Triple crystal disease: monosodium urate monohydrate, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate, and basic calcium phosphate in a single joint.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the risk of septic arthritis (SA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. METHODS:Using data from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register, a prospective observational study, the authors compared the risk of SA between 11 ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Galloway JB,Hyrich KL,Mercer LK,Dixon WG,Ustianowski AP,Helbert M,Watson KD,Lunt M,Symmons DP,BSR Biologics Register.

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is reported of a 27 year old woman who had mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) associated with chronic active hepatitis and thyroiditis. Although hepatomegaly is sometimes observed in MCTD, only four cases of MCTD and chronic active hepatitis have been described. It is thought that this is the first report...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tomsic M,Ferlan-Marolt V,Kveder T,Hojker S,Rozman B

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the hypothesis that synovial fluid (SF) from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) may contain calcium phosphate crystals that are either too small, or too few in number to be identified by conventional light microscopy techniques. METHODS:Twelve SF from 11 patients with established knee OA, five...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Swan A,Chapman B,Heap P,Seward H,Dieppe P

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A great deal of evidence has shown that non-human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 genes may play crucial roles in the aetiology of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but there is little evidence of a relationship with tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha gene variation. One functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhu X,Wang Y,Sun L,Song Y,Sun F,Tang L,Huo Z,Li J,Yang Z

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regression of small rheumatoid nodules was noted in four patients after starting sulphasalazine therapy. This coincided with an improvement in synovitis and also falls in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP). The relation between the nodule regression and the sulphasalazine therapy is ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Englert HJ,Hughes GR,Walport MJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disabling condition. Attention has tended to focus on the tibiofemoral joint (TFJ). However, there is evidence that the patellofemoral joint (PFJ) is involved in many cases, but its place in the sequence of development and progression of knee OA is unclear. Th...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Duncan R,Peat G,Thomas E,Hay EM,Croft P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This multicentre study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a wide spectrum of novel technologies nowadays available for detection of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and proteinase 3 (PR3)-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). METHODS:Sera (obtained at the time of diagnosis) from 251 patients ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Damoiseaux J,Csernok E,Rasmussen N,Moosig F,van Paassen P,Baslund B,Vermeersch P,Blockmans D,Cohen Tervaert JW,Bossuyt X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the gastrointestinal safety and efficacy of the COX inhibiting nitric oxide donator AZD3582 in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis. METHODS:970 patients were randomised (7:7:2) to AZD3582 750 mg twice daily, naproxen 500 mg twice daily, or placebo twice daily in a double blind study. The pri...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lohmander LS,McKeith D,Svensson O,Malmenäs M,Bolin L,Kalla A,Genti G,Szechinski J,Ramos-Remus C,STAR Multinational Study Group.

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify potential risk factors for the onset of inflammatory arthritis (IA) in a large cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) of recent onset. METHODS:We recruited cases with psoriasis and an onset of IA within the past 5 years. Controls were patients who had psoriasis but no arthritis. We ass...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pattison E,Harrison BJ,Griffiths CE,Silman AJ,Bruce IN

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family with features of the mucocutaneous ocular syndrome is described. A 4-generation study reveals that the condition has been inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with variable expressivity. Psychiatric symptoms and myalgia have been prominent features peculiar to our patients. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Berman L,Trappler B,Jenkins T

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concanavalin-A-induced T-suppressor cell activity was decreased in spleen cell suspensions from Lewis rats with adjuvant arthritis. This decreased activity was evident on day 10 after the induction of the disease, just before the development of the polyarthritic lesions, and persisted during the period of active infla...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Binderup L

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the one year period prevalence of falls by age and sex in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the influence of concurrent medical treatment and disability on the occurrence of falls in this group. METHODS:A consecutive series of rheumatoid patients aged 35 years and over, attending hospital ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Armstrong C,Swarbrick CM,Pye SR,O'Neill TW

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the extent of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPP) crystal deposition and the distribution of affected sites, using ultrasonography (US), in patients affected by CPP deposition disease (CPPD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:42 consecutive patients affected by definite CPPD according to the McCarty criteria ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Filippou G,Filippucci E,Tardella M,Bertoldi I,Di Carlo M,Adinolfi A,Grassi W,Frediani B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hand osteoarthritis is a prevalent disease with limited treatment options. Since joint inflammation is often present, we investigated tumour necrosis factor (TNF) as treatment target in patients with proven joint inflammation in a proof-of-concept study. METHODS:This 1-year, double-blind, randomised, multice...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kloppenburg M,Ramonda R,Bobacz K,Kwok WY,Elewaut D,Huizinga TWJ,Kroon FPB,Punzi L,Smolen JS,Vander Cruyssen B,Wolterbeek R,Verbruggen G,Wittoek R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Domains identified as a result of qualitative research and Delphi exercises to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare include pain, function, swollen and tender joints, patient and physician global, laboratory measures, participation, stiffness, self-management and fatigue. Here we examine aspects of construc...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lie E,Woodworth TG,Christensen R,Kvien TK,Bykerk V,Furst DE,Bingham CO 3rd,Choy EH,OMERACT RA Flare Working Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the functional response of p53 in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) in vitro and in vivo and to investigate whether activation of p53 modulates the destructive process of RASF. METHODS:RASF and controls grown on chamber slides were either directly examined with DO7 anti-p53 antibodi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Seemayer CA,Kuchen S,Neidhart M,Kuenzler P,Rihosková V,Neumann E,Pruschy M,Aicher WK,Müller-Ladner U,Gay RE,Michel BA,Firestein GS,Gay S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine objectively spatial patterns of osteophytes around the distal end of the femur and to identify distinct subgroups. METHODS:A sample of 107 human femora from a large skeletal population were selected for study. These femora included subjects with evidence of late stage osteoarthritis (that is, wit...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shepstone L,Rogers J,Kirwan J,Silverman B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An imbalance in cytokine homoeostasis is thought to have a key role in the neuropsychiatric syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE), and recently, a role for chemokines has been noted. OBJECTIVE:To compare concentrations of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1)/CCL2 in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Iikuni N,Okamoto H,Yoshio T,Sato E,Kamitsuji S,Iwamoto T,Momohara S,Taniguchi A,Yamanaka H,Minota S,Kamatani N

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nutritional assessment of 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) showed evidence of malnutrition in 13 (26%), while all 50 control subjects had normal nutritional status. Of the anthropometric measurements the body-mass index and triceps skinfold thickness values in men and women were significantly reduced in RA...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Helliwell M,Coombes EJ,Moody BJ,Batstone GF,Robertson JC

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a critical appraisal of the literature in an attempt to assess the current value of synovial fluid (SF) analysis in the diagnosis of joint disease. METHODS:A literature search was undertaken using the Medline, Biomed, Bids, Pubmed, and Embase electronic databases using the keywords: synovial flu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Swan A,Amer H,Dieppe P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of TAP1 and TAP2 alleles in northwestern Colombian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Unselected patients with SLE (n=140) and controls (n=120) matched for sex, age, and ethnicity were analysed. Clinical manifestations, clinical activity, and severity of dise...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Correa PA,Molina JF,Pinto LF,Arcos-Burgos M,Herrera M,Anaya JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibodies targeting citrullinated antigens are specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Citrullination is catalysed by the peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) enzyme family. Critical enzymes are often targeted by disease-specific antibodies in complex immune-mediated diseases. Here, we have tested for autoantib...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Halvorsen EH,Pollmann S,Gilboe IM,van der Heijde D,Landewé R,Ødegård S,Kvien TK,Molberg Ø

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilage is avascular. Nutrients are transported to the cells mainly by diffusion from the synovial fluid. Nutrient transport is also sometimes thought to be assisted by movement of fluid in and out of cartilage in response to cyclic loading of the tissue ('pumping'). The influence of pumping on transport o...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： O'Hara BP,Urban JP,Maroudas A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the long-term effect of bariatric surgery on the incidence of gout and hyperuricaemia in participants of the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study. METHODS:This report includes 1982 subjects who underwent bariatric surgery and 1999 obese controls from the SOS study, a prospective intervention trial d...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Maglio C,Peltonen M,Neovius M,Jacobson P,Jacobsson L,Rudin A,Carlsson LM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by aberrant B cell hyperactivation, whose mechanism is partially understood. METHODS:We performed whole transcriptome sequencing of B cells from three pSS patients and three matched healthy controls (HC). Differentially expressi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sun JL,Zhang HZ,Liu SY,Lian CF,Chen ZL,Shao TH,Zhang S,Zhao LL,He CM,Wang M,Zhang W,Chen H,Zhang FC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare median nerve conduction velocity measured using a new, portable electroneurometer with measurements made using conventional hospital nerve conduction apparatus. METHODS:Twenty five patients were studied who were consecutively referred to a hospital neurophysiology department with a clinical diagno...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dunne CA,Thompson PW,Cole J,Dunning J,Martyn CN,Coggon D,Cooper C

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relevance of calpain in murine collagen induced arthritis (CIA) and to correlate the presence of m-calpain with the appearance of arthritis and cartilage destruction. METHODS:The immunohistochemical appearance and localisation of m-calpain at different stages of arthritis were analysed and ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Szomor Z,Shimizu K,Fujimori Y,Yamamoto S,Yamamuro T

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is considered a pauci-immune systemic vasculitis based on the absence of immune deposits in renal biopsies of patients with active disease. In animal models of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritis, immune deposits along the glomerular capillar...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Brons RH,de Jong MC,de Boer NK,Stegeman CA,Kallenberg CG,Tervaert JW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microfocal x-ray unit, a new type of x-ray machine characterised by an extremely small x-ray source, enables great detail to be recorded in the projection radiographs owing to the high object magnification and resolution obtained with this system. Microfocal radiographic examinations were carried out on the wrists...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Buckland-Wright JC

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the long term effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis associated with prednisone and cyclophosphamide in Churg-Strauss syndrome. SUBJECTS:and methods: We studied 18 subjects with new onset Churg-Strauss syndrome. All received the "standard" treatment based on prednisone (1 mg/...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Danieli MG,Cappelli M,Malcangi G,Logullo F,Salvi A,Danieli G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00