Tofacitinib for the treatment for colchicine-resistant familial Mediterranean fever: case-based review.

abstract：:In December 2019, numerous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were reported in Wuhan, China, which has since spread throughout the world. However, its impact on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is unknown. Herein, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a 61-year-old female RA patient who was receiving conv...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Song J,Kang S,Choi SW,Seo KW,Lee S,So MW,Lim DH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological treatments aiming to neutralize TNF-alpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha) (infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept) are increasingly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although increased frequency has not been observed in randomized clinical trials with TNF-alpha antagonist agents, postmarketing surveill...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Inanc N,Direskeneli H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct)-induced arthritis (CtIA) is characterized by persistent Ct infection, which stimulates secretion of cytokines in vitro. We therefore investigated whether CtIA patients have a unique cytokine profile in synovial fluid or serum in vivo. Because underlying Ct infection is overlooked in a high p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jendro MC,Raum E,Schnarr S,Köhler L,Zeidler H,Kuipers JG,Martin M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the longitudinal practice patterns of prophylaxis of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Patients diagnosed with PMR were collected retrospectively in two rheumatology departments. In addition to demographic and diagnostic criteria, th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Naranjo A,López R,García-Magallón B,Cáceres L,Francisco F,Jiménez-Palop M,Ojeda-Bruno S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of various weather parameters on pain intensity levels in patients with acute low back pain (LBP). We performed a secondary analysis using data from the PACE trial that evaluated paracetamol (acetaminophen) in the treatment of acute LBP. Data on 1604 patients with...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Duong V,Maher CG,Steffens D,Li Q,Hancock MJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although subclinical liver disease is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), strikingly high levels of liver enzymes are rare. Our aim was to determine the cause of high levels of liver enzymes in lupus patients, particularly in patients diagnosed with toxic hepatitis. We performed a retrospective chart review ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Her M,Lee Y,Jung E,Kim T,Kim D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive autoimmune disease characterised by severely swollen and painful joints. To compliment pharmacotherapy, people living with rheumatoid arthritis often turn to dietary interventions such as the Mediterranean diet. The aim of the present systematic review is to discuss the effects of...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Forsyth C,Kouvari M,D'Cunha NM,Georgousopoulou EN,Panagiotakos DB,Mellor DD,Kellett J,Naumovski N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare health related quality of life (HRQoL) and assess functional and psychological status in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) patients and controls (each 30 subjects). Demographic characteristics, pain and sleep disturbance by Visual Analog Scale, depression by Bec...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tander B,Cengiz K,Alayli G,Ilhanli I,Canbaz S,Canturk F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is frequently associated with the development of complications and visual loss. Topical corticosteroids are the first-choice therapy, and immunosuppression is commonly used. However, treatment has not been standardized. Representatives from the German Ophthalmological Soc...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Heiligenhaus A,Michels H,Schumacher C,Kopp I,Neudorf U,Niehues T,Baus H,Becker M,Bertram B,Dannecker G,Deuter C,Foeldvari I,Frosch M,Ganser G,Gaubitz M,Gerdes G,Horneff G,Illhardt A,Mackensen F,Minden K,Pleyer U,

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GPA with pituitary involvement is a rare condition which is prone to be misdiagnosed. The aim of this study was to summarize clinical features of pituitary involvement in GPA and facilitate early diagnosis. Twelve GPA patients were retrospectively analyzed at a single hospital between 2000 and 2017. A literature revie...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gu Y,Sun X,Peng M,Zhang T,Shi J,Mao J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have focused on the significance of modern marker proteins in the synovial fluid of the knee joint and in the serum both, for osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The relationship between the serum concentrations and the concentrations in the synovial fluid is still unclear. Synovial flu...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Andereya S,Streich N,Schmidt-Rohlfing B,Mumme T,Müller-Rath R,Schneider U

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of certolizumab pegol (CZP), a pegylated fc-free anti-TNF, as add-on therapy to methotrexate (MTX) versus etanercept, adalimumab, or golimumab in patients with moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) not responding to the conventional synthetic disease-modifying ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tzanetakos C,Tzioufas A,Goules A,Kourlaba G,Theodoratou T,Christou P,Maniadakis N

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous causes of pulmonary cavitary lesions as infection (bacterial, parasitic and invasive fungal), Wegener granulomatosis (WG) and other vasculitis, sarcoidosis, malignancy, septic thromboembolism, airways disease (cystic bronchiectasis and bullae), pneumatoceles and traumatic parenchymal laceration. Her...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Işik M,Çinar E,Cemal Kizilarslanoğlu M,Özbek E,Etgül S,Kiraz S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the adequacy of the following criteria for the classification of juvenile-onset spondyloarthropathies (JSpA): European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group criteria (ESSGCr) and Amor criteria (ACr) (proposed for adult SpA), Garmisch-Partenkirchen (G-PCr), seronegative enthe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kasapçopur O,Demirli N,Ozdoğan H,Apelyan M,Calişkan S,Sever L,Arisoy N

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystalglobulinemia is an extremely rare pathology that is associated in most cases with plasma cell dyscrasia, mainly multiple myeloma. In most cases, it may be the manifestation of incipient gammopathy or it manifests shortly after diagnosis. We report a patient with ischemic lesions of thrombotic origin in lower li...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Gómez-Lechón Quirós L,Acosta De La Vega ME,Compán Fernández O,Pastor Navarro S,Montilla Morales C,Moyano Bueno D,Martín Centellas J,Santos-Briz Terrón A,Hidalgo Calleja C

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Tuberculosis (TB) is an important preventable infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To determine the risk of TB in patients with RA by comparing with those with non-specific back pain (NSBP), and to identify the risk factors in the RA group. Medical data were retrieved from a centralized electronic dat...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chung TT,Ko HJ,Lau CS,Chung HY

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Citrulline antibody, nowadays, is a new item which has been the center of attention due to its much more specificity to diagnose RA. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and accuracy of anti-citrulline antibody test in RA diagnosis among hospitalized patients in Iran. Through a case-control study,...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Abolghasemi S,Gitipour A,Morteza A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric manifestations are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and often represent a challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problem, mainly because the uncertainties of the pathogenic mechanisms. We report a case of acute psychosis occurring in a female with SLE due to the stress of having a severe diseas...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Marasini B,Massarotti M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both self-reported and physical performance tests are used as outcome measures in knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in the patients with symptomatic knee OA. Eighty-nine patients ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sabirli F,Paker N,Bugdayci D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent genome-wide association study revealed that there is an association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and rs2544390, a common variant in low-density lipoprotein-related protein 2 (LRP2/Megalin) gene. Two other variants of LRP2, rs2229268 and rs3755166, are also found to have associations with dyslipidemia ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Nakayama A,Matsuo H,Shimizu T,Takada Y,Nakamura T,Shimizu S,Chiba T,Sakiyama M,Naito M,Morita E,Ichida K,Shinomiya N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) using the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and to determine its relationships with conventional clinical measures and self-reported disability. One hundred and forty patients with knee OA (104 fema...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Yildiz N,Topuz O,Gungen GO,Deniz S,Alkan H,Ardic F

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding RNA molecules of 21-24 nt that regulate the expression of target genes in a post-transcriptional manner. Evidence indicates that miRNAs play essential roles in embryogenesis, cell differentiation, and pathogenesis of human diseases. This study describes a comparison between the miRNA p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Dai Y,Sui W,Lan H,Yan Q,Huang H,Huang Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omentin is an adipokine that reportedly protects against cardiometabolic risk. We investigated the relationships between omentin concentrations and subclinical cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Omentin concentrations were measured in 213 (104 black; 109 white) RA patients. Relationships of omentin l...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Robinson C,Tsang L,Solomon A,Woodiwiss AJ,Gunter S,Millen AM,Norton GR,Fernandez-Lopez MJ,Hollan I,Dessein PH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalase (CAT) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma2 (PPARgamma2) are important regulators of oxidative stress and inflammation, and may contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated the association between CAT and PPARgamma2 genotypes and risk and severity of RA using 474...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： El-Sohemy A,Cornelis MC,Park YW,Bae SC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of specific anti-Proteus antibodies in active, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, has been demonstrated by four different techniques: indirect bacterial agglutination, ELISA, Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Furthermore, anti-HLA-DR4 tissue typing sera have been shown to bind to Proteus microorga...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ebringer A,Khalafpour S,Wilson C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the muscle and skin. DM patients can present with spontaneous muscle hemorrhage, a potentially fatal complication. The best practice for management of hemorrhagic myositis in these patients remains unclear. Here we discuss the case of a patient who present...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Chandler JM,Kim YJ,Bauer JL,Wapnir IL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have high risk for anxiety and depression. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression in SLE patients in Southwest China. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling from Rheumatic Outpatient Clinic of West China Hospital Sichua...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Xie X,Wu D,Chen H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A community-based cohort comprising 150 patients with recent-onset seropositive arthritis or seronegative oligoarthritis or polyarthritis was monitored for 8 years. Of the different rheumatoid factor (RF) tests, the initial positivity in the most sensitive assays (latex slide test and IgM-RF by enzyme immunoassay) was...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Tuomi T,Aho K,Palosuo T,Kaarela K,von Essen R,Isomäki H,Leirisalo-Repo M,Sarna S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00