The patient experience of musculoskeletal imaging tests for investigation of inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study.

abstract：:Muscle pain and weakness in a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient has a broad differential, and myositis should be considered early in the disease course as serious limb and life-threatening sequelae may occur. A 55-year-old woman with a past medical history of methotrexate-controlled RA presented with right leg pain fo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jo D,Pompa T,Khalil A,Kong F,Wetz R,Goldstein M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouth and genital ulcer with inflamed cartilage syndrome (MAGIC syndrome) is a rare autoinflammatory disorder with unknown etiology. Except for the common clinical manifestations mimicking Behçet's disease and relapsing polychondritis, some other clinical entities are occasionally observed. In this report, we present ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chen Z,Zhang S,Wang L,Fei Y,Shen M,Wu H,Liu J,Zheng W

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:As a class, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors have provided clinicians significant control over chronic inflammatory diseases. With their widespread use has come the emergence of new side effects such as the reactivation of latent infections. One such infection that may reactivate is the hepatitis B virus (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Carroll MB,Forgione MA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very recently, several studies have convincingly demonstrated the role of infection in the development of the antiphospholipid syndrome. Cross antibody-mediated reactivity due to molecular mimicry between endothelial glycoproteins and microbial products was considered as an important pathogenic mechanism. However, ano...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rozin AP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-nucleosome antibodies, which recognise conformational epitopes consisting of histone and DNA in chromatin, have been described in autoimmune diseases. In this study, an attempt was made to isolate anti-nucleosome antibodies from the anti-DNA-depleted plasma IgG of two lupus patients either with or without nephrit...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Suenaga R,Mitamura K,Abdou NI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout is a disease with acute and/or chronic inflammation and tissue damage induced by the precipitation of monosodium urate crystal (MSU) crystals in bone joints, kidneys, and subcutaneous sites. In recent years, with the continuous research on gout animal models and patient clinical investigations, the mechanism of i...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wu M,Tian Y,Wang Q,Guo C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression and are disease biomarkers. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have accelerated atherosclerosis leading to excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but traditional risk factors for cardiovascular risk stratification are inadequate. In the general population, m...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ormseth MJ,Solus JF,Sheng Q,Chen SC,Ye F,Wu Q,Oeser AM,Allen R,Raggi P,Vickers KC,Stein CM

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare vasculitis that affects the aorta and its primary branches. Heterogeneous clinical manifestations have been described in different geographical areas. We aimed to evaluate demographic, clinical, and angiographic features and the outcome in 16 TA patients who were followed in a singl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Petrovic-Rackov L,Pejnovic N,Jevtic M,Damjanov N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, there have been very few studies on the age dependence of maximal isometric muscle strength (MIMS) in healthy subjects aged 20-80 years, based upon measurements of a large number of functional muscle groups (FMGs). Using a hand-held pull gauge it is possible to measure MIMS of nearly every FMG. The objectives...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Stoll T,Huber E,Seifert B,Michel BA,Stucki G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an adult case of reflex sympathetic dystrophy. In contrast to the usual findings in adults, three phase bone scintigraphy showed decreased bloodflow and bloodpool with hypofixation on delayed steady state bone scan of the affected lower limb. In spite of various therapeutic attempts severe dystrophy develope...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Williame LM,Sand A

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：: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：:Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign skeletal disorder which may affect one or multiple bones. Lesions often involve long bones, ribs, and craniofacial bones and cause pain, fractures, and disfigurement. We describe an adolescent girl with mandibular FD who was successfully treated with bisphosphonates. She presented wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mäkitie AA,Törnwall J,Mäkitie O

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:Over the last decade, biologic therapeutic proteins have advanced the treatment of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Therapeutic antibodies such as infliximab, adalimumab, rituximab, tocilizumab, golimumab, certolizumab pegol, the receptor construct etanercept, and abatacept, an anticluster of differentiatio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Alawadhi A,Alawneh K,Alzahrani ZA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of azathioprine in the treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The records of patients with SSc with ILD who were treated with azathioprine were reviewed. Patients were treated with azathioprine and low-dose pr...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dheda K,Lalloo UG,Cassim B,Mody GM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a wide range of manifestations and potential to affect several organ systems. Complications arise from both disease and medications especially glucocorticoids, significantly contributing to overall morbidity and mortality. SLE predominantly affect...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Navarra SV,Zamora LD,Collante MTM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) is a multi-system autoimmune inflammatory disease. Generally, 60% of patients will develop lupus nephritis (LN); thus, early recognition and treatment is associated with better outcome. Interleukin 22 (IL-22) is involved in tissue inflammation and is regulated by interleuki...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Badr AMM,Farag Y,Abdelshafy M,Riad NM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about the distribution of effusion within the arthritic knee joint should be considered in selecting an anatomical approach for arthrocentesis. We recorded ultrasound measurements of fluid distribution in the knees of patients attending our clinic for knee injections under ultrasound guidance. In a cross-s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hirsch G,O'Neill T,Kitas G,Klocke R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases, i.e., rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC). Anti-TNF-alpha strategies are successfully used in their treatment. However, their effec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tomáš L,Lazúrová I,Pundová L,Oetterová M,Zakuciová M,Petrášová D,Studenčan M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the eventual presence, cellular localization and extent of expression of the osteoclast activating cytokine M-CSF (CSF-1) in the periprosthetic tissues around loose total hip replacement (THR). Synovial-like membrane was obtained from the implant-to-bone interface and pseudocapsule f...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Xu JW,Konttinen YT,Waris V,Pätiälä H,Sorsa T,Santavirta S

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system chronic inflammatory disease with a broad spectrum of clinical and serological manifestations. Although clinical evidence of proximal skeletal muscle involvement is not rare in patients with SLE, there is no knowledge about the effects of SLE on the macroscopic stru...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kaya A,Kara M,Tiftik T,Tezcan ME,Ozel S,Ersöz M,Göker B,Haznedaroğlu S,Ozçakar L

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:In addition to the debilitating fatigue, the majority of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) experience chronic widespread pain. These pain complaints show the greatest overlap between CFS and fibromyalgia (FM). Although the literature provides evidence for central sensitization as cause for the musculoskelet...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Meeus M,Nijs J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical characteristics of antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents-related tuberculosis (TB) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are not well described. The aim was to compare the incidences and the characteristics of TB in AS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during TNF inhibitor treatment. AS (n = 1,322) and RA (n = 3,154) p...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kim HW,Park JK,Yang JA,Yoon YI,Lee EY,Song YW,Kim HR,Lee EB

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of 315 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with low-dose methotrexate (MTX) and evaluated the conditions contributing to thrombocytopenia. Thirteen out of 315 patients with RA presented with low platelet counts (< or = 100.000/mm3). The age of these patients (51 +/- 12.6 years) did ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Franck H,Rau R,Herborn G

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the long-term outcome of non-specific seronegative oligoarthritis in adults. The study included 64 adult patients with recent (<6 months) seronegative oligoarthritis (rheumatoid factor negative, number of swollen joints 1-4 during the first 6 months). Follow-up examinations were...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jäntti JK,Kaarela K,Lehtinen KE

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man who suffered from severe deforming arthritis, secondary to chronic tophaceous gout with multilobular, solid, tender, enlarged subcutaneous nodules, and draining tophi in right second finger, was treated by free flap and finally got the more functional and aesthetic result. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lee KS,Lee HS,Kim NG,Kim JS,Lee SI,Choi TH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to 65Kd heat-shock protein (hsp) of mycobacterium leprae were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the three immunoglobulin classes in paired sera and synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Titers of anti-hsp antibody were expressed by optical density (OD) values for...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Oda A,Miyata M,Kodama E,Satoh H,Sato Y,Nishimaki T,Nomaguchi H,Kasukawa R

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to find the characteristics and prevalence of nailfold capillary changes in a large series of patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and to analyze their possible relation to other clinical characteristics of the disease. We performed nailfold capillaroscopy in 128 randomly selected patients f...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Movasat A,Shahram F,Carreira PE,Nadji A,Akhlaghi M,Naderi N,Davatchi F

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00