Treatment and functional outcome of patients with cystoid macular edema: a single-center experience.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare metabolic disease. The global incidence is 1:100,000 to 1:250,000. However, identification of a founder mutation in a gypsy population from India prompted us to study the prevalence of AKU in this population and to do molecular typing in referred cases of AKU from the rest of I...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Danda S,Mohan S,Devaraj P,Dutta AK,Nampoothiri S,Yesodharan D,Phadke SR,Jalan AB,Thangaraj K,Verma IC,Danda D,Jebaraj I

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this scoping review, we sought to summarize the types of outcomes collected in pregnant patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to identify some methodological limitations related to pregnancy research in these patients. A comprehensive search was done to identify relevant articles in MEDLINE and Embase. We ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mokbel A,Lawson DO,Farrokhyar F

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case-control study aimed to analyze the clinical features and determine the expression of type I interferon-induced genes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients harboring the CD11b rs1143679 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and elucidate whether it is involved in the relapses of SLE. METHODS...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Xu W,Zhang Y,Wang X,Liu P,Gao D,Gu B,Zhang J,Li C,Ren Q,Yang L,Yuan H,Shen M,Chen X

更新日期：2020-08-12 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：:To compare rheumatologists' adherence to treatment protocols for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) targeted at Disease Activity Score (DAS) ≤2.4 or <1.6. The BeSt-study enrolled 508 early RA (1987) patients targeted at DAS ≤2.4. The IMPROVED-study included 479 early RA (2010) and 122 undifferentiated arthritis patients target...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Akdemir G,Markusse IM,Goekoop-Ruiterman YP,Steup-Beekman GM,Grillet BA,Kerstens PJ,Lems WF,Huizinga TW,Allaart CF

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha therapy has led to significant advancement in the treatment of rheumatological disease. Rarely, anti-TNFalpha antagonists have been associated with vasculitis, predominantly cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis. We present the first case of angiographically-confirmed digital vasculit...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mangat P,Whittle S,Cleland L,Limaye V

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a medical emergency characterized by thromboses of multiple small vessels of internal organs and the brain. Herein we present a patient with primary anti-phospholipid syndrome who developed CAPS manifested by hepatic, renal and splenic artery thromboses, as well as cer...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zeller L,Almog Y,Tomer A,Sukenik S,Abu-Shakra M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the pulmonary parenchymal abnormalities by high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in patients with various forms of scleroderma. Three scans were performed sequentially in all cases: one at the level of aortic arch, one at the tracheal carina and one 1-2 cm above the diaphra...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dévényi K,Czirják L

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of sulphurous water in patients with osteoarthritis of the hand. Forty-seven patients with osteoarthritis of the hand were enrolled into the double-blind, randomized, controlled study, satisfying ACR criteria. One group of the patients (n = 24) received balneot...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kovács C,Pecze M,Tihanyi Á,Kovács L,Balogh S,Bender T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient, a 44-year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, (SLE), developed infarction of the bowel and spleen after occlusion of the inferior mesenteric and splenic arteries, necessitating colectomy and splenectomy. She had had previous cerebral thromboses and a lower limb deep vein thrombosis. Histological ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Asherson RA,Morgan SH,Harris EN,Gharavi AE,Krausz T,Hughes GR

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 56-year-old woman with an alleged diagnosis of an acute coronary syndrome that was later correctly identified in our Cardiology Unit as antisynthetase syndrome (AS) with inflammatory cardiac involvement. In this case report, we focus on clinical features of this rare autoimmune disease aiming to ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： L'Angiocola PD,Mattei L,Lardieri G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presentation of the Table 1 of the original version of this article was incorrectly published. The Table is now presented correctly in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Greco M,Rúa-Figueroa Í,Ghiglione S,Santana Medina E,Quevedo Abeledo JC,Rodríguez-Lozano C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRPF) is a rare condition of unknown aetiology characterized by chronic non-specific inflammation of the retroperitoneum. The aim of this study is to describe, for the first time, the features of Spanish patients with IRPF. In this retrospective study, a clinical description was pe...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Fernández-Codina A,Martínez-Valle F,Castro-Marrero J,Detorres I,Vilardell-Tarrés M,Ordi-Ros J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to analyze the impact of TNF antagonists (TNFa) on the total cholesterol and triglycerides on ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In this single-centre observational study of AS and PsA patients, differences in triglyceride and total cholesterol levels and frequenc...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Maneiro JR,Souto A,Gomez-Reino JJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:The aim of this study was to describe the abnormalities identified with conventional MRI in children with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). This was single-centre (Great Ormond Street Hospital, London) retrospective case series of patients with juvenile NPSLE seen in 2003-2013. Brain MR images of ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Al-Obaidi M,Saunders D,Brown S,Ramsden L,Martin N,Moraitis E,Pilkington CA,Brogan PA,Eleftheriou D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-II molecules are critical in triggering human immune response, especially in activating CD4+ T cells. HLA-DP, belonging to HLA-II molecules, draws increasing attention for its role in presentation of viral antigen and autoantigen to T cells. Researches reported single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of HLA-DP associ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Huang Z,Niu Q,Yang B,Zhang J,Yang M,Xu H,Cai B,Hu J,Wu Y,Wang L

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：: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：:Current Canadian osteoporosis guidelines recommend routine bone density screening of men at age 65. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in men aged 65-75 in after application of screening guidelines. All males aged 65-75 years who attended a large primary care clinic were advised o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ferrari R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

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：:We investigated whether headache and family history of headache are risk factors for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or not. Twenty-three CRPS patients and 69 healthy persons were interviewed whether or not they suffered from headache and had first-degree family history of headache. A headache sufferer was defin...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Toda K,Muneshige H,Maruishi M,Kimura H,Asou T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the mortality and describe the causes of death in a large multicenter cohort of hospitalized patients with SLE in China. This was a retrospective study of a nationwide SLE cohort (10 centers, 29,510 hospitalized patients) from 2005 to 2014 in China. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wu XY,Yang M,Xie YS,Xiao WG,Lin J,Zhou B,Guan X,Luo CN,Che N,Liu XZ,Wang C,Teng JL,Cheng XB,Ye JN,Su YT,Shi H,Yin YF,Liu MR,Sun Y,Hu QY,Zhou ZC,Chi HH,Liu Y,Zhang X,Chen JW,Zhang MJ,Zhao DB,Yang CD,

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to assess their relationship with disease activity. Thirty-five patients with SLE and 35 age- and sex-matched controls were enrolled in this study. Paired serum samples were collected ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Park MC,Park YB,Lee SK

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease which may lead to malnutrition. Previous studies have defined it with different criteria. No thorough evaluations of sarcopenia in SSc are available. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and the potential association of malnutrition and sarcopenia ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Caimmi C,Caramaschi P,Venturini A,Bertoldo E,Vantaggiato E,Viapiana O,Ferrari M,Lippi G,Frulloni L,Rossini M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is vital for musculoskeletal health and may be associated with subacute and chronic low back pain. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among chronic low back pain (CLBP) and subacute low back pain (SLBP), and compare the same with healthy controls. This study wa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Panwar A,Valupadas C,Veeramalla M,Vishwas HN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old man suffered from migrating then additive arthralgias associated with macroscopic and microscopic cutaneous lesions compatible at first sight with reticular erythematous mucinosis. After nine months, the cutaneous picture evolved into a papular mucinosis. The patient developed "multiple frozen joints" wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dufour JP,Lachapelle JM,Nagant de Deuxchaisnes C,Devogelaer JP,Noel H,Maldague B

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has rarely being reported among African Blacks, in contrast with African-Americans. Such reports have been mostly case reports. Our encounter with new cases shows that this disease may not be rare after all. The objective of this study was to study the clinical presentations, laborat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Adelowo OO,Oguntona SA

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To explore the link between ultrasonographic features of dactylitis in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and symptoms, digital tenderness and duration of dactylitis. METHODS:Forty-eight cases of PsA dactylitis were investigated using high frequency ultrasound (US) both in grey scale (GS) and Power Doppler (PD), eva...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Girolimetto N,Costa L,Mancarella L,Addimanda O,Bottiglieri P,Santelli F,Meliconi R,Peluso R,Del Puente A,Macchioni P,Salvarani C,McGonagle D,Scarpa R,Caso F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00