Cross-sectional correlation of single-item health literacy screening questions with established measures of health literacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：:The aim of the study was to test the frequency of CD4+ CD25(high)FoxP3 regulatory T cells in JIA patients and to assess their activation status and functional activity. The study involved 12 children with JIA and 35 healthy control subjects. PBMC were stained with monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD25, anti-CD4, anti-CD127...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Stelmaszczyk-Emmel A,Jackowska T,Rutkowska-Sak L,Marusak-Banacka M,Wąsik M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capillaroscopic pattern in paraneoplastic Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) has not been investigated systematically and is not well-defined. Here, we present three case reports of patients with paraneoplastic rheumatic conditions, manifested with severe secondary RP with emphasis upon capillaroscopic findings. The first ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lambova S,Müller-Ladner U

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic muscular infarct (DMI) is a rare condition, which begins with acute onset of extremity pain and swelling. Patients usually have long-standing disease and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM). Thigh muscle group is the most commonly involved side, while lower leg involvement is rare. We represent herein a ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Uçan H,Alemdaroğlu E,Yoldaş TK,Erdem Özdamar S,Akyüz M,Hatipoğlu C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we have investigated comparatively the inflammatory response of patients with active and inactive osteoarthritis. The sera from 31 healthy individuals, 37 patients with active OA, and 19 patients with inactive OA were assayed for TNF-alpha, IL-6, sRANKL, RANTES, and MRP8 using ELISA in order to e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Toncheva A,Remichkova M,Ikonomova K,Dimitrova P,Ivanovska N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients was shown to be lower than that of healthy laboratory personnel, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma patients (P less than 0.001). The decrease in DNase I activity in SLE sera was not due to the effect of various autoantibodi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chitrabamrung S,Rubin RL,Tan EM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the longitudinal practice patterns of prophylaxis of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Patients diagnosed with PMR were collected retrospectively in two rheumatology departments. In addition to demographic and diagnostic criteria, th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Naranjo A,López R,García-Magallón B,Cáceres L,Francisco F,Jiménez-Palop M,Ojeda-Bruno S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to determine whether cartilage expression of the bone regulating molecules receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) varies between the different grades of osteoarthritis (OA). Cartilage samples were obtained from 30 patients undergoing total hip/kn...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Upton AR,Holding CA,Dharmapatni AA,Haynes DR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven females and one male with almost identical sclerotic and hyperostotic changes of the manubrium sterni are reported. The clinical course was prolonged and characterized by intermittent periods of exacerbation followed by improvement. Malignancies, bacterial inflammatory processes, and Paget disease, which were fi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jurik AG,Møller BN,Jensen MK,Jensen JT,Graudal H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on measurement properties of translated versions of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index is still limited. This study investigated the internal consistency, test-retest reliability/agreement, construct validity, and floor and ceiling effects of Portuguese-Brazil WOMAC ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lage PTS,Machado LAC,Barreto SM,de Figueiredo RC,Telles RW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expressions of some terminal glycotopes of synovial immunoglobulins G, A, and M were analysed in relation to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progression defined according to early and advanced radiological changes in patients' hands. The relative amounts of terminal monosaccharides were determined by lectin-immunoblotti...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kratz EM,Borysewicz K,Katnik-Prastowska I

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a clinical syndrome caused by an excessive proliferation of T lymphocytes and well-differentiated macrophages; an entity distinct from malignant histiocytosis. Although rheumatologic conditions are the common cause of MAS, a wide range of infections are also seen to cause MAS. W...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Dass R,Barman H,Duwarah SG,Choudhury V,Jain P,Deka NM,Murari M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutics targeting sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a kind of lipid mediator regulating immune cell trafficking, has been emerging rapidly as a novel line of regimen for autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we propose that S1P-targeted therapy is beneficial not only for limiting inflammati...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kikuta J,Iwai K,Saeki Y,Ishii M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional migratory osteoporosis (RMO) is an idiopathic disorder characterized by severe periarticular pain, transient and migratory arthralgia, and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis in this disease may appear in the form of local regional osteoporosis and bone marrow edema or generalized osteoporosis. It occurs most commonly...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kartal E,Sahin E,Dilek B,Baydar M,Manisali M,Kosay C,Gulbahar S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pseudogout of the neck, also known as the crowned dens syndrome, is a rare cause of neck pain characterised by crystalline deposition in periodontoid articular tissues. It is typified clinically by severe cervical pain and stiffness, often in conjunction with pyrexia and raised inflammatory markers. As such, it ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Siau K,Lee M,Laversuch CJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results from previous studies on association of IL-6 -174 G/C and -572 G/C polymorphisms with the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remained inconsistent. Therefore, a meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between these two polymorphisms and SLE susceptibility. A literature-based search wa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Yang Z,Liang Y,Qin B,Zhong R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a self-limited disease characterized by fever and polyserositis attacks. Arthritis caused by synovitis is either in acute monoarthritis or chronic mono-oligoarthritis form, usually affecting the lower extremities. Another potential but rare form of involvement is spondyloarthropat...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bodur H,Seçkin U,Eser F,Ergül G,Seçkin S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish whether a cadaver model can serve as an effective surrogate for the detection of tendon damage characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, we evaluated intraobserver and interobserver agreement in the grading of RA-like tendon tears shown by US, as well as the concordance between the US find...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Janta I,Morán J,Naredo E,Nieto JC,Uson J,Möller I,Bong D,Bruyn GA,D Agostino MA,Filippucci E,Hammer HB,Iagnocco A,Terslev L,González JM,Mérida JR,Carreño L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman presented with changes characteristic of the reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) but also frank synovitis of the left wrist, an elevated ESR and early damage of the left carpus on radiographs, suggesting septic arthritis. A dynamic scan showed changes characteristic of RSDS. A sample of sy...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Catoggio LJ,Fongi EG

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cost-effectiveness of treatments that have the potential to change the "natural history" of a chronic progressive disease has to be evaluated over the long term. Cost-effectiveness estimates have been based on the concept that, with treatment, patients will not progress to the next level(s) of disease severity or ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Benucci M,Saviola G,Baiardi P,Manfredi M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the prevalence of dry mouth among patients with autoimmune diseases other than Sjögren's syndrome. One hundred and forty-four patients, excluding patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome, were enrolled in this study. The volume of saliva secreted was measured with the screening technique for estim...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Maeshima E,Furukawa K,Maeshima S,Koshiba H,Sakamoto W

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous corticosteroid therapy when Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) patients are unable to tolerate oral medications due to abdominal pain. We retrospectively analyzed 111 children with a diagnosis of HSP (mean age 6.9 ± 2.3 years, male:female = 54:57) from...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Shin JI,Lee SJ,Lee JS,Kim KH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoform 4 of the human peptidylarginine deiminase (hPAD4) enzyme may be responsible for the citrullination of antigens in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and has been shown to be itself the target of disease-specific autoantibodies. Here, we have tested whether the level of serum anti-hPAD4 antibodies in RA patients is stab...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pollmann S,Stensland M,Halvorsen EH,Sollid LM,Kvien TK,Fleckenstein B,Molberg O

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct)-induced arthritis (CtIA) is characterized by persistent Ct infection, which stimulates secretion of cytokines in vitro. We therefore investigated whether CtIA patients have a unique cytokine profile in synovial fluid or serum in vivo. Because underlying Ct infection is overlooked in a high p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jendro MC,Raum E,Schnarr S,Köhler L,Zeidler H,Kuipers JG,Martin M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both self-reported and physical performance tests are used as outcome measures in knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in the patients with symptomatic knee OA. Eighty-nine patients ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sabirli F,Paker N,Bugdayci D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was the thermovisual comparison of mean temperature of hand surface changes after local cryotherapy with vapors of nitrogen (-160°C) and cold air (-30°C). Forty-seven patients with rheumatoid arthritis (39 women and 8 men; average age 56.2 ± 10.5 years) were included in the study. They had the app...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Korman P,Straburzyńska-Lupa A,Romanowski W,Trafarski A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to detect the frequency of inflammatory cervical spine changes and characteristic features such as resorption in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with arthritis mutilans (AM) hand deformity. The series included 23 patients with AM hand deformity who fulfilled the 1987 American Rheumatism Associa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Laiho K,Belt E,Kauppi M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to estimate the annual direct costs of biological therapies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to establish possible factors associated with those costs. The main data source was the Moroccan registry of biological therapies in rheumatic diseases (RBSMR Registry). We included patients with avai...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Fellous S,Rkain H,Ahid S,Abouqal R,Tahiri L,Hmamouchi I,Achemlal L,El Bouchti I,El Maghraoui A,Ghozlani I,Hassikou H,Harzy T,Ichchou L,Mkinsi O,Niamane R,Bahiri R,Allali F

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:As has been shown by a number of working groups, primary fibromyalgia syndrome does not represent a single clinical entity. It is possible to distinguish between a subgroup with high pain sensitivity and no associated psychiatric condition, a second and a third subgroup characterized by depression associated with fibr...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Müller W,Schneider EM,Stratz T

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience and hypothesis on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with vasculitis who are simultaneously diagnosed with serum-positive cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin (Ig)M antibodies and negative CMV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It remains unknown how to treat this kind of "phantom" CMV ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Katsanos KH,Kostoula A,Katopodis KP,Siamopoulos KC

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported here is a 19-year-old female patient with familial Mediterranean fever who was seen for altered mental status and seizures. She was eventually diagnosed to have posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Although a variety of conditions have been reported in association with this syndrome, to our best...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ulaşlı AM,Kutlu G,Kocatürk Ö,Özçakar L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00