Back pain following instillations of BCG for superficial bladder cancer is not a reactive complication: review of 30 Mycobacterium bovis BCG vertebral osteomyelitis cases.

abstract：:There are few reports about the coexistence of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). To evaluate the frequency of SS in patients with AS. We studied 70 patients with AS presenting to the university outpatient clinic between January 2002 and November 2003. All the patients were asked about sicca symp...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kobak S,Kobak AC,Kabasakal Y,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to compare outcomes of dose reduction, withdrawal, and continuation of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to examine effectiveness of rescue with an original treatment regimen for disease flare. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled 100 patients who had high or mod...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mori S,Ueki Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoinflammatory disorders (AIDs) are a novel class of diseases elicited by mutations in genes regulating the homeostasis of innate immune complexes, named inflammasomes, which lead to uncontrolled oversecretion of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β. Protean inflammatory symptoms are variably associated with ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cantarini L,Vitale A,Lucherini OM,De Clemente C,Caso F,Costa L,Emmi G,Silvestri E,Magnotti F,Maggio MC,Prinzi E,Lopalco G,Frediani B,Cimaz R,Galeazzi M,Rigante D

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The aims of our study are to observe the pregnancy outcome of anti-Sjögren's syndrome-related antigen A (SSA)/Ro-positive women and to predict the risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcome and neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE). Clinical data of 126 anti-SSA/Ro-positive patients with 140 pregnancies were evaluated re...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Luo Y,Zhang L,Fei Y,Li Y,Hao D,Liu Y,Zhao Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetabular protrusion (PA) as measured by a line crossing method was studied in 73 patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and its frequency found to be 12% (9/73), presenting bilaterally in 5 cases and unilaterally in 4. All patients had some other forms of radiological damage and the presence of PA was pre...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gusis SE,Maldonado Cocco JA,Rivero EM,Babini JC,Gagliardi SA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty patients with Reiter's syndrome (RS) were studied retrospectively. A comparison was made between patients with the complete syndrome and patients with the incomplete syndrome. A comparison was also made between patients with and without HLA-B27. There were no major differences in severity and duration of the ar...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bengtsson A,Lindström FD,Lindblom B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a chronic infectious disease with articular involvement. Discrimination between brucellosis and rheumatologic disorders is difficult in regions endemic for brucellosis. There are few studies about the rate of positive autoantibodies as rheumatologic biomarkers in brucellosis, and the prevalence is varia...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ahmadinejad Z,Abdollahi A,Ziaee V,Domiraei Z,Najafizadeh SR,Jafari S,Ahmadinejad M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological involvement is uncommon in systemic sclerosis. Most of the reported cases concern trigeminal neuropathy or peripheral nerve entrapment. We report a third case of brachial plexopathy, presumably related to vasculitis, in a patient with systemic sclerosis, which improved after cyclophosphamide therapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Allanore Y,Zuber M,Kahan A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacy of hip protector pads to prevent hip fracture is controversial. This study was done to evaluate two comparable groups for fracture risk. Two matched cohorts of long-term care residents in Canada, assessing the efficacy of hip protector pads. Evaluation included demographics, medications/diagnoses, cognition (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Juby AG

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to beta(2)-glycoprotein I (anti-beta(2)-GPI) have been reported to have stronger association with clinical antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) than anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) and lupus anticoagulant (LAC). We investigated the sensitivity and specificity of ELISA for anti-beta(2)-GPI in Thai systemic lupus...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Parkpian V,Verasertniyom O,Vanichapuntu M,Totemchokchyakarn K,Nantiruj K,Pisitkul P,Angchaisuksiri P,Archararit N,Rachakom B,Ayurachai K,Janwityanujit S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perforin and granzyme A co-localize in the cytotoxic granules of killer cells like cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). Perforin is the cytolytic pore-forming protein, whereas the function of the homodimeric serine protease granzyme A and other members of the granzyme family is still unclear. Granzyme A-immunoreactive cells...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nordström DC,Konttinen YT,Sorsa T,Nykanen P,Pettersson T,Santavirta S,Tschopp J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statin-induced necrotising autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is a rare but disabling complication of statin therapy. Data regarding treatment and outcomes in these patients is sparse. We retrospectively identified those patients with a diagnosis of statin-induced NAM who were managed in a single-tertiary referral centre from ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Waters MJ,Limaye V

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease is a systemic vasculitic syndrome with unknown etiology. The aim of the present study was to compare the Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and cytotoxin associated gene-A status in patients with Behçet's disease. Ninety-one patients with Behçet's disease and 83 age- and sex-matched persons with or wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Apan TZ,Gürsel R,Dolgun A

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:A correlation study was performed on the degree of muscle weakness in 36 patients with dermatomyositis and 69 with polymyositis in relation to muscle biopsy findings, electromyography (EMG) abnormalities, and serum concentrations of creatine kinase (CK), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (A...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tymms KE,Beller EM,Webb J,Schrieber L,Buchanan WW

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid arthropathy is said to be distinguished roentgenographically from rheumatoid arthritis by the absence of joint space narrowing and the absence of articular erosions. We present a patient with multiple myeloma with swelling, stiffness and firm synovial thickening of the wrists, metacarpophalangeal joints and pr...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Leonard PA,Clegg DO,Lee RG

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjõgren's disease is one of the most common rheumatological diseases and can present with a variety of extra-glandular manifestations. Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis (LIP) is the most common lung pathology in these patients. It is important to know and recognize this condition because it is potentially treatable...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dalvi V,Gonzalez EB,Lovett L

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with rheumatoid nodulosis are here described, together with a review of cases reported to date in the literature. This particular variant of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules, scanty or absent systemic manifestations and a clinically benign cour...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Goñi MA,Scheines EJ,Paira SO,Barceló HA,Maldonado Cocco JA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether dexibuprofen meets the basic requirements of Dutch General Practitioners (GPs) for acceptance as an analgesic in mild to moderate pain. The available GP treatment standards for mild to moderate pain were analysed. If no treatment standard was available, results from two se...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bon A,Jongejan RC

更新日期：2001-11-01 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 aim of this study was to assess the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) vasculitis. The activities of catalase (CAT), arylesterase (ARYL), and paraoxonase (PON) as antioxidant enzymes and serum malondialdehyde (MDA) level as an indicator of lipid peroxidation, together wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ece A,Kelekçi S,Kocamaz H,Hekimoğlu A,Balik H,Yolbaş I,Erel O

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relation between angiogenesis indicators and T helper 17 cytokine group in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) which is a disease characterized by impaired angiogenesis and autoimmune response. In our study, patients with SSc are compared with patients with primary Raynaud's ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aydoğdu E,Pamuk ÖN,Dönmez S,Pamuk GE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients had an increased susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of TB in SLE patients, with focus on the differences between pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB. This is a retrospective study that review...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hou CL,Tsai YC,Chen LC,Huang JL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint lavage for knee osteoarthritis is an invasive procedure that can be stressful and painful. We aimed to assess the impact of music therapy on perioperative anxiety, pain and tolerability of the procedure in patients undergoing joint lavage performed with two needles. We randomized all patients diagnosed with knee...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ottaviani S,Bernard JL,Bardin T,Richette P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little data exists from the developing world on pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 10-year review of pregnancies in lupus patients was conducted at a tertiary hospital in a developing country. Forty-seven pregnancies in 31 patients were identified. Eleven (23%) booked after 20 weeks gestation. There we...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Whitelaw DA,Hall D,Kotze T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is prevalent among Arabic, Turkish, Armenian, and Jewish people and it must always be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients from these ethnic groups presenting with recurrent abdominal pain with fever. In cases of fever and recurrent abdominal pain, acute pancreatitis ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Birlik M,Demir T,Zeybel M,Akar S,Onen F,Comlekci A,Tunca M,Akkoc N

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic disorder characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcers. Vasculitis and thrombotic events are the most important causes of mortality. Thrombosis is the major clinical finding in patients with BD, but the cause of the thrombosis is still unclear. Thromboelastography is an al...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yaşar Bilge NŞ,Akay OM,Kaşifoğlu T,Kuş G,Korkmaz C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with active tuberculosis (TB) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:We performed a retrospective case-control study in two tertiary care teaching hospitals in Medellín, Colombia. From January 2007 to December 2017, a total of 268 patients with SLE were in...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： González-Naranjo LA,Coral-Enríquez JA,Restrepo-Escobar M,Muñoz-Vahos CH,Jaramillo-Arroyave D,Vanegas-García AL,Eraso R,Vásquez G,Jaimes F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00