Effect of thymidylate synthase (TYMS) gene polymorphisms with methotrexate treatment outcome in south Indian Tamil patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the main demographic, epidemiological, clinical characteristics, and outcome in patients with various types of brucellar monoarticular involvement. Retrospectively, we analyzed medical histories of 331 patients with brucellar monoarticular involvement who were treated at the infec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bosilkovski M,Zezoski M,Siskova D,Miskova S,Kotevska V,Labacevski N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine possible differences in the outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with disease onset early and late in life. As part of a broader outcome study of RA which included patients seen in the division of Rheumatology of Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla of...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Calvo-Alén J,Corrales A,Sánchez-Andrada S,Fernández-Echevarría MA,Peña JL,Rodríguez-Valverde V

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular involvement, especially in young males, is seen in up to 40% of the patients with Behcet's disease (BD) and is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. In this study, we investigated vessel wall thickness (VWT) and dilatation in lower extremity veins with Doppler ultrasound (US) in male BD patients. Sixty-on...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Alibaz-Oner F,Ergelen R,Mutis A,Erturk Z,Asadov R,Mumcu G,Ergun T,Direskeneli H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this blinded, randomised, multicentre study was to compare the tolerability of aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen in common pain resulting from musculoskeletal conditions (MSC) in general practice with patients with other non-MSC pain conditions. Patients took aspirin, paracetamol (both up to 3g daily) or i...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Le Parc JM,Van Ganse E,Moore N,Wall R,Schneid H,Verrière F

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is common in patients presenting to rheumatologists and can cause a range of symptoms leading to physical and psychological distress. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with JHS often responds poorly to analgesics, and a pain management approach may be helpful. Since patients w...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rahman A,Daniel C,Grahame R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to assess the 1-year outcome of definitive reactive arthritis (ReA) after a waterborne outbreak. A cohort of 21 patients (15 females and 6 males, median age 54 years) with ReA related to an extensive waterborne outbreak in Finland was clinically followed-up by rheumatologists with visits a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Uotila TM,Antonen JA,Paakkala AS,Mustonen JT,Korpela MM,Pirkanmaa Waterborne Outbreak Study Group.

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：: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：:Giant cell (temporal) arteritis presenting with syncope due to carotid sinus hypersensitivity is described. Although the association of giant cell (temporal) arteritis and carotid sinus hypersensitivity is known, there are no previous reports of syncope as the presenting feature of giant cell (temporal) arteritis. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cocksedge SH,Pozniak AL,Dixon AS

更新日期：1984-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:There are no pharmacovigilance studies on adverse event (AE) data for tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) inhibitors in South Korea. We analysed AEs induced by adalimumab, infliximab, and etanercept METHODS: We used data from the Korea Institute of Drug Safety and Risk Management-Korea Adverse Events Reporti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ha D,Lee SE,Song I,Lim SJ,Shin JY

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe four cases of giant cell arteritis (GCA) that presented with occipital headache in the last 6 months. Typical ultrasound features of GCA were found in the occipital arteries which helped to confirm the diagnosis. One patient had already suffered significant visual loss by the time the diagnosis was made, r...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pinnell J,Tiivas C,Perkins P,Blake T,Saravana S,Dubey S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to find out the outcome of 28 patients who got the diagnosis of primary fibromyalgia (pFM) 26 years ago. In 1986, 56 patients with widespread pain were examined and filled in a base questionnaire (BQ). Of them, 42 fulfilled the Yunus criteria for pFM. Twenty-six years later, addresses of 38 pa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Isomeri R,Mikkelsson M,Partinen M,Kauppi MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules occur commonly in advanced cases of rheumatoid arthritis and are the most common extra-articular lesion of this disease. We present a case of a very unusual giant rheumatoid nodule that developed on the lateral side of a knee. The case was devoid of systemic symptoms of arthritis and th...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mine T,Tanaka H,Taguchi T,Ihara K,Ishida Y,Sugitani T,Kawai S

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to study the functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and its associated factors. Consecutive SSc patients and an equal number of age- and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited for the assessment of functioning and HRQoL by...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chan PT,Mok CC,Chan KL,Ho LY

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peer support is important for psychosocial well-being in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our objective was to assess the interactions, engagement, and perceptions of participants in an online support group for patients with RA. METHODS:Participants were 18 years or older, diagnosed with RA within 10...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： des Bordes JKA,Foreman J,Westrich-Robertson T,Lopez-Olivo MA,Peterson SK,Hofstetter C,Lyddiatt A,Willcockson I,Leong A,Suarez-Almazor ME

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus and presenting with catatonic schizophrenia is described. Psychiatric features of the disease and their management are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tishler M,Abramov AL

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original published version of this article contained the incorrect Table 2 and are now presented correctly in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Idolazzi L,Zabotti A,Fassio A,Errichetti E,Benini C,Vantaggiato E,Rossini M,De Vita S,Viapiana O

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vitamin D is involved in a wide variety of biological processes including bone metabolism, modulation of the immune response, and regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. Vitamin D has several immunomodulatory effects through vitamin D receptor (VDR). A series of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zilahi E,Chen JQ,Papp G,Szántó A,Zeher M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 54-year-old man suffering from steroid-induced osteoporosis, who presented with severe oral ulcerations due to sucking alendronate tablets instead of swallowing them. The misuse of alendronate in this case, underlies the risk of direct mucosal injury with this drug. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Demerjian N,Bolla G,Spreux A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features, risk factors, and outcomes of septic arthritis in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). We systematically reviewed medical records of 16 HD patients with septic arthritis admitted to our hospital from April 2008 to April 2018. A total of 16 HD in pat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhang J,You X

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Knee osteoarthritis is a common joint problem leading to an increase of pain and a loss of function in older individuals. The main objective of this study was to evaluate if a participant who was randomly assigned to his preferred group improved his adherence to an effective walking program compared to a participant w...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Loew L,Brosseau L,Kenny GP,Durand-Bush N,Poitras S,De Angelis G,Wells GA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A white female patient developed overlapping features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) with severe pulmonary compromise. She was treated with steroids and azathioprine, which improved her clinical condition and spirometric status. In May 2002 she presented with continuous pain in her ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cavallasca JA,Laborde HA,Araujo MB,Nasswetter GG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most important therapeutic goal in hyperhidrosis treatment is to seek for the underlying cause and to tailor the treatment accordingly. A detailed history and prompt physical examination are needed to clarify the etiological factor. In this study, we report a 34-year-old woman with a diagnosis of thoracic o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozdemir O,Ozçakar L

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:The population of North Dakota is predominantly of Scandinavian (Norwegian) or German descent. We analyzed a cohort of all patients diagnosed with palindromic rheumatism (PR) and followed-up (by the investigator PK) at the St. Alexius Medical Center, Specialty Clinics, Bismarck, North Dakota, from August 16, 2006 to S...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kaushik P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythema nodosum is an unusual manifestation of Hodgkin's lymphoma. One patient with long remission of Hodgkin's disease manifested persistent erythema nodosum beginning one and three months before relapse was clinically evident. So, the diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease should be considered in patients with unexplained ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Taillan B,Ferrari E,Fuzibet JG,Vinti H,Pesce A,Dujardin P

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the efficacy of Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody against TNF-alpha, in the treatment of Takayasu arteritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We used infliximab at an initial dose of 3 mg/kg i.v. at weeks 0, 2, 6, and 8 thereafter in combination with methotrexate or azathioprine, to treat four patients...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Karageorgaki ZT,Mavragani CP,Papathanasiou MA,Skopouli FN

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), mental health problems are common, but often not recognized or treated, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Most studies examining the impact of mental health problems in RA have focused on depression. We aimed to determine the association between anxi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Machin AR,Babatunde O,Haththotuwa R,Scott I,Blagojevic-Bucknall M,Corp N,Chew-Graham CA,Hider SL

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00