,Cobankara V,Polat B,Seleci D,Kabukçu S,Kaftan A,Semiz E,Kilic M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:31P Magnetic Resonance-Spectroscopy was performed at the site of tender points in the trapezius muscle of patients with primary fibromyalgia syndrome. Earlier, in vitro studies have reported changes in the high energy phosphate-metabolism in biopsies taken from tender points of fibromyalgia patients. The observed alte...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： de Blécourt AC,Wolf RF,van Rijswijk MH,Kamman RL,Knipping AA,Mooyaart EL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting up to 1% of the worldwide population. RA is associated with multiple extra-articular manifestations (EAMs). Middle ear, cochlea and the auditory nerve are suspected sites of RA activity and hearing loss is a possible novel EAM of RA. Objective was to...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chaitidis N,Theocharis P,Festas C,Aritzi I

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines whether or not MBD4 polymorphism is a marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility or severity for Chinese patients in Taiwan. This study included 193 patients with RA, while 190 unrelated healthy individuals living in Central Taiwan served as controls. The relationship between MBD4 polymorp...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Huang CM,Huang PH,Chen CL,Wan L,Tsai CH,Liu SC,Huang WL,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocognitive dysfunction and brain injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, brain MRI is expensive, is restricted by payers, and requires high expertise. Neurocognitive assessment is a...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Roldan PC,Jung RE,Sibbitt WL,Qualls CR,Flores RA,Roldan CA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingolipids are components of the plasma membrane whose metabolic manipulation is of interest as a potential therapeutic approach in a number of diseases. Sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1), the major kinase that phosphorylates sphingosine to sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), was previously shown by our group and others to m...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Baker DA,Eudaly J,Smith CD,Obeid LM,Gilkeson GS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction in jaw opening is a neglected symptom of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in clinical practice and in the scientific literature. We describe the case of a 71-year-old woman with GCA who was misdiagnosed as occipital neuritis and craniomandibular dysfunction because of headaches in the occipital region and reductio...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kraemer M,Metz A,Herold M,Venker C,Berlit P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of sodium hyaluronate (SH) injection with the most common treatment methods, intraarticular steroid injection and physical therapy modalities in patients with adhesive capsulitis (AC). A total of 95 shoulders of 90 patients were included in the study and were randomize...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Calis M,Demir H,Ulker S,Kirnap M,Duygulu F,Calis HT

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis and vasculopathy. A key feature is the presence of T cells in inflammatory lesions. To establish the differences in peripheral blood T helper (Th) subpopulations in diffuse cutaneous (dc) and limited cutaneous (lc) SSc patients, blood samples ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rodríguez-Reyna TS,Furuzawa-Carballeda J,Cabiedes J,Fajardo-Hermosillo LD,Martínez-Reyes C,Díaz-Zamudio M,Llorente L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgM, IgG and IgA class antibodies against Yersinia, Salmonella, Campylobacter and Borrelia were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a group of 340 unselected patients with a recent inflammatory joint disease. The control group consisted of 340 and 100 healthy blood donors using Borrelia-ELISA an...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mäki-Ikola O,Viljanen MK,Tiitinen S,Toivanen P,Granfors K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we have investigated comparatively the inflammatory response of patients with active and inactive osteoarthritis. The sera from 31 healthy individuals, 37 patients with active OA, and 19 patients with inactive OA were assayed for TNF-alpha, IL-6, sRANKL, RANTES, and MRP8 using ELISA in order to e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Toncheva A,Remichkova M,Ikonomova K,Dimitrova P,Ivanovska N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still debate on whether inflammatory pseudotumor should be considered benign or malignant. This lesion has only been reported twice in bone, apart from cases complicating foreign body reaction to joint replacement arthroplasty. We report here a third case, localized at the sacrum. A 31-year-old man had inflam...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Allanore Y,Pham XV,Clerc DA,Menkès CJ,Kahan A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of MHC class I antigens and microbial antigens derived from the triggering infection of the diseased joints in reactive arthritis (ReA) seems to set the stage for local immune activation. In this report activated lymphocytes are demonstrated by using an avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) method comb...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nordström DC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meigs' syndrome represents a triad of pleural effusion, ascites, and an ovarian tumor, usually benign, occurring together. We describe here a case of Meigs' syndrome in a patient with systemic sclerosis, the first such report to our knowledge, in systemic sclerosis. A 53-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis presente...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Su F,Cummings KW,Krigman H,Ranganathan P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of relapsing polychondritis with aortic arch aneurysm and aortic arch syndrome is described. The pattern of vascular involvement supports the inclusion of relapsing polychondritis within the spectrum of systemic vasculitides. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Giordano M,Valentini G,Sodano A

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study includes a case report and a literature review. The main objective of this study is to present a case of spondylodiscitis due to a fungal pathogen, Blastoschizomyces capitatus and to review the published literature on this emergent fungus in etiology of spondylodiscitis, and osteomyelitis. Osteoarticular inv...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Celik AD,Ozaras R,Kantarcioglu S,Mert A,Tabak F,Ozturk R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to evaluate fatigue and quality of life (QoL) in Moroccan patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) and determine their correlates with disease-related parameters. Fifty-seven consecutive patients with PSS according to the American-European Consensus group (AEGG) criteria were included. Demographic, c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ibn Yacoub Y,Rostom S,Laatiris A,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing prevention and therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) is necessary to minimize functional disability and the impact of the disease on society. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an exercise therapy protocol on inflammatory markers, perception of pain, and physical performance in...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Aguiar GC,Do Nascimento MR,De Miranda AS,Rocha NP,Teixeira AL,Scalzo PL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological markers of inflammation are useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The present study tested, whether serum amyloid A (SAA) could be used as a marker of inflammatory disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In 72 patients with AS, the two valuable surrogate marker...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lange U,Boss B,Teichmann J,Klör HU,Neeck G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) plays an important role in the development of ACD. The objective of the present study was to assess inhibition of in vitro colony-forming unit erythrocyte (CFUe) and blast-f...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jongen-Lavrencic M,Peeters HR,Backx B,Touw IP,Vreugdenhil G,Swaak AJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased QT interval dispersion has been associated with an increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac events. We examined the QT interval dispersion in 20 North Indian children with Kawasaki disease (KD) with no coronary artery abnormalities on echocardiography compared the same with matched contr...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ghelani SJ,Singh S,Manojkumar R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe vaso-occlusive retinopathy is a relatively rare form of retinopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report two patients with severe vaso-occlusive retinopathy in SLE who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB). (Patient 1) A 35-year-old woman presented with left visual loss and was diagnosed ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lee WJ,Cho HY,Lee YJ,Lee BR,Shin JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the possible diagnostic and prognostic value of cartilage biomarkers in early-stage progressive and nonprogressive knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a population-based cohort of middle-aged subjects with chronic knee pain. Design tibiofemoral (TF) and patellofemoral (PF) radiographs were graded in 128 subjects ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kumm J,Tamm A,Lintrop M,Tamm A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00