Ankylosing spondylitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome: an association with HLA-B27 or coincidence?

abstract：:In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease characterized by bone loss, increased levels of serotonin have been reported. Recent studies have demonstrated a role for circulating serotonin as a regulator of osteoblastogenesis, inhibiting bone formation. Thus, we measured serum serotonin levels (SSL) in a Portuguese sample ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bernardes M,Vieira T,Lucas R,Pereira J,Costa L,Simões-Ventura F,Martins MJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial fluids of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis contain elevated levels of granulocyte (PMN) elastase in complex with alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI), whereas free-elastase activity is usually not detectable. This absence of free enzymatic activity in joint effusions has cast some doubt on th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Burkhardt H,Kasten M,Rauls S,Rehkopf E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate the relative importance of the 20 functions assessed by patients to produce the Health Assessment Questionnaire's Disability Index (HAQ-DI). A systematic sample of 242 rheumatoid arthritis patients was drawn. Altogether 179 subjects returned acceptably filled questionnaire including perceived r...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tuominen R,Möttönen T,Suominen C,Vahlberg T,Tuominen S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary amyloidosis is a well-known complication of certain familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We presented three Turkish patients with FMF and biopsy proven amyloidosis. These patients were treated with colchicine 1.5 mg/day. They have experienced five to six peritonitis attacks with fever within 1 year. On admiss...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sayarlioglu H,Erkoc R,Sayarlioglu M,Dogan E,Soyoral Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women in reproductive age with rheumatic diseases (RD) are especially vulnerable for depression and anxiety which negatively impacts the pregnancy, birth, and RD. The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency of anxiety and depression symptoms employing the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in wome...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Skinner-Taylor CM,Perez-Barbosa L,Corral-Trujillo ME,Perez-Onofre I,Barriga-Maldonado ES,Cardenas-de la Garza JA,Riega-Torres J,Galarza-Delgado DA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of specific anti-Proteus antibodies in active, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, has been demonstrated by four different techniques: indirect bacterial agglutination, ELISA, Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Furthermore, anti-HLA-DR4 tissue typing sera have been shown to bind to Proteus microorga...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ebringer A,Khalafpour S,Wilson C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting predominantly sacroiliac joints and axial skeleton. axSpA progression being irregular and hardly predictable, identifying functional decline is particularly important in patient with axSpA to allow delivery of timely and targeted int...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Soulard J,Vuillerme N,Gaudin P,Grange L,Baillet A,Cracowski JL,Juvin R,Vaillant J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fifteenth-century Florentine altarpiece painted by the Pollaiuolo brothers, Antonio (1433-1498) and Piero (1443-1496), shows three saints with evident deformities of the hands and feet. The pathologies concerned are tentatively identified, and various rationales for their presence in the painting are discussed. Of p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Albury WR,Weisz GM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old man shepherd presented with mild pain and swelling of the right posterior aspect of his right elbow. In ultrasonography, the affected bursal space had swelling and effusion. Moreover, the aspiration of the affected bursa revealed an inflammatory profile. Brucella melitensis was detected in aspirated flui...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Esmaeilnejad-Ganji SM,Roushan MRH,Ebrahimpour S,Babazadeh A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, predictors and radiological findings of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS)-associated lung involvement. This retrospective cohort study included 123 patients with demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiological data who were diagnosed with pSS. Lung involvement...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Yazisiz V,Arslan G,Ozbudak IH,Turker S,Erbasan F,Avci AB,Ozbudak O,Terzioglu E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease with several genetics factors involved. The COL2A1 gene is of particular interest because it encodes for the most abundant protein in articular cartilage. The aim was to evaluate the association of COL2A1 gene polymorphism with OA of the knee in Mexican Mestizo p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gálvez-Rosas A,González-Huerta C,Borgonio-Cuadra VM,Duarte-Salazár C,Lara-Alvarado L,de los Angeles Soria-Bastida M,Cortés-González S,Ramón-Gallegos E,Miranda-Duarte A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality is highly prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with debilitating effects for the individual as well as significant healthcare impact. Current evidence demonstrates that engaging in aerobic and resistance exercise (i.e. structured physical activity) c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Metsios GS,Moe RH,van der Esch M,van Zanten JJCSV,Fenton SAM,Koutedakis Y,Vitalis P,Kennedy N,Brodin N,Bostrom C,Swinnen TW,Tzika K,Niedermann K,Nikiphorou E,Fragoulis GE,Vlieland TPVM,Van den Ende CHM,Kitas GD,IMPACT

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the association of fibromyalgia (FM) with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and masticatory myofascial pain (MMP). Thirty-one consecutive women diagnosed as having FM according to American College of Rheumatology criteria and 21 consecutive women diagnosed as having TMD were i...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Leblebici B,Pektaş ZO,Ortancil O,Hürcan EC,Bagis S,Akman MN

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular inflammation is one of the more relevant complications of Behçet's disease (BD), which tends to respond poorly to different medications. The ocular histopathologic changes are basically identical to those occurring in other organs and consist in a necrotizing leukocytoclastic obliterative vasculitis, which...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sota J,Rigante D,Lopalco G,Frediani B,Franceschini R,Galeazzi M,Iannone F,Tosi GM,Fabiani C,Cantarini L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the agreement between self-reported osteoporosis and bone mineral density (BMD) results through dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) using data from a national representative sample taken from the US communities. Six-year data from the continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cunningham TD,DeShields SC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of long-term leflunomide and methotrexate (MTX) therapy during the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) estimated by digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) and computer-aided joint space analysis (CAJSA) as diagnostic tools for the quantification of disease-related pe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pfeil A,Lippold J,Eidner T,Lehmann G,Oelzner P,Renz DM,Hansch A,Wolf G,Hein G,Kaiser WA,Böttcher J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is frequently associated with the development of complications and visual loss. Topical corticosteroids are the first-choice therapy, and immunosuppression is commonly used. However, treatment has not been standardized. Representatives from the German Ophthalmological Soc...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Heiligenhaus A,Michels H,Schumacher C,Kopp I,Neudorf U,Niehues T,Baus H,Becker M,Bertram B,Dannecker G,Deuter C,Foeldvari I,Frosch M,Ganser G,Gaubitz M,Gerdes G,Horneff G,Illhardt A,Mackensen F,Minden K,Pleyer U,

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous corticosteroid therapy when Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) patients are unable to tolerate oral medications due to abdominal pain. We retrospectively analyzed 111 children with a diagnosis of HSP (mean age 6.9 ± 2.3 years, male:female = 54:57) from...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Shin JI,Lee SJ,Lee JS,Kim KH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite crystals are often deposited in the vicinity of joints, where they can cause a clinical periarthritis. Clodronate is a first-generation bisphosphonate that has the ability to reduce ectopic calcifications. Two women were affected by disabling calcific periarthritis of the shoulders lasting for years and...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Saviola G,Abdi-Ali L,Baiardi P,Benucci M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet disease (BD) is an inflammatory disorder of unknown origin. We present here an unusual case of juvenile Behçet with hemoptysis due to large pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAA), large intra-cardiac thrombus and prolonged fever, which posed several therapeutic challenges. In this case, a 14-year-old boy was admitted...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Vivante A,Bujanover Y,Jacobson J,Padeh S,Berkun Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Peptidyl arginine deiminase, type IV (PADI4) gene has been suggested to have an association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in several populations. But its role in Chinese RA is not clarified. We investigated five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of PADI4 as PADI4-89 (rs11203366), PADI4-90 (rs11203367), PADI4...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chen R,Wei Y,Cai Q,Duan S,Ren D,Shen J,He D,Fang M,Lv K,Cheng N,Sun S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia is a multi-factorial illness primarily characterised by widespread chronic pain and fatigue, with several symptoms and associated conditions. Due to a lack of clinical awareness and an absence of objective diagnostic measures, fibromyalgia patients often engage with online health information. The aim is t...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Basavakumar D,Flegg M,Eccles J,Ghezzi P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abnormal immune response towards the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been documented in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To investigate whether these findings are due to the transformation event caused by EBV, RA blood mononuclear cells and monocyte-enriched preparations were incubated with two different EBV s...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Häupl T,Burmester GR,Hahn G,Feige U,Rordorf-Adam C,Kalden JR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was detected at low levels in plasma [0.014 +/- 0.006 ng/ml (mean +/- SEM] and in high amounts in synovial fluid [SF; 2.6 +/- 2.2 ng/ml (mean +/- SEM)] of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. No correlation of IL-6 levels in plasma or SF with the ESR (n = 15) or with histological parameters of acut...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sack U,Kinne RW,Marx T,Heppt P,Bender S,Emmrich F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct)-induced arthritis (CtIA) is characterized by persistent Ct infection, which stimulates secretion of cytokines in vitro. We therefore investigated whether CtIA patients have a unique cytokine profile in synovial fluid or serum in vivo. Because underlying Ct infection is overlooked in a high p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jendro MC,Raum E,Schnarr S,Köhler L,Zeidler H,Kuipers JG,Martin M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis has become an increasingly recognized complication among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in patients with CLD (primary biliary cirrhosis and chronic viral hepatitis B or C patients) in comparison with a g...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Wariaghli G,Mounach A,Achemlal L,Benbaghdadi I,Aouragh A,Bezza A,El Maghraoui A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) commonly presents with articular manifestations and thrombotic vasculopathy. Arthritis of BD characteristically demonstrates a recurrent and nondestructive course. The pathobiological basis of the thrombotic vasculopathy and protective factors against cartilage destruction in arthritis of BD have...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Oztürk MA,Ertenli I,Kiraz S,C Haznedaroğlu I,Celik I,Kirazli S,Calgüneri M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low molecular weight IgM (LMW IgM) is the monomeric subunit of the naturally occurring pentameric IgM. It is not seen in health but has been previously observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) particularly in those patients with active disease and may reflect an adverse prognostic finding. We have therefore stud...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Roberts-Thomson PJ,Shepherd K,Bradley J,Boey ML

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index (AUSCAN) is a patient self-reported 15-item questionnaire measuring the severity of hand osteoarthritis symptoms in the respect of pain, stiffness, and function. In this study, we developed a Korean version of the AUSCAN Index (K-AUSCAN) and confirmed its reliability, ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Moon KW,Lee SS,Kim JH,Song R,Lee EY,Song YW,Bellamy N,Lee EB

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have inflammatory back pain (IBP) and meet the existing classification criteria for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and spondyloarthritis (SpA). We included 167 patients fulfilling the ACR 1987 revised criteria for RA. Af...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Can G,Solmaz D,Binicier O,Akar S,Birlik M,Soysal O,Akkoc N,Manisali M,Onen F

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00