The usefulness of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) sequences visual assessment in the early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis.

abstract：:To study the mechanisms of chondrocyte damage, chondrocyte cytotoxicity as shown by chromium-51 release induced by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) was examined. PMNLs significantly enhanced chondrocyte cytotoxicity in the presence of phorbol dibutyrate. This chondrocyte damage was abolished by the addition of cat...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Saura R,Matsubara T,Hirohata K,Itoh H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates prospectively whether baseline scores [Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and SF-36] can predict clinical and radiographic evolution in a cohort of early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during a 3-year follow-up. Forty consecutive early RA patients were followed for 3 years, while receiving standardi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： da Mota LM,Dos Santos Neto LL,Oliveira AC,Pereira IA,Burlingame RW,Ménard HA,Laurindo IM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pseudogout of the neck, also known as the crowned dens syndrome, is a rare cause of neck pain characterised by crystalline deposition in periodontoid articular tissues. It is typified clinically by severe cervical pain and stiffness, often in conjunction with pyrexia and raised inflammatory markers. As such, it ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Siau K,Lee M,Laversuch CJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the spine and sacroiliac joint and rarely the kidneys. This study aimed to define the clinical and histological features and biology of renal disease in AS. We reviewed the medical records of 681 patients diagnosed with AS from November ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lee SH,Lee EJ,Chung SW,Song R,Moon JY,Lee SH,Lim SJ,Lee YA,Hong SJ,Yang HI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic arthropathy (NA), known as Charcot neuroarthropathy, is a chronic, degenerative arthropathy and is associated with decreased sensory innervation. Numerous causes of this arthropathy have been described. Neuropathic joint, although first described by Charcot in tabes dorsalis in 1868, has subsequently been ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nacir B,Arslan Cebeci S,Cetinkaya E,Karagoz A,Erdem HR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we have investigated comparatively the inflammatory response of patients with active and inactive osteoarthritis. The sera from 31 healthy individuals, 37 patients with active OA, and 19 patients with inactive OA were assayed for TNF-alpha, IL-6, sRANKL, RANTES, and MRP8 using ELISA in order to e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Toncheva A,Remichkova M,Ikonomova K,Dimitrova P,Ivanovska N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the association between individual and external exposure factors, and the reporting of Raynaud's phenomenon, with or without concomitant cold sensitivity. In a population-based nested case-control study, cases with Raynaud's phenomenon (N = 578), and matched controls (N = 1156), ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Stjernbrandt A,Pettersson H,Liljelind I,Nilsson T,Wahlström J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial disease. A combination of genetic and environmental risk factors contributes to its etiology. Several genes have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to the development of RA. The MHC2TA and FCRL3 genes have been associated previously with RA in Swedish and J...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mendoza Rincón JF,Rodríguez Elias AK,Fragoso JM,Vargas Alarcón G,Maldonado Murillo K,Rivas Jiménez ML,Barbosa Cobos RE,Jimenez Morales S,Lugo Zamudio G,Tovilla Zárate C,Ramírez Bello J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women in reproductive age with rheumatic diseases (RD) are especially vulnerable for depression and anxiety which negatively impacts the pregnancy, birth, and RD. The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency of anxiety and depression symptoms employing the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in wome...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Skinner-Taylor CM,Perez-Barbosa L,Corral-Trujillo ME,Perez-Onofre I,Barriga-Maldonado ES,Cardenas-de la Garza JA,Riega-Torres J,Galarza-Delgado DA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of sodium hyaluronate (SH) injection with the most common treatment methods, intraarticular steroid injection and physical therapy modalities in patients with adhesive capsulitis (AC). A total of 95 shoulders of 90 patients were included in the study and were randomize...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Calis M,Demir H,Ulker S,Kirnap M,Duygulu F,Calis HT

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the possible diagnostic and prognostic value of cartilage biomarkers in early-stage progressive and nonprogressive knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a population-based cohort of middle-aged subjects with chronic knee pain. Design tibiofemoral (TF) and patellofemoral (PF) radiographs were graded in 128 subjects ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kumm J,Tamm A,Lintrop M,Tamm A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute leukemia is uncommonly seen with rheumatoid arthritis during or following treatment with low-dose methotrexate, a safe and effective treatment for the arthritic condition. We describe here a 68-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed acute erythroleukemia during low-dose methotrexate therapy (tota...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Choi BR,Ahn MJ,Lee WS,Kim TH,Bae SC,Jun JB

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is known as a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, characterized by fever, skin eruptions, systemic organ involvement, and arthralgias. AOSD is difficult to diagnose because of its heterogeneous clinical manifestations and prevalence (although more prev...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： de Graaff LC,ten Broek MR,Schweitzer DH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group of autoimmune cutaneous connective tissue diseases (CCTD) includes systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis (DM), lupus erythematosus (LE), and subtypes. Most CCTD patients can be assigned to one of these phenotypes or mixed forms, and transitions among the subsets exist. We present the case of a 26-year-old woma...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Wenzel J,Bokemeyer D,Wilsmann D,Gerdsen R,Tueting T,Uerlich M,Bieber T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocognitive dysfunction and brain injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, brain MRI is expensive, is restricted by payers, and requires high expertise. Neurocognitive assessment is a...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Roldan PC,Jung RE,Sibbitt WL,Qualls CR,Flores RA,Roldan CA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing prevention and therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) is necessary to minimize functional disability and the impact of the disease on society. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of an exercise therapy protocol on inflammatory markers, perception of pain, and physical performance in...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Aguiar GC,Do Nascimento MR,De Miranda AS,Rocha NP,Teixeira AL,Scalzo PL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although not validated fully, recommendations are present for diagnosis, screening and treatment modalities of patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). OBJECTIVE:To review the current practices of clinicians regarding FMF and reveal their adherence to consensus guidelines. METHODS:Fifteen key poin...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kavrul Kayaalp G,Sozeri B,Sönmez HE,Demir F,Cakan M,Oztürk K,Karadag SG,Otar Yener G,Ozdel S,Baglan E,Celikel E,Sahin N,Gezgin Yildirim D,Eker Omeroglu R,Aktay Ayaz N,PeRA-Research Group.

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to estimate the annual direct costs of biological therapies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to establish possible factors associated with those costs. The main data source was the Moroccan registry of biological therapies in rheumatic diseases (RBSMR Registry). We included patients with avai...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Fellous S,Rkain H,Ahid S,Abouqal R,Tahiri L,Hmamouchi I,Achemlal L,El Bouchti I,El Maghraoui A,Ghozlani I,Hassikou H,Harzy T,Ichchou L,Mkinsi O,Niamane R,Bahiri R,Allali F

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and complex autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies against a spectrum of nuclear antigens. RANTES and its receptor CCR5 have been associated with the pathogenesis of SLE. The objective of this study is to analyze autoantibodies (DNA/RNA), al...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bidyalaxmi Devi L,Bhatnagar A,Wanchu A,Sharma A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of differences in etiology, RA and OA lead to astonishingly similar synovitic alterations. Fibroblastic transformation of the synovial membrane and an increase in monocytes constitute a rare but highly characteristic feature of RA. Monocytes synthesize factor (F) XIII, implying that FXIII (a and s) in synovia...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Plenz A,Fritz P,König G,Laschner W,Saal JG

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of MHC class I antigens and microbial antigens derived from the triggering infection of the diseased joints in reactive arthritis (ReA) seems to set the stage for local immune activation. In this report activated lymphocytes are demonstrated by using an avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) method comb...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nordström DC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old man with intermittent asymmetric migratory oligoarthritis lasting the recent decade was admitted to our hospital. Considerable specific biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis such as anti-agalactosyl IgG antibody are all negative. He was diagnosed as palindromic rheumatism (PR). Although hand X-rays showed ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ueda S,Horino T,Arii K,Morita T,Takao T,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients was shown to be lower than that of healthy laboratory personnel, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma patients (P less than 0.001). The decrease in DNase I activity in SLE sera was not due to the effect of various autoantibodi...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chitrabamrung S,Rubin RL,Tan EM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were enrolled into this study. The test for anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) was performed and biochemical parameters were determined. AMAs were detected in 15 of the 66 patients with SLE. Meanwhile, we compared enzymatic levels in AMA-positiv...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Li CH,Xu PS,Wang CY,Zhang Y,Zou GL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction in jaw opening is a neglected symptom of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in clinical practice and in the scientific literature. We describe the case of a 71-year-old woman with GCA who was misdiagnosed as occipital neuritis and craniomandibular dysfunction because of headaches in the occipital region and reductio...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kraemer M,Metz A,Herold M,Venker C,Berlit P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current clinical and laboratory parameters of Takayasu arteritis (TA) are insufficient for proper assessment of disease activity. The aims of this study were to investigate the markers of endothelial injury and repair, including circulating endothelial cell (CEC), circulating endothelial progenitor cell (CEPC) and...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Dogan S,Piskin O,Solmaz D,Akar S,Gulcu A,Yuksel F,Cakır V,Sari I,Akkoc N,Onen F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Not all patients with osteoarthritis (OA) show the same disease progression, as some of them remain relatively stable over time, while others progress to severe structural deterioration of the joint. In this sense, the main goal of both genetic and protein biomarkers in OA is to predict not only the risk of OA at an e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Soto-Hermida A,Fernández-Moreno M,Pértega-Díaz S,Oreiro N,Fernández-López C,Blanco FJ,Rego-Pérez I

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sjögren's syndrome A antigen (SS-A) purified by affinity chromatography from human spleen was shown to contain a major polypeptide with a mol. wt. of 55 000 daltons confirmed as SS-A by its reactivity with different anti-SS-A sera on affinity columns, immunodiffusion and the Western blot. A similar reactive polype...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Smith PR,Venables PJ,Williams D,Maini RN

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune systemic disease characterized by not only gastrointestinal but also extraintestinal manifestations. The aim of our study was to do a serological screening for CD, by IgA endomysial antibodies (EmA), in patients with unexplained articular manifestations. Two hundred and eleven pati...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ghozzi M,Sakly W,Mankaï A,Bouajina E,Bahri F,Nouira R,Kechrid C,Ghedira I

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) are the products of non-enzymatic glycation and oxidation of proteins and lipids. Low-turnover tissues such as articular cartilage seem to be susceptible to the accumulation of AGEs, which might lead to cartilage degradation. Recently, a non-invasive method for measuring skin AGE ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Matsumoto T,Tsurumoto T,Baba H,Osaki M,Enomoto H,Yonekura A,Shindo H,Miyata T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00