Why do patients with fibromyalgia complain of ear-related symptoms? Ear-related symptoms and otological findings in patients with fibromyalgia.

abstract：:A case of left brachial plexus compression by an iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula was treated by detachable balloon technique with immediate relief of pain. Good results on paresia were obtained in a few weeks. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tebib JG,Bascoulergue J,Dumontet C,Paupert-Ravault A,Prallet B,Colson F,Bouvier M

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a membrane bound molecule that plays an important role in the pathogenic inflammatory responses observed in vasculitis. The aim of this study was to determine whether levels of soluble ICAM-1 sICAM-1) shedding into the circulation reflect the vascular injury found in nailf...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kuryliszyn-Moskal A,Bernacka K,Klimiuk PA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous involvement (CNS) is uncommon manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). We are describing a patient with refractory WG with CNS involvement which responded to rituximab. This lady presented with nodular scleritis. Three months later, she developed headache, vision loss with complete opthalmoplegi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sharma A,Kumar S,Wanchu A,Lal V,Singh R,Gupta V,Singh S,Gupta A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate the relationship among smoking, TNF-α-blocker therapy, and the dynamic changes in gut microbiota in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:Using a 16S rRNA sequence, 98 fecal samples of 20 AS patients collected after 0, 1, 3 and 6 months of anti-TNF-α treatment an...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhang F,Ma C,Zhang B,Bi L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2'5'-Oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS) was shown to be related to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 20 years ago, and was rediscovered to be involved in type I interferon pathway in SLE by several microarray gene expression studies recently. The goal of this study was to investigate OAS isoform expressions in lupus pat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ye S,Guo Q,Tang JP,Yang CD,Shen N,Chen SL

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：: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：:Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and von Willebrand factor (vWF), all of endothelial origin and active in the haemostasis, were analysed in 74 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The concentrations were related to extra-articular disease and to the incidence of thromboembol...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wållberg-Jonsson S,Dahlén GH,Nilsson TK,Rånby M,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, renal crisis was the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with scleroderma (SSc). Nowadays, following the introduction of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors used in renovascular hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension have become the most common causes...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Davas EM,Peppas C,Maragou M,Alvanou E,Hondros D,Dantis PC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS), a new index, has been shown to be validated and highly discriminatory in assessing ankylosing spondylitis (AS) disease activity. This study is to evaluate the performance of ASDAS in a local Chinese cohort of AS in a cross-sectional setting and to co...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Au YL,Wong WS,Mok MY,Chung HY,Chan E,Lau CS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:High levels of serum uric acid (UA) are associated with cerebro-cardiovascular disease risk factors. This study aimed at evaluating the main determinants of serum UA levels in relation to biochemical, lifestyle, and clinical variables. METHODS:The study population included 15,594 participants (48% men, age ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Magnacca S,Costanzo S,De Curtis A,Di Castelnuovo A,Olivieri M,Cerletti C,de Gaetano G,Donati MB,Iacoviello L,Moli-sani Study Investigators.

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate in systemic sclerosis (SSc) retrospectively the effect of Bosentan and Sildenafil and their combination on Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), function, and capillaroscopic patterns. One hundred and twenty-three SSc patients (mean age ± sd, 57.69 ± 14.07 years) were retrospectively evaluat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bellando-Randone S,Lepri G,Bruni C,Blagojevic J,Radicati A,Cometi L,De Paulis A,Matucci-Cerinic M,Guiducci S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the intersection of atopy and autoimmunity, we present a patient with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed hypereosinophilia, without evidence of other etiologies, as she became rheumatoid factor (RF) positive. Although the magnitude of eosinophilia in patients with RA has been thought to reflect th...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rosenstein RK,Panush RS,Kramer N,Rosenstein ED

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:To explore whether femoral cartilage thickness is related (and changes) with muscle strength in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Forty patients (27 F, 13 M) with knee OA-who were under quadriceps muscle strengthening program-were enrolled in the study. Isokinetic/isometric knee muscle strength measurements (at ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tuna S,Balcı N,Özçakar L

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To validate the Quality of Life-Rheumatoid Arthritis Scale II (QOL-RA II) in an Argentinean cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients ≥ 18 years old, with a diagnosis of RA according to ACR-EULAR 2010 criteria, were included in a cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic data, comorbidities, RA charact...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Isnardi CA,Schneeberger EE,Capelusnik D,de Los Ángeles Correa M,Lim R,Hu M,Tapia MJ,Kerzberg E,Blanco E,Benavidez FL,Gonzales Lucero L,Barbaglia AL,Bazzarelli M,Ficco HM,Pérez S,Hartvig C,Salcedo M,Citera G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is a major health care problem and the most common cause of death among individuals from developed nations. Our understanding of atherosclerosis has evolved from a passive process resulting in narrowing of the lumen and consequent myocardial ischemia to a dynamic process that involves inflammati...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chung CP,Avalos I,Raggi P,Stein CM

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper lobe fibrobullous disease is a well-known finding in advanced stages of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this report, we present a 57-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with a right apical cavitary lesion after coming to us with the complaint of haemoptysis. The patient underwent upper lobe segmentectomy and...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pamuk ON,Harmandar O,Tosun B,Yörük Y,Cakir N

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe a single-center experience in the treatment and follow-up of cystoid macular edema patients. Clinical records of all patients with cystoid macular edema followed up in the Rheumatologic and Ophthalmological Unit of our center between 1993 and 2013 were retrospectively evaluated. T...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Taraborelli M,Cavazzana I,Fredi M,Airò P,Nascimbeni G,Tincani A,Franceschini F

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aims to analyze the effects of induction treatment with cyclophosphamide (CYC) pulse therapy followed by maintenance treatment with other mild immunosuppressive agents on lung function in scleroderma (SSc) patients. Thirty patients with SSc (mean age 52 years, mean disease duration < 2 years) with forced vit...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pavlov-Dolijanovic S,Vujasinovic Stupar N,Zugic V,Ostojic P,Zekovic A,Zivanovic Radnic T,Jeremic I,Tadic I

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to determine clinical factors associated with activity limitation and predictors of a change in activity limitation after 1 year in people with gout. Two hundred ninety-five participants with gout (disease duration < 10 years) attended a baseline assessment which included medical and dis...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Stewart S,Rome K,Eason A,House ME,Horne A,Doyle AJ,Knight J,Taylor WJ,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloidosis in association with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has rarely been reported. We report a patient with "SLE" and Amyloidosis presenting with recurrent bloody diarrhea and review the relevant literature. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Al-Hoqail I,Naddaf H,Al-Rikabi A,Al-Arfaj H,Al-Arfaj A

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory conditions. This study aimed to determine the status of vitamin D in the rheumatology patients who were diagnosed with different rheumatic, inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases. In this cross-sectional observational study, we review...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Alachkar M,Teoh YP,O'Sullivan MM

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:A pair of identical twins suffering from ankylosing spondylitis is reported. One brother developed an earlier-onset disease and showed ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and the flavum ligament in his cervical spine. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Olivieri I,Pappone N,Padula A,Rengo C,Ruju GP,Pucino A,Trippi D,Ferri S,Pasero G

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although total hip replacement (THR) has been proven to be effective, the effect of THR on employment in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Chinese population is still unknown. We aimed to demonstrate whether or not patients with AS returned to work following THR and factors associated with the work ability after THR. We ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： He C,He X,Tong W,Zheng W,Zhang T,Zhao J,Xu W

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide 2 antibodies (anti-CCP2) and rheumatoid factor (RF) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been extensively assessed in industrialized countries. We investigated the diagnostic and prognostic impact of anti-CCP2 and RF isotypes in a Sudanese cross-sectional RA cohort. METHODS:Cons...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Elshafie AI,Elbagir S,Aledrissy MIE,Elagib EM,Nur MAM,Rönnelid J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to identify predictors for remission or low disease activity (LDA) in established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at 12 months of anti-TNF-α therapy. We have performed a prospective observational study in 90 consecutive patients with active RA receiving TNF-α inhibitors. Baseline and standard...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pomirleanu C,Ancuta C,Miu S,Chirieac R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxysmal crises of fever and systemic inflammation herald familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), considered as the archetype of all inherited systemic autoinflammatory diseases. Inflammatory bouts are characterized by short-term and self-limited abdominal, thoracic, and/or articular symptoms which subside spontaneously...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rigante D,Lopalco G,Tarantino G,Compagnone A,Fastiggi M,Cantarini L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) instillations are used in bladder cancer treatment. Adverse effects can occur. Osteoarticular complications are mainly reactive arthritis, but true infections have been described, such as vertebral osteomyelitis. We made a review of M. bovis BCG vertebral osteomyeliti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cadiou S,Al Tabaa O,Nguyen CD,Faccin M,Guillin R,Revest M,Guggenbuhl P,Houvenagel E,Pertuiset E,Coiffier G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00