Calcification is rare in adult-onset dermatopolymyositis.

abstract：:We encountered only three patients of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) due to tophaceous gout during 25 years of practice in a 'hand clinic' situated in a large metropolis in West India. In two patients, the CTS was bilateral, a rare occurrence in gout. There was an unwarranted delay (up to 9 years) in the diagnosis of bo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Patil VS,Chopra A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine possible differences in the outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with disease onset early and late in life. As part of a broader outcome study of RA which included patients seen in the division of Rheumatology of Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla of...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Calvo-Alén J,Corrales A,Sánchez-Andrada S,Fernández-Echevarría MA,Peña JL,Rodríguez-Valverde V

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient, a 44-year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, (SLE), developed infarction of the bowel and spleen after occlusion of the inferior mesenteric and splenic arteries, necessitating colectomy and splenectomy. She had had previous cerebral thromboses and a lower limb deep vein thrombosis. Histological ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Asherson RA,Morgan SH,Harris EN,Gharavi AE,Krausz T,Hughes GR

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of symptomatic overlap between fibromyalgia and major depression should be estimated by assessing the amount of local tenderness and the frequency and severity of depressive and functional symptoms. Tender points were assessed by palpation and symptoms by psychometric scales in 30 patients with fibromyalgia...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Fassbender K,Samborsky W,Kellner M,Müller W,Lautenbacher S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome (TRPS) type I in a Belgian family. They presented typical characteristics such as a pear-shaped nose, and short, deformed fingers with cone-shaped epiphyses of some middle phalanges of the hands. Hair growth was practically normal in our patients, except for so...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Verbruggen LA,Van Laere C,Lamoureux J,Van Tiggelen R

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：:Because the pathophysiology of knee osteoarthritis is poorly understood, optimal evidence-based clinical management is uncertain. Sibling comparison studies can help inform a clinical model to guide preventive care. We compared the 8-year clinical outcomes in 2 sisters with a family history of osteoarthritis, normal B...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gourlay ML,Gourlay LL

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had symptomatic knee joints at the start of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy, the relationship between local symptoms and knee joint destruction at 94 weeks was retrospectively investigated. Among the patients with rheumatoid arthritis and received anti-TNF therapy, th...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Imagama T,Tanaka H,Tokushige A,Seki K,Sumiura S,Yamamoto M,Nagahiro Y,Taguchi T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, we report the first simultaneous occurrence of two side effects of low-dose methotrexate: an acute megaloblastic anaemia and a pneumonitis. A combination of methotrexate suspension, folinic acid and corticosteroids led to recovery. The correlation between the haematolo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bolla G,Disdier P,Harle JR,Verrot D,Weiller PJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of bleomycin-induced scleroderma in a 35-year-old woman treated with chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Approximately 6 months after the first chemotherapy cycle, the patient developed skin sclerosis in both arms. The lesion showed no signs of spontaneous clinical amelioration and treatment with ster...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Passiu G,Cauli A,Atzeni F,Aledda M,Dessole G,Sanna G,Nurchis P,Vacca A,Garau P,Laudadio M,Mathieu A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a wide variety of antibodies against nuclear antigens can be found, including antibodies to nucleic acids, histones and non-histone nuclear proteins. Among these, antibodies to double stranded DNA (dsDNA) appear to be mainly restricted to SLE. Yet, in daily p...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Swaak T,Smeenk R

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a larger body of work to develop a rheumatology priority referral score, a literature review was conducted. The objective of the literature review was to identify preexisting priority-setting, triage, and referral tools/scales developed to guide referrals from primary care to specialist care/consultation us...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： De Coster C,Fitzgerald A,Cepoiu M,Investigators of the Western Canada Waiting List Project (WCWL).

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of an in-department pharmacist on the prevention of drug iatrogenesis in a rheumatology department. Secondary objectives were to determine (i) if medication history discrepancies were detected more frequently in the elderly or not, and (ii) if the...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Soubieux A,Chenailler C,Lattard C,Banse C,Kozyreff-Meurice M,Gondé H,Lequerré T,Vittecoq O,Varin R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases, i.e., rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC). Anti-TNF-alpha strategies are successfully used in their treatment. However, their effec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tomáš L,Lazúrová I,Pundová L,Oetterová M,Zakuciová M,Petrášová D,Studenčan M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for lupus and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria are designed to classify disease. However, they have become widely used as diagnostic criteria in clinical situations. Patients may be labelled as systemic lupus erythema...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Flynn A,Gilhooley E,O'Shea F,Wynne B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed three cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children with mesenteric vasculitis (LMV) as initial presentation and analysed their clinical characteristics to improve the understanding of this disease. Three patients with SLE were admitted to our hospital and initially presented with gastrointestina...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Liu Y,Zhu J,Lai JM,Sun XF,Hou J,Zhou ZX,Yuan XY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to explore the profile of immune cell subsets, including T, B, natural killer (NK), and NKT cells, in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, and to determine their relationships with the clinical index and the effects of cyclophosphamide (CYC) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) treatment. SL...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhao L,Jiang Z,Jiang Y,Ma N,Wang K,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case-control study aimed to analyze the clinical features and determine the expression of type I interferon-induced genes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients harboring the CD11b rs1143679 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and elucidate whether it is involved in the relapses of SLE. METHODS...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Xu W,Zhang Y,Wang X,Liu P,Gao D,Gu B,Zhang J,Li C,Ren Q,Yang L,Yuan H,Shen M,Chen X

更新日期：2020-08-12 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：OBJECTIVE:Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are considered a risk factor for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) exacerbation, especially when staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) are present in nasal swabs. Their role in monitoring disease activity remains controversial. This study determined the relatio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Fijolek J,Wiatr E,Petroniec V,Augustynowicz-Kopec E,Bednarek M,Gawryluk D,Roszkowski-Sliz K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute renal side-effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are well documented. These include interstitial nephritis, hyperkalaemia, renal tubular acidosis, fluid retention, hypertension and nephrotic syndrome. The long-term effects are less well known. We have carried out a cross-sectional survey of an unse...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Richards IM,Fraser SM,Capell HA,Fox JG,Boulton-Jones JM

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a small case series that aims to discuss the impact of depression, vascular, and fibrotic changes on development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). In this paper, we present five male patients with SSc, aged 30-48 years. All patients are nonsmokers, and their past m...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ostojic P,Damjanov N

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy and safety of the commonly used urate-lowering therapies (ULTs): febuxostat, allopurinol, and lesinurad in hyperuricemic patients with gout. METHODS:We included all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared ULTs with placebo or head to head. The primary efficacy endpoint was t...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Fan M,Liu J,Zhao B,Wu X,Li X,Gu J,Schlesinger N

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever with peritonitis, arthritis, pleuritis or erysipelas-like rash. It is unclear what effects of FMF itself on endocrine system and hormones are. None of the FMF patients without amyloidosis have been reported ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sav T,Ozbakir O,Kelestimur F,Gursoy S,Baskol M,Kula M,Dundar M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) is a multi-system autoimmune inflammatory disease. Generally, 60% of patients will develop lupus nephritis (LN); thus, early recognition and treatment is associated with better outcome. Interleukin 22 (IL-22) is involved in tissue inflammation and is regulated by interleuki...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Badr AMM,Farag Y,Abdelshafy M,Riad NM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To demonstrate an as yet merely postulated generalized osteopathy in psoriatics, the serum calcium level, the alkaline phosphatase in the serum and the urinary excretion of hydroxyproline were evaluated in 24 patients with Ps and 24 patients with PA. Moreover, the bone bioptates from 25 patients with PA and 10 patient...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hein G,Abendroth K,Müller A,Wessel G

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign skeletal disorder which may affect one or multiple bones. Lesions often involve long bones, ribs, and craniofacial bones and cause pain, fractures, and disfigurement. We describe an adolescent girl with mandibular FD who was successfully treated with bisphosphonates. She presented wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mäkitie AA,Törnwall J,Mäkitie O

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the 18F-fluoro-dexoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) imaging characteristics of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and its significance in differential diagnosis from other connective tissue diseases (CTDs). METHODS:FDG PET/CT images of 54 patients with AOSD...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhou X,Li Y,Wang Q

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00