Differences in clinical Pneumocystis pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis and other connective tissue diseases suggesting a rheumatoid-specific interstitial lung injury spectrum.

abstract：:The aim of this study is to assess the gender differences in spondyloarthritides (SpAs) in terms of disease onset, clinical presentation, and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity and Functional indices (BASDAI and BASFI). We analysed data from a predominantly female cohort. Five hundred and 16 patients (ma...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Roussou E,Sultana S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings at painful Achilles tendons and entheses in patients with and without spondyloarthropathy (SpA and non-SpA) and healthy control persons (CTRLs). Particularly, we aimed to investigate if any changes differenti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wiell C,Szkudlarek M,Hasselquist M,Møller JM,Nørregaard J,Terslev L,Ostergaard M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone metabolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is reviewed. Two different entities are recognised: 1) a localised periarticular bone loss, due to inflammatory processes and 2) a generalised increased bone turnover, ultimately leading to a loss of axial bone mass. The mechanism of this loss of axial bone is not ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bijlsma JW

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to analyse the gynaecologic history of 150 Brazilian patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) by comparing the outcome of the pregnancies before and after disease onset and in the two clinical variants of SSc, as well as to assess the effects of the pregnancy on the progress of the disease. A re...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sampaio-Barros PD,Samara AM,Marques Neto JF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) is the most common form of childhood systemic vasculitis. It is mostly self-limiting and characterized by skin, joint, gastrointestinal tract, and kidney involvement. Microribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are 18-25 base-long non-coding RNA group acting on gene expression. They ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cebi AH,Demir F,Ikbal M,Kalyoncu M

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermographic appearance of the sacro-iliac joints in health and in active inflammation has been established on the basis of 72 thermographic examinations of healthy volunteers and 82 examinations of patients with clinically and radiographically active disease. In the latter group a certain number of cases showed ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jacobsson H,Vestersköld L

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients with the primary antiphospholipid syndrome who presented with severe hypertension. Renal biopsy specimen provided histologic evidence of intra-renal vascular disease with intravascular microthrombosis and nephrosclerosis, without feature of proliferative glomerulopathy. Accelerated hypertensio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Durand JM,Lefevre P,Kaplanski G,Casanova P,Soubeyrand J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disorder that affects various organs and systems. Increased apoptosis, together with defects in the uptake of apoptotic bodies, are thought to have a pathogenic role in SLE. By detection of chromatin condensation, 30% of apoptosis was detected in peripheral bl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pitidhammabhorn D,Kantachuvesiri S,Totemchokchyakarn K,Kitiyanant Y,Ubol S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute renal side-effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are well documented. These include interstitial nephritis, hyperkalaemia, renal tubular acidosis, fluid retention, hypertension and nephrotic syndrome. The long-term effects are less well known. We have carried out a cross-sectional survey of an unse...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Richards IM,Fraser SM,Capell HA,Fox JG,Boulton-Jones JM

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is usually encountered between the fourth and sixth decades. It is known that the age of onset in autoimmune diseases may affect the clinical features. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of early onset pSS patients. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yayla ME,Karaman Z,Torgutalp M,Keleşoğlu Dinçer AB,Aydemir Gülöksüz EG,Sezer S,Şahin Eroğlu D,Yüksel ML,Turgay TM,Kınıklı G,Ateş A

更新日期：2020-09-01 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 is to describe the clinical features of Lebanese patients with Behçet's disease (BD) followed up at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. A retrospective review of medical records of 90 patients who fulfilled the International Study Group (ISG) criteria for diagnosis was performed. The clinical char...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hamdan A,Mansour W,Uthman I,Masri AF,Nasr F,Arayssi T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire are useful tools for assessing and monitoring patients with rheumatic diseases, they have a "floor effect" and do not fully reflect the psychological status of patients. Recently, the Multidimensional Health Assessment ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lee SS,Park MJ,Yoon HJ,Park YW,Park IH,Park KS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hundreds of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on tripterygium glycosides tablet (TGT) in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been published, but the therapeutic effects have never been systematically reviewed yet. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of TGT on AS based on RCTs. Pu...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Li H,Guo F,Luo YC,Zhu JP,Wang JL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess mean platelet volume (MPV) in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the active and inactive stages. Twenty children with SLE and 30 age- and gender-matched controls were enrolled. Demographic data, SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yavuz S,Ece A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to identify the clinical predictors of arthritis in patients with psoriasis and to evaluate the use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) as a predictor for inflammatory structural progression in psoriatic patients. Measures of association (odds ratio (OR)) were tested, in a prospective, cohort 1-yea...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： El Miedany Y,El Gaafary M,Youssef S,Ahmed I,Nasr A

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Either total hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or both were performed in 105 patients from 1981 to 1994. These patients were experiencing severe joint destruction in the lower extremities due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These patients were followed for more than 2 years after their last operation...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kageyama Y,Miyamoto S,Ozeki T,Hiyoshi M,Kushida K,Inoue T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the study were to investigate short and long-term changes and relations to treatment response of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), YKL-40, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and total aggrecan in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) treated with tumor necrosis ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pedersen SJ,Hetland ML,Sørensen IJ,Ostergaard M,Nielsen HJ,Johansen JS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:ABP 798 is a proposed biosimilar to the originator biologic rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. This comparative clinical study evaluated the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety, and efficacy of ABP 798 versus rituximab reference product (RP) in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthr...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Burmester G,Drescher E,Hrycaj P,Chien D,Pan Z,Cohen S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ochronotic spondyloarthropathy is a rare metabolic disease with the musculoskeletal manifestations of alkaptonuria. Ochronotic arthropathy patients may have spinal abnormalities similar to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The proof of sacroiliac involvement or bamboo spine appearance is not sufficient either for diagnosis...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Balaban B,Taskaynatan M,Yasar E,Tan K,Kalyon T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty patients with hemisacralization of the L5 vertebra associated with LBP underwent clinical, conventional X-ray and CT examinations. More than 50% of the patients had scoliosis. One third of the patients had disc lesions. Sacroiliac joint sclerosis was noted in two thirds of the cases. Almost all ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Avrahami E,Cohn DF,Yaron M

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis (ON) is a clinical entity characterized by death of bone marrow and trabecular bone as a result of disruption of blood supply to the bone. The antiphospholipid (APL) syndrome is characterized by arterial and/or venous thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity in association with APL antibodies. The involvement ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rostom S,Bahiri R,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In order to elucidate the association between VEGF levels and RA disease activity, VEGF concentrations were measured in RA patients at different phases and severity levels. Thirty-eight healthy subjects ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozgonenel L,Cetin E,Tutun S,Tonbaklar P,Aral H,Guvenen G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in B cell are characteristic feature of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). As FcγRIIb is a key regulator of B cells, the objective of this study is to investigate the role of the inhibitory receptor FcγRIIb in B cells from pSS patients, and whether glucocorticoid can affect B cell subpopulations or FcγRII...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chen H,Zhou S,Su D,Lu L,Li X,Sun L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 57-year-old woman presenting with persistent cough, weight loss, and fever. An extensive work-up revealed laboratory signs of inflammation and a mild thickening of the aortic wall on computed tomographic scan of the thorax. These findings raised the suspicion of large vessel vasculitis that was...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Van der Schueren B,Lambert M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the association of combined arthritis and diabetes, diabetes only, and arthritis only compared with neither with gait speed in the general population. This cross-sectional study included data from the second wave of Midlife in the United States-2 (MIDUS 2) project 4: Biomarker Project, 2004-200...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Alenazi AM,Alshehri MM,Alqahtani BA,Alanazi AD,Bindawas SM

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a member of IRF family which induce signaling pathways and are involved in modulation of cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and immune system activity. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an auto-inflammatory syndrome where the inflammatory markers are believed to play...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Esmaeili Reykande S,Rezaei A,Sadr M,Shabani M,Najmi Varzaneh F,Ziaee V,Rezaei N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemorrhoidal disease (HD) is one of the most common diseases encountered by the clinicians of general surgery. Chronic constipation, pushing during defecation and increased abdominal pressure play an important role in development of haemorrhoidal disease. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) frequently use the V...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Caglayan M,Türkoğlu A,Oktayoglu P,Yıldız M,Dağlı AZ,Böyük A,Em S,Bozkurt M,Nas K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of the cytokine cascade in a rheumatoid joint has led to the development of new therapeutic options, including drugs targeting tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The safety profile of these agents in patients with hepatitis-induced liver disease, however, remains a concern because of risks assoc...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Li S,Kaur PP,Chan V,Berney S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00