Physical meaning of bone mineral content parameters and their relation to mechanical properties.

abstract：:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a disseminated non-Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with multisystem involvement, including characteristic sclerotic musculoskeletal lesions. We present the case of a 27-year-old woman with a fulminant course and atypical involvement by ECD manifesting as extensive cerebrovascular diseas...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lyders EM,Kaushik S,Perez-Berenguer J,Henry DA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyse efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an inadequate response to conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and/or tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors of the Swiss and Austrian patients from the ACT-SURE study. This is a sub-analys...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mueller RB,Graninger W,Sidiropoulos P,Goger C,von Kempis J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ochronotic spondyloarthropathy is a rare metabolic disease with the musculoskeletal manifestations of alkaptonuria. Ochronotic arthropathy patients may have spinal abnormalities similar to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The proof of sacroiliac involvement or bamboo spine appearance is not sufficient either for diagnosis...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Balaban B,Taskaynatan M,Yasar E,Tan K,Kalyon T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a period of 10 years 34 patients were diagnosed as suffering from palindromic rheumatism. Eighty-one percent of the patients were of North African origin. This is significantly higher (p = 0.01) than the age-adjusted origin of the general population in the region. Attacks were usually monoarthritic or oligoarthri...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Eliakim A,Neumann L,Horowitz J,Buskila D,Kleiner-Baumgarten A,Sukenik S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with previously diagnosed hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome, with skin, lung, and renal involvement, who presented with congestive cardiac failure. During the course of her hospitalization, she was also found to have profound proximal muscle weakness in both upper and lower limbs a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chew GY,Gatenby PA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings at painful Achilles tendons and entheses in patients with and without spondyloarthropathy (SpA and non-SpA) and healthy control persons (CTRLs). Particularly, we aimed to investigate if any changes differenti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wiell C,Szkudlarek M,Hasselquist M,Møller JM,Nørregaard J,Terslev L,Ostergaard M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate laboratory parameters associated with normal bone mineral density (BMD) and to test if -308 tumour necrosis factor (TNF) alpha gene promoter polymorphisms could influence BMD. We performed a comparative cross-sectional study of four main groups: young healthy individu...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Canhao H,Fonseca JE,Caetano-Lopes J,Saldanha C,Queiroz MV

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 45-year-old Caucasian woman suffering from ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated connective tissue disease in whom the prevailing clinical features were retinal vasculitis and inflammatory low back pain. HLA typing revealed the concomitant presence of B27 and DR2 antigens. We hypothesise ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Galluzzo E,Taglione E,Bartolomei MP,Pasero G,Riente L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 5 years, several hundred articles have been published concerning the link between primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) and rheumatologic diseases. Although rheumatologic complications were originally thought to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum of immunopathologic manifestations, they are now all b...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dimitriades VR,Sorensen R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in patients suffering from psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis vulgaris the release of beta-glucuronidase, elastase and cytoplasmic lactate dehydrogenase was investigated. The life of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in rheumatoid and psoriatic ar...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mikulíková D,Stancíková M,Trnavský K,Vlcek F

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthropathy, associated with skin and/or nail psoriasis and other possible systemic features. In the last years, PsA therapy has been revolutionized by the increasing knowledge in the pathogenetic mechanisms of the disease, involving dysfunction and oversecretion of multipl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Costa L,Caso F,Cantarini L,Del Puente A,Scarpa R,Atteno M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the efficacy of Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody against TNF-alpha, in the treatment of Takayasu arteritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We used infliximab at an initial dose of 3 mg/kg i.v. at weeks 0, 2, 6, and 8 thereafter in combination with methotrexate or azathioprine, to treat four patients...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Karageorgaki ZT,Mavragani CP,Papathanasiou MA,Skopouli FN

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Either total hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or both were performed in 105 patients from 1981 to 1994. These patients were experiencing severe joint destruction in the lower extremities due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These patients were followed for more than 2 years after their last operation...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kageyama Y,Miyamoto S,Ozeki T,Hiyoshi M,Kushida K,Inoue T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sternoclavicular septic arthritis is a rare complication of subclavian venous catheterization. We estimate that septic involvement of this joint may be as common as one in 500 catheterizations. We report two patients with insidious onset of shoulder pain, chest discomfort, low-grade fever and slight but painful swelli...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aglas F,Gretler J,Rainer F,Krejs GJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the main demographic, epidemiological, clinical characteristics, and outcome in patients with various types of brucellar monoarticular involvement. Retrospectively, we analyzed medical histories of 331 patients with brucellar monoarticular involvement who were treated at the infec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bosilkovski M,Zezoski M,Siskova D,Miskova S,Kotevska V,Labacevski N

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus-primary biliary cholangitis (SLE-PBC) patients and to compare the manifestations and prognosis with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. METHODS:Twenty-one inpatients with concomitant SLE and primary biliary cho...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cheng C,Wang Z,Wang L,Zhao J,Wang Q,Tian X,Li M,Zeng X

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes four patients with inflammatory joint diseases treated with methotrexate who developed lymphoma either of unusual type or with bizarre clinical features. The pathogenesis of this unusual condition is discussed and the difficulty in differentiating it from the features of the initial disease is emp...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Braun-Moscovici Y,Schapira D,Balbir-Gurman A,Nahir AM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to the debilitating fatigue, the majority of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) experience chronic widespread pain. These pain complaints show the greatest overlap between CFS and fibromyalgia (FM). Although the literature provides evidence for central sensitization as cause for the musculoskelet...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Meeus M,Nijs J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals are constantly detectable in sequential synovial fluid (SF) examinations of patients with initially CPPD-positive osteoarthritis (OA). For this purpose, we searched our SF database for CPPD-positive patients, who had two o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Robier C,Neubauer M,Fritz K,Lippitz P,Stettin M,Rainer F

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 57-year-old woman presenting with persistent cough, weight loss, and fever. An extensive work-up revealed laboratory signs of inflammation and a mild thickening of the aortic wall on computed tomographic scan of the thorax. These findings raised the suspicion of large vessel vasculitis that was...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Van der Schueren B,Lambert M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) are potential immunological mediators of pathogenetic changes in rheumatoid arthritis. We measured the concentrations of TNF alpha and IL-2 in plasma from 2 groups of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One group had high and one had low ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Espersen GT,Vestergaard M,Ernst E,Grunnet N

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular involvement, especially in young males, is seen in up to 40% of the patients with Behcet's disease (BD) and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. In this study, we investigated vessel wall thickness (VWT) and dilatation in lower extremity veins with Doppler ultrasound (US) in male BD patients. Sixty-on...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Alibaz-Oner F,Ergelen R,Mutis A,Erturk Z,Asadov R,Mumcu G,Ergun T,Direskeneli H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charcot joint or neuropathic arthropathy is described in certain neurological conditions. We report the case of a man who presented with a swollen ankle 10 days after a long walk, which rapidly progressed to a Charcot joint. A neurological examination revealed areflexia and insensitivity to temperature and pain. Elect...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chappel R,Willems J,Martin JJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 54-year-old man suffering from steroid-induced osteoporosis, who presented with severe oral ulcerations due to sucking alendronate tablets instead of swallowing them. The misuse of alendronate in this case, underlies the risk of direct mucosal injury with this drug. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Demerjian N,Bolla G,Spreux A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Patient-Rated Elbow Evaluation (PREE) is a joint-specific, self-administered outcome measure used to determine the level of pain and disability in patients with various elbow pathologies. The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the PREE into Turkish (PREE-T) and to test its reliability and ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hazar Kanik Z,Pala OO,Karabicak GO,Citaker S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signalling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) family receptors play important roles in modulating immune responses. Previous studies in murine models and patients have suggested an association of the SLAM family (SLAMF) members with the development of autoimmunity, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mak A,Thornhill SI,Lee HY,Lee B,Poidinger M,Connolly JE,Fairhurst AM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical guidelines regarding anti-viral prophylaxis for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers starting anti-TNFα agents are not yet fully established, even in endemic regions of HBV infection. We retrospectively collected the clinical data of 52 HBsAg carriers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ryu HH,Lee EY,Shin K,Choi IA,Lee YJ,Yoo B,Park MC,Park YB,Bae SC,Yoo WH,Kim SI,Lee EB,Song YW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by spiking fever, evanescent salmon pink maculopapular rash, arthritis, and leukocytosis with neutrophilia. Malignant lymphoma is one of the most important differential diagnoses of AOSD. AOSD has been reported as one of p...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ahn JK,Oh JM,Lee J,Kim SW,Cha HS,Koh EM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system chronic inflammatory disease with a broad spectrum of clinical and serological manifestations. Although clinical evidence of proximal skeletal muscle involvement is not rare in patients with SLE, there is no knowledge about the effects of SLE on the macroscopic stru...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kaya A,Kara M,Tiftik T,Tezcan ME,Ozel S,Ersöz M,Göker B,Haznedaroğlu S,Ozçakar L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00