Near-infrared spectroscopic imaging of the whole hand: A new tool to assess tissue perfusion and peripheral microcirculation in scleroderma.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the adequacy of calcium, folic acid, vitamin E, zinc, and selenium intake in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:We conducted an observational study on 48 patients (13 men, 35 women; mean age, 64.5 years) with RA attending a specialty clinic in New Zealand comparing their dietary i...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Stone J,Doube A,Dudson D,Wallace J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid pericarditis occurs in approximately one third of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, clinically apparent rheumatoid pericarditis is infrequent. The authors found clinical pericarditis in 12 of 960 patients admitted for RA, 5 of whom had manifestations of cardiac compression. These 5 had longer dur...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Escalante A,Kaufman RL,Quismorio FP Jr,Beardmore TD

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the interaction between the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), using power spectrum analysis (PSA) of heart rate variability (HRV). In addition, we explored the association between HRV, measures of tenderness, FM symptoms, physical function, psychol...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Cohen H,Neumann L,Shore M,Amir M,Cassuto Y,Buskila D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasculitis as a complication of lymphoproliferative diseases is relatively uncommon. Cutaneous vasculitis is most commonly necrotizing and leukocytoclastic. Granulomatous vasculitis occurs rarely with lymphoproliferative diseases, and even less commonly T-cell lymphocytic vasculitis with eosinophilia. The most common ...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Wooten MD,Jasin HE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report a patient who developed both central nervous system systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and disseminated histoplasmosis and to review the literature regarding histoplasma infection in patients with SLE. METHODS:MEDLINE review of the medical literature published in English. RESULTS:Disseminated his...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Hansen KE,St Clair EW

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), once considered a benign and nonprogressive disease, is a debilitating condition with serious physical, emotional, and economic consequences. It afflicts approximately 1% of the adult population worldwide; prevalence increases with age, with twice as many women as men affected. In the United...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Markenson JA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several indices have recently been constructed by rheumatologists for the assessment of clinical status in osteoarthritis of the extremities. These include the algofunctional indices for the hip and knee (Lequesne), the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) index (Bellamy), patients and investigator's ove...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Lequesne M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not widely appreciated that endocrine disease may present primarily as rheumatic syndromes, sometimes spectacular in onset, more commonly insidious and subtle, making their true recognition difficult. The underlying hormonal, biochemical, and metabolic events have understandable reflection in the structure and f...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Bland JH,Frymoyer JW,Newberg AH,Revers R,Norman RJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of an inception cohort of 87 patients with lupus nephritis who underwent a renal biopsy, 42 underwent second biopsies a median of 25 months later. From first to second biopsy, focal and diffuse proliferative nephritis (World Health Organization classes III and IV) became less frequent, and mesangial hypercellularity (...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Esdaile JM,Joseph L,MacKenzie T,Kashgarian M,Hayslett JP

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) palsy is a very rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis affecting the elbow joint. It results in weakness of extension of the fingers and may be confused with extensor tendon rupture and wrist drop due to radial nerve damage. METHODS:We present a case of PIN palsy second...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Malipeddi A,Reddy VR,Kallarackal G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproduction capacity and long-term preserved hormonal function are important aspects with big impacts on patients' quality of life. Updated information on the interaction between drug therapy and reproductive function is essential when discussing family planning with patients. Currently, limited data is published reg...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Micu MC,Ostensen M,Villiger PM,Micu R,Ionescu R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis, is the result of hyperuricemia and inflammation induced by monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition. However, most people with hyperuricemia will never develop gout, implying a molecular-genetic contribution to the development of gout. Recent genomic studies reveal links ...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Bodofsky S,Merriman TR,Thomas TJ,Schlesinger N

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine cross-sectionally the influence of risk factors on chronic pain following total joint replacement (TJR) of the knee (TKR) or the hip (THR). METHODS:Eight hundred sixty post-TKR and 928 post-THR patients were studied. Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index pain scores taken on average...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Valdes AM,Doherty SA,Zhang W,Muir KR,Maciewicz RA,Doherty M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide an update of the current knowledge of the mechanism of action of low-dose methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with an emphasis on the mechanisms involved in toxicity. We also considered strategies currently used to prevent or decrease toxicity of MTX. M...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： van Ede AE,Laan RF,Blom HJ,De Abreu RA,van de Putte LB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from more than 100,000 patients in foreign and United States trials provide substantial evidence of diclofenac's safety and tolerability. Adverse experiences were infrequent and generally mild or transient. In United States short-term trials, the frequency and severity of side effects compared favorably with rate...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Willkens RF

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) are a heterogeneous group of conditions with variable clinical presentation and significant morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to comprehensively assess and present the evidence for treatments used in the ma...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Papachristos DA,Oon S,Hanly JG,Nikpour M

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report 3 cases ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) that developed in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to review previously reported cases. METHODS:We describe 3 patients diagnosed with SSc who developed severe AAV that presented as crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) and/or alveolar hemor...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Arad U,Balbir-Gurman A,Doenyas-Barak K,Amit-Vazina M,Caspi D,Elkayam O

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune systemic disease characterized by diffuse fibrosis of skin and visceral organs due to different genetic, infectious, and/or environmental/occupational causative factors, including the inhalation of silica dust. OBJECTIVES:To investigate serum trace elements includin...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Ferri C,Artoni E,Sighinolfi GL,Luppi F,Zelent G,Colaci M,Giuggioli D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies show the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in general. However, is there any reason to single this drug out for early RA? Mechanistically, it probably works differently in RA than in cancer, at least in part. Thus, in addition to dihydrofolate reductase-related effects, M...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Furst DE

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and toxicity of cyclosporine in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are reviewed. Most of the early trials were restricted to patients with intractable RA. The initial daily dose of cyclosporine was 5 to 10 mg/kg, which is now considered high. Of 283 cyclosporine-treated patients in n...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Dijkmans BA,van Rijthoven AW,Goei Thè HS,Boers M,Cats A

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To conduct a systematic review of incidence and prevalence studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), based on the 1987 revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, to compare their methodologies and summarize their results, and to investigate the possible geographic variations and changes over time i...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Alamanos Y,Voulgari PV,Drosos AA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the utility of lupus serology as a predictor for kidney graft outcome in (a) a systematic literature review (SLR) and (b) the Toronto lupus cohort (TLC). METHODS:For the SLR, a comprehensive literature search was performed to identify the articles reporting on the serology at renal transplantation ...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Yap KS,Urowitz MB,Mahood Q,Medina-Rosas J,Sabapathy A,Lawson D,Su J,Gladman DD,Touma Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the clinical features, approaches to management, and outcome of spontaneous pyogenic facet joint infection (PFJI) in adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Case series of 10 adults with microbiologically proven PFJI diagnosed during a 10-year period in a teaching hospital, plus a review of 32 additional cas...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Narváez J,Nolla JM,Narváez JA,Martinez-Carnicero L,De Lama E,Gómez-Vaquero C,Murillo O,Valverde J,Ariza J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of neurological complications may occur in the various connective tissue and "collagen-vascular" diseases. Most of these complications are due to vasculitis affecting various sites in the central or peripheral nervous system. While the evidence for definitive vasculitis in SLE is not strong, small vessel dam...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Cohen SB,Hurd ER

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Structure-modifying osteoarthritis (OA) drugs (SMOADs) may be defined as agents that reverse, retard, or stabilize the underlying pathology of OA, thereby providing symptomatic relief in the long-term. The objective of this review was to evaluate the literature on sodium pentosan polysulfate (NaPPS) and calc...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Ghosh P

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This post-hoc, pooled analysis of Phase 3 studies of tofacitinib examined the safety of tofacitinib 5 and 10 mg twice daily (BID) when used as monotherapy versus combination therapy with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Kivitz AJ,Cohen S,Keystone E,van Vollenhoven RF,Haraoui B,Kaine J,Fan H,Connell CA,Bananis E,Takiya L,Fleischmann R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infection is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of infection in SLE by comparing demographic factors, laboratory data, clinical featur...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Yuan Q,Xing X,Lu Z,Li X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of indicators of unfavorable prognosis ("poor prognostic factors") on the achievement of low disease activity (LDA)/remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Biologic DMARD-naïve patients with RA from three observational cohorts were examined. N = 713 patients st...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Baganz L,Richter A,Albrecht K,Schneider M,Burmester GR,Zink A,Strangfeld A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hand disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with focus on rehabilitation and splinting, is discussed. A review of the data on splinting of hands in RA is included, as is a review of methods for evaluating hand function and staging RA. Recommendations are made for splinting early in the di...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Ouellette EA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the ability of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical classification criteria and the ACR clinical plus radiographic classification criteria for osteoarthritis of the knee to predict articular cartilage damage. METHODS:Ninety subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who were enrolled i...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Wu CW,Morrell MR,Heinze E,Concoff AL,Wollaston SJ,Arnold EL,Singh R,Charles C,Skovrun ML,FitzGerald JD,Moreland LW,Kalunian KC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00