Cutaneous mucinosis associated with multiple frozen joints and bony heterotopic deposits around the hips.

abstract：:We compared the short-term effects of Stanger bath therapy and conventional exercises on spinal mobility, functional capacity, disease activity, and quality of life with conventional exercise alone in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. A total of 58 patients with a diagnosis of AS according to the modified New York...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gurcay E,Yuzer S,Eksioglu E,Bal A,Cakci A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) technology for detection of active synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Between June 2015 and October 2016, 56 patients with RA (42 females; mean age, 53.2 years) underwent gray-scale ultrasound (US) imaging, power Doppler imag...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lee GY,Kim S,Choi ST,Song JS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has recently been claimed that some of the symptoms in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) can be activated after the patient has stopped smoking. In this study we investigated the effect of smoking on the symptoms of Behçet's disease. Fifty asymptomatic current smokers (CS) who promised to stop smoking (group 1) a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Soy M,Erken E,Konca K,Ozbek S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival and outcomes have improved considerably among patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in the west. However, mortality continues to be high in the developing world. There is paucity of literature on this aspect of JDM from developing countries. We reviewed case files of all patients with JDM registered in...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Singh S,Suri D,Aulakh R,Gupta A,Rawat A,Kumar RM

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:We encountered an adult patient with acute parvovirus B19 infection who presented with transient lupus-like symptoms (i.e., polyarthritis, fever, myalgia, pancytopenia, hypocomplementemia, and nephritis). Our case is characterized by the demonstration of acute nephritis as a complication of this infection, making it d...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sugimoto T,Tsuda A,Uzu T,Kashiwagi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PSA) poses a challenge to rheumatologists, even when their diagnosis is aided by sonography. In order to facilitate early detection of PSA among patients with psoriasis (PSO), we retrospectively analyzed of the relationships between serological markers and comorbid...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Su YJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

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：:We aimed to evaluate the presence of peripheral antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA) and cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA) in children with SLE and to correlate its association of laboratory findings. Twenty-one children with SLE were studied. Serum samples in patients were tested by...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bakkaloglu A,Topaloglu R,Saatçi U,Ozdemir S,Ozen S,Başsoy Y,Beşbaş N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed studies concerning immunomodulating therapy in systemic sclerosis. These comprise mostly uncontrolled trials and case reports. Some of these studies hint at a possible beneficial effect of antimetabolites (azathioprine, 5-fluoro-uracil and methotrexate), cyclosporine and interferon-gamma. However, to give ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： van den Hoogen FH,Boerbooms AM,van de Putte LB

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antichromatin antibody (aCT) has been described as a useful marker for lupus nephropathy. The relevance of its nephritogenic potential may be appropriately evaluated in the context of renal histopathology. Therefore, the present study investigated the relationship of aCT with a particular histopathologic class of ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Carvalho JF,Viana VS,Borba EF,do Nascimento AP,Leon EP,Testagrossa LA,Barros RT,Bonfá E

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this article contained error. Table 1 was shown in the wrong version, thus corrected table is shown in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gosselin Boucher V,Colmegna I,Gemme C,Labbe S,Pelaez S,Lavoie KL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) constitute a subset of autoimmune conditions primarily affecting muscle, along with many extra-muscular manifestations. Proximal muscle weakness is the dominant symptom in the IIM. In addition, many patients will have cutaneous manifestations, pulmonary manifestations, and ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jones J,Wortmann R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the prevalence of the associated secondary diseases in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) attending a rheumatology specialty centre and to determine the frequency with which a secondary illness develops in those having RP, in absence of a well-defined secondary cause. METHODS:118 consecuti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： De Angelis R,Del Medico P,Blasetti P,Cervini C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the clinical characteristics, management modalities, and outcomes in patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP) with airway involvement. The medical records of RP patients with airway involvement seen at Samsung Medical Center from August 2004 to December 2011 were collected. The clinical manifestatio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hong G,Kim H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced physical function and health-related quality of life are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and further studies are needed that examine novel determinates of reduced physical function in RA. This study examines whether frailty, a state of increased vulnerability to stressors, is associated with differences i...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Andrews JS,Trupin L,Yelin EH,Hough CL,Covinsky KE,Katz PP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) attempts to address the limitations of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). As there is no Turkish version of the FIQR available, we aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of a Turkish translation of the FIQR in Turkish female fibromyalgia (FM) pa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ediz L,Hiz O,Toprak M,Tekeoglu I,Ercan S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The invalidation or social pain is an important but neglected issue in polysymptomatology of fibromyalgia (FM). This study sought whether tracing-perceived invalidation could be effective to discriminate between the presence and absence of FM in chronic pain patients with respect to five different sources, i...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ghavidel-Parsa B,Bidari A,Tohidi S,Shenavar I,Kazemnezhad Leyli E,Hosseini K,Khosousi MJ

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a young male with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in whom the remarkable severity of the disease led to additional investigations. The only significant finding was mediastinal lymphadenopathy, without lung involvement. Biopsy of the mediastinal lymph node revealed pathological findings typical of s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Markovits D,Schapira D,Wiener A,Nahir AM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD) involved about 10-20% of patients. In 20% of cases, ILD can be diagnosed before pSS; anyway, few studies have investigated the frequency of ILD as the first clinically relevant manifestation of pSS, generally referred to retrospective studies. Aim ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Manfredi A,Sebastiani M,Cerri S,Cassone G,Bellini P,Casa GD,Luppi F,Ferri C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients are often treated by dermatology and rheumatology specialities and may receive different treatments. To evaluate the impact of dermatology/rheumatology specialist settings on diagnosis and therapeutic approach in PsA patients. This cross-sectional multicounty study in Italy involved ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lubrano E,Delle Sedie A,Romanelli M,Chimenti MS,Bianchi L,Piaserico S,De Felice C,Graceffa D,De Andres MI,Curatolo S,Grembiale RD,Dastoli S,Arcuri C,Angileri RG,Prignano F,Bandinelli F,Baldissera E,Mercuri SR,Franchi

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The relations between parameters obtained by clinical absorptiometric techniques, such as SPA, DPA, DXA and QCT, and geometrical and material parameters of bone structures are investigated. Two types of bone are considered: the diaphysis of a long bone, modelled as a hollow cylindrical structure consisting of compact ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Van der Perre G,Lowet G

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMO) often consists of intra-articular injection of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid. Several studies have shown that ultrasound (US)-guided injections demonstrate greater precision and effectiveness when compared to blind techniques. The aim of our study was t...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Di Sante L,Cacchio A,Scettri P,Paoloni M,Ioppolo F,Santilli V

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the possible effects of thioredoxin 1 (Trx1) on the proliferation and apoptosis of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLSs) and elucidate the possible mechanisms involved. We investigated the distribution and expression of Trx1 in synovial tissues from RA and osteoarthritis (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lu T,Zong M,Fan S,Lu Y,Yu S,Fan L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) the indices of disease activity, such as joint swelling, pain, tenderness, and limitation of motion, may poorly correlate with the degree of functional impairment. Since the improvement of functional capacity is one of the main objectives of treatment, we evaluated the effect of met...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ravelli A,Viola S,Ramenghi B,Di Fuccia G,Ruperto N,Zonta L,Martini A

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old man with hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) and an undifferentiated connective tissue disease is described. Combined therapy with prednisolone and azathioprine improved his symptoms. The association between an undifferentiated connective tissue disease and HP is discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lampropoulos CE,Zain M,Jan W,Nader-Sepahi A,Sabin IH,D' Cruz DP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the is study is to examine the role of serum substance P (SP) levels as a simple biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, its correlation with other markers of disease activity, and with selected clinical parameters. The study comprised 90 RA patients and 24 healthy controls. RA activity wa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Barbosa-Cobos RE,Lugo-Zamudio G,Flores-Estrada J,Becerril-Mendoza LT,Rodríguez-Henríquez P,Torres-González R,Moreno-Eutimio MA,Ramirez-Bello J,Moreno J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coexistence of polymyositis (PM) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is rare; only nine cases have been described in English literature. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman presenting with these two autoimmune diseases. The diagnosis of PM was based on the symmetrical, proximal limb muscle weakness, elevated m...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Boki KA,Dourakis SP

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to present a method enabling a reduction of the number of measurements when quantifying isokinetic muscle strength (IMS), and to describe an expression for IMS which is independent of measuring conditions. IMS is a measure of muscle strength used to categorise patients and to assess changes ov...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Schiøttz-Christensen B,Skovgaard LT,Danneskiold-Samsøe B,Bartels EM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this systematic review was to determine the potential role of dual-energy CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of gout with regard to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) filter. A systematic analysis of the literature was conducted using the MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and published abstracts of ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ramon A,Bohm-Sigrand A,Pottecher P,Richette P,Maillefert JF,Devilliers H,Ornetti P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00