Thrombocytopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on long-term treatment with low dose methotrexate.

abstract：:Two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with autoimmune hepatitis are reported. Both patients had a mild form of SLE without central nervous system or renal involvement and showed a rapid response to corticosteroid therapy. Neither of them had antibodies to mitochondria, smooth muscle, and liver/kidney microso...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Satoh T,Hirakata M,Yoshida T,Matsumura M,Miyachi K,Mimori T,Akizuki M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Socio-economic gradients in occurrence of diseases have been reported for many chronic conditions. However, whether the magnitude of socio-economic gradients differs across diseases and the extent to which lifestyle mediates such relationships are not known. Cross-sectional data from The National Monitor on Musculoske...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Putrik P,Ramiro S,Chorus AM,Keszei AP,Boonen A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to characterize a minimally invasive technique of minor salivary gland biopsy of the lower lip and to present a large patient material undergoing this procedure because of a suspicion of Sjögren's syndrome (SS), as well as to assess the procedure's short-term and long-term value as a diagno...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Teppo H,Revonta M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of sulphurous water in patients with osteoarthritis of the hand. Forty-seven patients with osteoarthritis of the hand were enrolled into the double-blind, randomized, controlled study, satisfying ACR criteria. One group of the patients (n = 24) received balneot...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kovács C,Pecze M,Tihanyi Á,Kovács L,Balogh S,Bender T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mass was measured in 230 subjects with ages ranging from 15 to 54 years (110 males and 120 females), using the radiogrammetric method on the second metacarpal bone. Results of the study show that bone mass increases with age up to 34 years and then decreases, both in males and females, although males have signifi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kabeya JM,Mbuyi Muamba JM,Tozin R,Dequeker J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacy of hip protector pads to prevent hip fracture is controversial. This study was done to evaluate two comparable groups for fracture risk. Two matched cohorts of long-term care residents in Canada, assessing the efficacy of hip protector pads. Evaluation included demographics, medications/diagnoses, cognition (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Juby AG

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7) is involved in both normal physiological processes and pathology of various diseases. The purpose of this study was to explore the function and underlying mechanisms of TRPM7 channels in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) apoptosis induced by...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Li X,Wang X,Wang Y,Li X,Huang C,Li J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old patient is described presenting with severe axial osteoporosis. The presence of maculopapular skin lesions and the combination of osteolytic and osteoblastic bone lesions led to the tentative diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis. This diagnosis was confirmed by measurement of urinary histamine metabolites ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Schoenaers P,De Clerck LS,Timmermans U,Stevens WJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by chronic widespread pain and systemic symptoms. The aetiology and pathogenesis of fibromyalgia are not yet fully understood. Blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammatory response. Platelet distribution width (PDW) and mean platelet volume (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aktürk S,Büyükavcı R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVE:Knee alignment and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (OA). The objective was to examine interactions between knee alignment and ACL status on cartilage volume loss in participants with or at risk of knee OA. METHOD:Participants were from the Osteoar...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Robbins SM,Raymond N,Abram F,Pelletier JP,Martel-Pelletier J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-two patients with psoriatic arthritis (PA), treated with auranofin (AF), were entered into a one year prospective, open study. The total group showed a significant increase in frequency of HLA antigens A1 and B38, and a reduction of B5 when compared to healthy controls. There was a remission or an important impr...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Salvarani C,Zizzi F,Macchioni P,Mantovani W,Rossi F,Baricchi R,Bellelli A,Capozzoli N,Frizziero L,Portioli I

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about the distribution of effusion within the arthritic knee joint should be considered in selecting an anatomical approach for arthrocentesis. We recorded ultrasound measurements of fluid distribution in the knees of patients attending our clinic for knee injections under ultrasound guidance. In a cross-s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hirsch G,O'Neill T,Kitas G,Klocke R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a necrotising vasculitis of medium-sized vessels of unknown origin. This type of vasculitis is usually systemic, but restriction to a single organ, for example the testis, the appendix or the gall bladder, can occur. Testicular pain or tenderness are frequent clinical features. In this re...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Meeuwissen J,Maertens J,Verbeken E,Blockmans D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with coexistent Down's syndrome and gout are described. Although increased serum urate levels are frequently reported in Down's syndrome, only a few such patients have been described with concomitant gout. In our patients no significant alterations of the purine salvage pathway were found, and the turnove...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ciompi ML,Bazzichi LM,Bertolucci D,Mazzoni MR,Barbieri P,Mencacci S,Macchia D,Mariani G

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammation that frequently involves the aorta and its major branches. The clinical features of TA vary in different ethnic populations. The objective of this study is to characterize the clinical features, angiographic findings, and response to treatment of patients with TA in ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cong XL,Dai SM,Feng X,Wang ZW,Lu QS,Yuan LX,Zhao XX,Zhao DB,Jing ZP

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to compare effectiveness and safety of Infliximab (INF), Etanercept (ETN), and Adalimumab (ADA) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with inadequate response to a previous disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD). One hundred consecutive PsA patients with inadequate response to a pre...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Atteno M,Peluso R,Costa L,Padula S,Iervolino S,Caso F,Sanduzzi A,Lubrano E,Del Puente A,Scarpa R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression and are disease biomarkers. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have accelerated atherosclerosis leading to excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but traditional risk factors for cardiovascular risk stratification are inadequate. In the general population, m...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ormseth MJ,Solus JF,Sheng Q,Chen SC,Ye F,Wu Q,Oeser AM,Allen R,Raggi P,Vickers KC,Stein CM

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1960 Rabinowitz and Dameshek emphasized the close relationship between idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and suggested that ITP is often a prodrome of SLE. On the basis of tis observation, the present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of SLE in patients ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lavalle C,Hurtado R,Quezada JJ,Cabral A,Fraga A

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the first reported case of risedronate-associated scleritis and conducts a review of bisphosphonates and inflammatory eye diseases. A case of scleritis associated with risedronate use in a 73-year-old Chinese woman is reported. The English medical literature was reviewed for bisphosphonates and the...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hemmati I,Wade J,Kelsall J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of persistent high fever and cough, generalized myalgia, and renal dysfunction. Laboratory examination revealed severe inflammatory signs, pulmonary fibrosis, progression of renal impairment with active nephritic urinary sediments, and a high titer of myeloperox...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sugimoto T,Kanasaki K,Koyama T,Yokomaku Y,Yasuda H,Kashiwagi A,Koya D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coexistence of rheumatoid arthritis and gout is considered to be unusual. The current study was designed as a population-based cross-sectional study, utilizing the medical database of Clalit Health Services, the largest healthcare provider organization in Israel. Data of adult patients who were previously diagnosed wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Merdler-Rabinowicz R,Tiosano S,Comaneshter D,Cohen AD,Amital H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe disease that can develop in immunocompromised patients. Antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can result in clinical benefits, but with an increased risk of opportunistic infections. Leishmania infection in patients treated with TNF-alpha ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bagalas V,Kioumis I,Argyropoulou P,Patakas D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence for Chagas disease reactivation (CDR) in rheumatologic patients under rheumatologic treatments (RTs) is scarce. To screen and follow-up patients with rheumatic diseases and concomitant Chagas disease under RT to detect CDR and to describe a possible relationship between CDR and specific RT. An observational, ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ringer A,Ruffino JP,Leiva R,Cuadranti N,Argento MC,Martínez MF,Rolla I,Chulibert S,Carbone D,Palatnik M,Cortese MN,Lagrutta M,Córdoba L,González FB,Pacini MF,Villar SR,Águila D,Bottasso OA,Pérez AR,Abdala M

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren's syndrome is characterized serologically by the presence of autoantibodies against Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B. The mechanisms by which these autoantibodies arise is not clear at this moment. B cells capable of producing antibodies to Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B seem to be present in every individual; whether or not an indiv...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Smeenk RJ

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well established that, anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (ATG) and anti-microsomal antibodies (AMC) may be present in various thyroid disorders and other systemic autoimmune diseases, including Sjögren's syndrome (SS). However, presence of circulating autoantibodies to thyroid hormones, i.e. both to triiodothy...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozgen AG,Keser G,Erdem N,Aksu K,Gümüsdis G,Kabalak T,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to now, there is no uniformly accepted treatment for avascular necrosis (AN) that alleviates pain and retards its progression. The aim of clinical and surgical treatments is usually only to improve blood support in the avascular area. The objective of the present study was to make a systematic review of the use of ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cardozo JB,Andrade DM,Santiago MB

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high concentrations of pro-inflammatory prostaglandins (PGs) produced in the joint during the initial stage of inflammation can be decreased by inhibiting their biosynthesis with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The commonly encountered gastrointestinal intolerance in human subjects treated with NSAI...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dvornik D,Lee DK

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to find the characteristics and prevalence of nailfold capillary changes in a large series of patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and to analyze their possible relation to other clinical characteristics of the disease. We performed nailfold capillaroscopy in 128 randomly selected patients f...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Movasat A,Shahram F,Carreira PE,Nadji A,Akhlaghi M,Naderi N,Davatchi F

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle pain and weakness in a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient has a broad differential, and myositis should be considered early in the disease course as serious limb and life-threatening sequelae may occur. A 55-year-old woman with a past medical history of methotrexate-controlled RA presented with right leg pain fo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jo D,Pompa T,Khalil A,Kong F,Wetz R,Goldstein M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI; range 0-10) has gained widespread use in daily clinical practice as an objective measure of spinal stiffness not only in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) but also in patients with other spondylarthropathies (SpA). We examined intra-rater and inter-rater ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Madsen OR,Hansen LB,Rytter A,Suetta C,Egsmose C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00