Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus associated with Hodgkin's disease.

abstract：:Two major complications in scleroderma patients that cause substantial morbidity and mortality are ischemic digital lesions (DL) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). The clinician's ability to predict which patients will develop these complications is imperfect. We conducted a prospective observational cohort study of 300...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mecoli CA,Shah AA,Boin F,Wigley FM,Hummers LK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomised, double-blind study was carried out to compare the respective efficacies of transforaminal and interspinous epidural corticosteroid injections in discal radiculalgia. Thirty-one patients (18 females, 13 males) with discal radicular pain of less than 3 months' duration were consecutively rando...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Thomas E,Cyteval C,Abiad L,Picot MC,Taourel P,Blotman F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original published version of this article contained the incorrect Table 2 and are now presented correctly in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Idolazzi L,Zabotti A,Fassio A,Errichetti E,Benini C,Vantaggiato E,Rossini M,De Vita S,Viapiana O

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of targeting both the motivation and action phases of behaviour change in a 5-week intervention to increase physical activity (PA) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) not meeting current PA recommendations. In a randomised controlled trial, a control group...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Knittle K,De Gucht V,Hurkmans E,Peeters A,Ronday K,Maes S,Vlieland TV

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and concomitant hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), treated with cyclosporine A (CsA) and anti-TNF-alpha agents. SGOT/SGPT and HCV-RNA serum levels remained unchanged longer than 1 year of treatment. No side effects were registered. We suggest that combination...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bellisai F,Giannitti C,Donvito A,Galeazzi M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study are to investigate the prevalence of PAD4 and anti-PAD4 antibodies (Abs) in autoimmune diseases and to clarify their association with anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) and shared epitope (SE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Levels of human PAD4 and anti-PAD4 Abs in s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Umeda N,Matsumoto I,Kawaguchi H,Kurashima Y,Kondo Y,Tsuboi H,Ogishima H,Suzuki T,Kagami Y,Sakyu T,Ishigami A,Maruyama N,Sumida T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Back problems and back pain are amongst the most prevalent conditions afflicting Australians and carry high direct and indirect costs for the health care systems of all developed countries. A major gap in the research literature on this topic is the longitudinal analysis of health seeking behaviour for people with bac...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sibbritt DW,Adams J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate in systemic sclerosis (SSc) retrospectively the effect of Bosentan and Sildenafil and their combination on Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), function, and capillaroscopic patterns. One hundred and twenty-three SSc patients (mean age ± sd, 57.69 ± 14.07 years) were retrospectively evaluat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bellando-Randone S,Lepri G,Bruni C,Blagojevic J,Radicati A,Cometi L,De Paulis A,Matucci-Cerinic M,Guiducci S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to analyse the gynaecologic history of 150 Brazilian patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) by comparing the outcome of the pregnancies before and after disease onset and in the two clinical variants of SSc, as well as to assess the effects of the pregnancy on the progress of the disease. A re...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sampaio-Barros PD,Samara AM,Marques Neto JF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is usually encountered between the fourth and sixth decades. It is known that the age of onset in autoimmune diseases may affect the clinical features. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of early onset pSS patients. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yayla ME,Karaman Z,Torgutalp M,Keleşoğlu Dinçer AB,Aydemir Gülöksüz EG,Sezer S,Şahin Eroğlu D,Yüksel ML,Turgay TM,Kınıklı G,Ateş A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ophthalmic involvement is the most debilitating complication of Behcet's disease (BD). The aim of the current study is to report on the efficacy and safety of a long-term use of interferon alpha-2a (IFNα-2a) in the treatment of refractory ophthalmic BD in the Azari population of Iran. We retrospectively analyzed the c...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kavandi H,Khabbazi A,Kolahi S,Hajialilo M,Shayan FK,Oliaei M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to ascertain whether fibromyalgia patients with positive ANA develop other features of connective tissue disease over 2-4 years' follow-up. Patients attending our clinic with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia were identified. All ANA-positive patients (n = 12) were recruited and matched for age and...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Al-Allaf AW,Ottewell L,Pullar T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an atypical case of a patient having giant cell arteritis presenting only with fever, diagnosed by positron emission tomography and subsequently confirmed by temporal artery biopsy. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Belloli L,Rodari M,Massarotti M,Conciato L,Chiti A,Marasini B

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism (PPH) with shortening of the left femur and tibia and coalition of the base of the fourth metacarpals with capitatum and hamatum in bilateral wrist joints was presented. Involvement of the fourth digits both in hands and feet were more prominent on the left side, with shorteni...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Unlu Z,Orguc S,Yilmaz Ovali G,Bayindir P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported a case of dermatomyositis (DM) with liver disturbance in a 50-year-old Japanese female. She presented with fever, muscle weakness, and typical DM rashes. On clinical and serological examinations, the liver impairment was initially diagnosed as probable autoimmune hepatitis, which was denied by a histologic...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Noda S,Asano Y,Tamaki Z,Takekoshi T,Sugaya M,Sato S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the diagnostic value of ultrasonography to conventional radiography in detecting osteophytes and erosions in the midfoot joints in patients suffering from inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint disease. Patients with current foot radiographs were included and stratified in two cohorts: inf...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Camerer M,Ehrenstein B,Hoffstetter P,Fleck M,Hartung W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this scoping review, we sought to summarize the types of outcomes collected in pregnant patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to identify some methodological limitations related to pregnancy research in these patients. A comprehensive search was done to identify relevant articles in MEDLINE and Embase. We ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mokbel A,Lawson DO,Farrokhyar F

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:PFAPA syndrome is characterized by episodes of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis. PFAPA syndrome usually begins in children under 5 years old and normally has self-resolution. The etiology of PFAPA syndrome remains unknown. In this paper, we report the cases of two different famil...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Valenzuela PM,Majerson D,Tapia JL,Talesnik E

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the efficacy and safety of aceclofenac (AC) and tenoxicam (TX) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a multicentric parallel, randomized, double-blind trial of three months duration was performed in 292 patients: 145 were randomized to the AC treatment group and 147 to the TX treatment group. The t...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Perez-Ruiz F,Alonso-Ruiz A,Ansoleaga JJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yao syndrome (YAOS), formerly named NOD2-associated autoinflammatory disease, is a periodic disease characterized by fever, dermatitis, polyarthritis, distal extremity swelling, and gastrointestinal and sicca-like symptoms associated with specific NOD2 sequence variants. All patients in the literature were Caucasians....

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yang X,Wu D,Li J,Shen M,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to characterise the peripheral arthritis of spondyloarthritis (pSpA) excluding psoriatic-, inflammatory enteropathy-related, post-infectious reactive-SpA and arthritis associated with axial SpA/ankylosing spondylitis (axSpA/AS). Patients presenting with the clinical features of the broa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Malaviya AN,Agrawal N,Patil NS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) has well-defined pulmonary complications, but cardiopulmonary exercise testing and the strength of the respiratory muscles have not been studied in detail. We aimed to investigate the pulmonary functions tests, inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength and endurance, cardiopulmonary exercise tes...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gökoğlu F,Yorgancioğlu ZR,Ustün N,Ardiç FA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoinflammatory pathogenesis of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) involves the activation of many pathways including various cytokines. We have evaluated the levels of interleukin(IL)-1, IL-6 and IL-8 in 29 JCA patients. The age range was 1-16 with a mean of 10.1. A disease activity score was developed on the ba...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozen S,Saatci U,Bakkaloglu A,Ozdemir O,Besbas N,Kirazli S,Ozdemir S

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to determine any correlations between Dickkopf-1 serum levels (Dkk-1, a natural inhibitor of the Wnt signaling pathway promoting osteoclastogenesis) and the Trabecular Bone Score (TBS), in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. It also aimed at determining any dif...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ruaro B,Casabella A,Paolino S,Pizzorni C,Ghio M,Seriolo C,Molfetta L,Odetti P,Smith V,Cutolo M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, e.g. atherogenic blood lipids, hypertension and lifestyle-related factors such as smoking, diet and physical inactivity, differ among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in comparison to the general population. Ei...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sundström B,Johansson G,Johansson I,Wållberg-Jonsson S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) has often been regarded as the adult spectrum of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). The present study aims to compare the clinical and laboratory features, the disease course and the response to treatment in patients having AOSD with those having sJIA. Retrospective revie...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pay S,Türkçapar N,Kalyoncu M,Simşek I,Beyan E,Ertenli I,Oztürk MA,Düzgün N,Erdem H,Ozbalkan Z,Kiraz S,Kinikli G,Besbas N,Dinç A,Ateş A,Olmez U,Calgüneri M,Aydintuğ OT,Bakkaloğlu A,Turan M,Turgay M,Karaaslan Y,

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 53-year-old woman diagnosed of systemic sclerosis. She underwent an episode of pulmonary haemorrhage, characterized by haemoptysis, sudden anaemization, and bilateral alveolar infiltration during her hospitalization, which was resolved with steroid treatment. Subsequently, she developed a focal n...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Alvarez Vega JL,Salazar Vallinas JM,Ortega Alberdi R,Muñoz Sanz A,Turegano JM,Fernandez Alonso J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 19-year-old woman who consulted for low-back pain 3 weeks after her first delivery. This young woman had a personal history of protein C deficiency and was treated daily during her pregnancy with low-molecular-weight heparin. Her body mass index was 34 and she only gained 10 kg during her pregn...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Goëb V,Strotz V,Verdet M,Le Loët X,Vittecoq O

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased IFN-γ levels have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the relationships among IFN-γ, type I interferons (IFNs) and clinical features have not been extensively studied. Peripheral blood samples from 44 SLE patients and 36 healthy donors (HDs) were collected. Quantitative real-tim...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Liu M,Liu J,Hao S,Wu P,Zhang X,Xiao Y,Jiang G,Huang X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 26-year-old African female who was treated successfully with belimumab in a case of severe membranous lupus nephritis and retinal vasculitis, resistant to first line therapy. She presented initially with chronic dacryoadenitis and screening showed nephrotic-range proteinuria. Biopsy of the ki...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： De Scheerder MA,Boey O,Mahieu E,Vanuytsel J,Bogaert AM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00