C-reactive protein-mediated complement activation in polymyalgia rheumatica and other systemic inflammatory diseases.

abstract：:Several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, are associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) as a result of accelerated atherosclerosis. However, the data on CAD risk of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), one of the most common chronic inflamm...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ungprasert P,Koster MJ,Warrington KJ,Matteson EL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare but extremely disabling genetic disease of the skeletal system. This disease is characterized by progression of heterotopic ossification within skeletal muscles, ligaments and tendons. Most patients with FOP are misdiagnosed early in life before the appearance of h...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ulusoy H

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to evaluate the effects of the TNF-alpha inhibitor etanercept on oxidation stress markers representing DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, and protein glycosylation. Twenty-two rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients underwent etanercept treatment. The levels of serum total, urinary total, and urinary ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kageyama Y,Takahashi M,Nagafusa T,Torikai E,Nagano A

更新日期：2008-01-01 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 was to study the association of smoking with the activity and severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the production of antibodies to dsDNA. The study included 223 SLE patients attending the outpatient clinics at Helsinki University Central Hospital. The history of smoking was obtained by personal i...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ekblom-Kullberg S,Kautiainen H,Alha P,Leirisalo-Repo M,Miettinen A,Julkunen H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteopoikilosis, a form of osteosclerotic disorders, is a rare bone dysplasia with typical radiologic findings. The pathology, which sometimes requires attention in differential diagnosis due to its radiologic appearance, has been reported previously with other diseases. In this report, a case diagnosed with both reac...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Mesci E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the combined effect of both genetic and environmental factors in the age of rheumatoid arthritis onset. Patients (n = 507). Shared epitope characterization was performed using Lifecodes HLA-SSO. Genotyping of protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22 (PTPN22) rs2476601 and signal transducers and activators...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rodríguez-Rodríguez L,Lamas JR,Varadé J,Tornero-Esteban P,Abasolo L,de la Concha EG,Jover JA,Urcelay E,Fernández-Gutiérrez B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leflunomide is a new immunosuppressive medicine that has been effectively used in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis and subsequently used with success in animal models and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, its use has also been associated with significant and serious adverse reactions involv...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Wu GC,Xu XD,Huang Q,Wu H

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported here is a 19-year-old female patient with familial Mediterranean fever who was seen for altered mental status and seizures. She was eventually diagnosed to have posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Although a variety of conditions have been reported in association with this syndrome, to our best...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Ulaşlı AM,Kutlu G,Kocatürk Ö,Özçakar L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to investigate the persistence with biological drugs in patients treated in rheumatology practices in Germany. This study included patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA), or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who received a first prescription of biological drugs...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jacob L,Chevalier T,Kostev K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addison's disease is an autoimmune process. However, Addison's disease associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD) is only occasionally reported. Here, we report six cases of Addison's disease secondary to a variety of CTD, which include systemic lupus erythematosus, Takayasu arteritis, systemic sclerosis, ankylo...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Zhang ZL,Wang Y,Zhou W,Hao YJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a generalized disorder characterized by fibrosis and vascular obliteration in the skin, lung, gastrointestinal tract, and kidney. One of its two subsets is a stable, limited cutaneous group (lSSc). Pulmonary involvement in scleroderma is common, and several types of pulmonary disorders are ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Shimizu Y,Tsukagoshi H,Nemoto T,Honma M,Nojima Y,Mori M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CCL28 is a mucosa-associated epithelial-cell-produced chemokine involved in oral defense. We assessed the level of CCL28 in saliva of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients in comparison with healthy controls and correlated it with IgA salivary levels. We included 30 non-smoker pSS patients and 30 non-smoker health...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Hernandez-Molina G,Burkhardt AM,Lima G,Zlotnik A,Betanzos JL,Bahena S,Llorente L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) related to hepatitis B is an uncommon vasculitis that is sometimes associated with the rapid progression of distal ischemia. A few recent reports have proposed the use of antiviral therapy. However, there is not yet a consensus for the standard treatment of this disease entity and none of th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lim MJ,Kwon SR,Lee S,Park W

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:We report a 53-year-old Turkish female presented with progressive weakness and mild dyspnea. Laboratory results demonstrated severe hypokalemia with hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. The urinary anion gap was positive in the presence of acidemia, thus she was diagnosed with hypokalemic paralysis from a severe distal ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Yılmaz H,Kaya M,Özbek M,ÜUreten K,Safa Yıldırım İ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia is a multi-factorial illness primarily characterised by widespread chronic pain and fatigue, with several symptoms and associated conditions. Due to a lack of clinical awareness and an absence of objective diagnostic measures, fibromyalgia patients often engage with online health information. The aim is t...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Basavakumar D,Flegg M,Eccles J,Ghezzi P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wells' syndrome is a multifaceted dermatosis with a wide morphological spectrum, ranging from characteristic cellulitis-like erythema and papula to an unusual presentation of vesicles and pustules. The most important elements for diagnosis are erythemal plaques and histological picture of eosinophilic infiltration of ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Yin G,Xie Q

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials have long been important synthesis tools for guiding evidence-based medicine. More recently, network meta-analyses, an extension of traditional meta-analyses enabling the comparison of multiple interventions, use new statistical methods to incorporate clinical ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Catalá-López F,Tobías A,Cameron C,Moher D,Hutton B

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) is a new parent/patient reported outcome measure that enables a thorough assessment of the disease status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We report the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patie...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Scott C,Okong'o L,Brice N,Murless S,Slamang W,Fadlelmola A,Consolaro A,Bovis F,Ruperto N,Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO).

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural changes are sometimes a risk factor for low back pain. Abnormal posture creates a strain on ligaments and muscles that indirectly affects the curvature of the lumbar spine. This study was planned to investigate the relationship between the angles of the lower lumbar spine and spinal mobility in acute and chro...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Evcik D,Yücel A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of long-term leflunomide and methotrexate (MTX) therapy during the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) estimated by digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) and computer-aided joint space analysis (CAJSA) as diagnostic tools for the quantification of disease-related pe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pfeil A,Lippold J,Eidner T,Lehmann G,Oelzner P,Renz DM,Hansch A,Wolf G,Hein G,Kaiser WA,Böttcher J

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a parasitic disease found in tropical countries. Most infections are subclinical but may progress to chronic form characterized most frequently by the presence of liver involvement and portal hypertension. We report a patient that presented chronic polyarthritis with positive rheumatoid...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lapa AT,Appenzeller S,Bértolo MB

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of a female patient diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). After a few years in remission, the patient acquired herpes zoster infection followed by a disease flare. Disease activity was accompanied by the development of meningitis. To determine whether the meningitis was ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bodolay E,Diószeghy P,Demeter J,Bányai A,Csipö I,Szegedi G,Szekanecz Z

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical analysis has been performed of reports published on the incidence of gastro-intestinal (GI) side-effects found in arthritic patients being treated with non-steroid anti-inflammatory (NSAI) drugs. The results show the following: 1. The incidence of GI ulceration (as revealed by gastroscopy) and haemorrhage i...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Rainsford KD

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Serotonin antagonists show impressive analgesic efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) or fibromyalgia; however, this effect is not well understood. We examined the mechanism of serotonin-induced inflammation and its antagonists in OA. Serotonin receptor subtypes and COX-2 were analysed by RT-PCR from s...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Seidel MF,Fiebich BL,Ulrich-Merzenich G,Candelario-Jalil E,Koch FW,Vetter H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disorder leading to substantial pain and disability. The most severe subtype is erosive hand OA characterized by an abrupt onset, local inflammation, subchondral erosions and worse outcomes than non-erosive disease. Biomarkers of hand OA could help to diagnose th...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Lennerová T,Pavelka K,Šenolt L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatitis is a relatively rare but severe manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman with previous SLE diagnose treated with prednisone and mycophenolate mofetil who developed an acute pancreatitis complicated by pancreatic pseudocysts within the context of...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cairoli E,Pérez G,Briva A,Cancela M,Alonso J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00