Correction to: Microstructure of osteophytes in medial knee osteoarthritis.

abstract：:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMf) has recently been reported as a useful alternative immunosuppressive drug in autoimmune diseases. There is paucity of literature on its use in Takayasu's arteritis (TA). The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of MMf in Asian Indian patients with Takayasu's arteritis. Re...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Goel R,Danda D,Mathew J,Edwin N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent self-limited attacks of fever and polyserositis. Reactive amyloid A amyloidosis is the most devastating complication of FMF, and amyloidosis continues to occur in the colchicine era in untreated and noncompliant patients. U...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Özçakar ZB,Yüksel S,Ekim M,Yalçınkaya F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 29-year-old Japanese woman with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and adult onset Still's disease (AOSD). Her disease was refractory to high-dose glucocorticoids, two courses of steroid pulse therapy, and addition of cyclosporine (3.5 mg/kg/day). The serum interleukin-6 level was markedly elevat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Matsumoto K,Nagashima T,Takatori S,Kawahara Y,Yagi M,Iwamoto M,Okazaki H,Minota S

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Charcot joint or neuropathic arthropathy is described in certain neurological conditions. We report the case of a man who presented with a swollen ankle 10 days after a long walk, which rapidly progressed to a Charcot joint. A neurological examination revealed areflexia and insensitivity to temperature and pain. Elect...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chappel R,Willems J,Martin JJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare IgG anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) of second (anti-CCP2) and third generations (anti-CCP3) for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an IgA CCP3 ELISA was also evaluated. Combinations of the use of the three tests were evaluated. Anti-CCP2 IgG, anti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： dos Anjos LM,Pereira IA,d 'Orsi E,Seaman AP,Burlingame RW,Morato EF

更新日期：2009-02-01 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 relationship of TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has been reported with conflicting results. We perform this meta-analysis to collect all the relevant studies up to date to further clarify the association of TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms with AS. A review was conducted of studies...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Li B,Wang P,Li H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to determine whether meniscal extrusion (ME) of the medial meniscus on ultrasonography affects knee osteoarthritis (KOA) progression during 3-year follow-up. Two hundred seventy volunteers (70 men, 200 women; mean age 60.5 years) participated. Weight-bearing radiographs were evaluated. A...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chiba D,Maeda S,Sasaki E,Ota S,Nakaji S,Tsuda E,Ishibashi Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the diagnostic value of ultrasonography to conventional radiography in detecting osteophytes and erosions in the midfoot joints in patients suffering from inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint disease. Patients with current foot radiographs were included and stratified in two cohorts: inf...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Camerer M,Ehrenstein B,Hoffstetter P,Fleck M,Hartung W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous nodules are the most common conspicuous extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with RA. The objective of this study is to examine the possibility of a relationship between subcutaneous nodules and "first ever" card...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kaushik P,Solomon DH,Greenberg JD,Anderson JT,Reed G,Pala O,Sumbul-Yuksel B,Kadam P,Kremer JM,CORRONA investigators.

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Musculoskeletal disorders represent a large and growing clinical challenge to primary care clinicians. Unfortunately, there appears to be a gap in current training and continuing education to meet this challenge. We used script concordance within a continuing medical education program entitled "Joint Adventures" to as...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Petrella RJ,Davis P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of exposure to solvents was investigated in female patients with connective tissue disease and Raynaud's phenomenon using a questionnaire. Sixteen out of the 63 patients with systemic sclerosis had been exposed to solvents. A borderline significance was demonstrated compared to matched female controls (P < 0....

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Czirják L,Kumánovics G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is a unique subset of dermatomyositis, showing a high incidence of lung involvements. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors, other than melanoma differentiation-associated protein (MDA)-5, for developing rapidly progressive-interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) in ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Xu Y,Yang CS,Li YJ,Liu XD,Wang JN,Zhao Q,Xiao WG,Yang PT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II, the major effective molecule of the renin-angiotensin system, plays a vital role in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). To study angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) gene polymorphism at (A1166C) in Egyptian children with SLE and its correlation with serum ACE level and SLE manifest...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Shoaib RMS,Hammad A,Yahia S,Elsaid A,Abdel-Malak CA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between historical height loss (HHL) and prevalent vertebral fractures (VF) in postmenopausal Moroccan women and to estimate its accuracy as a clinical test for detecting VF. Two hundred eighty-eight postmenopausal women were studied. All subjects had bone density...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bennani L,Allali F,Rostom S,Hmamouchi I,Khazzani H,El Mansouri L,Ichchou L,Abourazzak FZ,Abouqal R,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of persistent high fever and cough, generalized myalgia, and renal dysfunction. Laboratory examination revealed severe inflammatory signs, pulmonary fibrosis, progression of renal impairment with active nephritic urinary sediments, and a high titer of myeloperox...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sugimoto T,Kanasaki K,Koyama T,Yokomaku Y,Yasuda H,Kashiwagi A,Koya D

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) instillations are used in bladder cancer treatment. Adverse effects can occur. Osteoarticular complications are mainly reactive arthritis, but true infections have been described, such as vertebral osteomyelitis. We made a review of M. bovis BCG vertebral osteomyeliti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cadiou S,Al Tabaa O,Nguyen CD,Faccin M,Guillin R,Revest M,Guggenbuhl P,Houvenagel E,Pertuiset E,Coiffier G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ophthalmic involvement is the most debilitating complication of Behcet's disease (BD). The aim of the current study is to report on the efficacy and safety of a long-term use of interferon alpha-2a (IFNα-2a) in the treatment of refractory ophthalmic BD in the Azari population of Iran. We retrospectively analyzed the c...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kavandi H,Khabbazi A,Kolahi S,Hajialilo M,Shayan FK,Oliaei M

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:Rheumatic diseases do not usually cluster in time and space. It has been proposed that environmental exposures may initiate autoimmune responses. We describe a cluster of rheumatic diseases among a group of health center employees who began to complain of symptoms typically related to moldy houses, including mucocutan...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Luosujärvi RA,Husman TM,Seuri M,Pietikäinen MA,Pollari P,Pelkonen J,Hujakka HT,Kaipiainen-Seppänen OA,Aho K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to understand the patient experience of musculoskeletal imaging tests for investigation of inflammatory arthritis and factors that contribute to this experience. We conducted a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 33 patients who had a recent peripheral joint musculoskel...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bourke S,Taylor WJ,Doyle AJ,Gott M,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the interrelationship between the micro- and macrovasculature. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study that examined SSc patients and fibromyalgia (FM) patients as controls. We assessed forearm peripheral vascular status and nailfold capillaroscopy. We evaluated the assoc...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bieber A,Dolnikov K,Chizik V,Novofastovsky I,Fawaz A,Balbir-Gurman A,Mader R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the efficacy and safety of aceclofenac (AC) and tenoxicam (TX) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a multicentric parallel, randomized, double-blind trial of three months duration was performed in 292 patients: 145 were randomized to the AC treatment group and 147 to the TX treatment group. The t...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Perez-Ruiz F,Alonso-Ruiz A,Ansoleaga JJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of patients with exposure to viral hepatitis is an important part of the care of patients with inflammatory arthritis. This study was conducted to assess the extent of hepatitis B and C screening, and the prevalence of viral hepatitis in a cohort of patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). T...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Conway R,Doran MF,O'Shea FD,Crowley B,Cunnane G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current treatment for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with thrombotic manifestation is long-term anticoagulation. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are usually the agents of choice. However, VKA limitations, such as unpredictable anticoagulation effects due to interaction with diet and other drugs, require regular monit...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Signorelli F,Nogueira F,Domingues V,Mariz HA,Levy RA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulse therapy is one of the most well-known methods used in the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. This study assessed the outcome of methylprednisolone pulse therapy, its rate of efficacy, and its associated complications in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). This cross-sectional study was pe...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aghighi Y,Attarod L,Javanmard M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00