Pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus among Nigerians.

abstract：:Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, oesophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia (CREST) syndrome, a limited form of systemic sclerosis, is sometimes complicated by primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). A 52- and 61-year-old Japanese woman with PBC-CREST overlap syndrome accompanied by Sjögren's syndrome, and Hashi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nakamura T,Higashi S,Tomoda K,Tsukano M,Sugi K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire are useful tools for assessing and monitoring patients with rheumatic diseases, they have a "floor effect" and do not fully reflect the psychological status of patients. Recently, the Multidimensional Health Assessment ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lee SS,Park MJ,Yoon HJ,Park YW,Park IH,Park KS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of the cytokine cascade in a rheumatoid joint has led to the development of new therapeutic options, including drugs targeting tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The safety profile of these agents in patients with hepatitis-induced liver disease, however, remains a concern because of risks assoc...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Li S,Kaur PP,Chan V,Berney S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We described a 21-year-old woman with a diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome that came for consultation with a localized mass over her left arm of fast growth. Lab results were normal; a Doppler ultrasound showed the presence of partial thrombosis in the left axillary vein; a magnetic resonance imaging showed edema on the bi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Roverano S,Ortiz A,Paira S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Socio-economic gradients in occurrence of diseases have been reported for many chronic conditions. However, whether the magnitude of socio-economic gradients differs across diseases and the extent to which lifestyle mediates such relationships are not known. Cross-sectional data from The National Monitor on Musculoske...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Putrik P,Ramiro S,Chorus AM,Keszei AP,Boonen A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and compare the diagnostic test accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) for bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients for a specific and efficient diagnostic recommendation. METHOD:To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, the sensitivity, specificity, area under the ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tang H,Qu X,Yue B

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one Thai patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), diagnosed in accordance with Rome and New York criteria for AS, were studied. The cases includes idiopathic AS (46 cases), Reiter's syndrome AS (8 cases) and psoriatic spondylitis (7 cases). The vast majority of patients were male (Male:Female = 11.2:1), and in...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Deesomchok U,Tumrasvin T

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open study, we have assessed the bone/soft tissue uptake index in recent osteoporotic vertebral collapse using scintigraphy. The evolution of these cases was followed-up at 6 months in 22 patients treated with 100 IU of salmon calcitonin plus 500 mg of elemental calcium/10 days per month and in 18 patients treat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rico H,Merono E,Del Olmo J,Revilla M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a disseminated non-Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with multisystem involvement, including characteristic sclerotic musculoskeletal lesions. We present the case of a 27-year-old woman with a fulminant course and atypical involvement by ECD manifesting as extensive cerebrovascular diseas...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lyders EM,Kaushik S,Perez-Berenguer J,Henry DA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is to assess the efficacy of different biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) on several patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in randomized controlled trials (RCT) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). A systematic literature review (SLR) was performed. MEDLINE (May 1, 2018) was used with the filters "published in the last 10...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rodrigues-Manica S,Silva J,Cruz-Machado R,Coelho C,Duarte J,Vieira-Sousa E,Tavares-Costa J,Pimentel-Santos FM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a class, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors have provided clinicians significant control over chronic inflammatory diseases. With their widespread use has come the emergence of new side effects such as the reactivation of latent infections. One such infection that may reactivate is the hepatitis B virus (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Carroll MB,Forgione MA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of cross-sectional analysis studies have been conducted to determine the relationships between serum uric acid and related variables or clinical manifestations. However, few data related to changes in serum uric acid within the same cohort population at two separate periods of time have been reported. In this...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Choe JY,Park SH,Kim JY,Shin IH,Kim SK

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:We describe two patients with the primary antiphospholipid syndrome who presented with severe hypertension. Renal biopsy specimen provided histologic evidence of intra-renal vascular disease with intravascular microthrombosis and nephrosclerosis, without feature of proliferative glomerulopathy. Accelerated hypertensio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Durand JM,Lefevre P,Kaplanski G,Casanova P,Soubeyrand J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of bleomycin-induced scleroderma in a 35-year-old woman treated with chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Approximately 6 months after the first chemotherapy cycle, the patient developed skin sclerosis in both arms. The lesion showed no signs of spontaneous clinical amelioration and treatment with ster...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Passiu G,Cauli A,Atzeni F,Aledda M,Dessole G,Sanna G,Nurchis P,Vacca A,Garau P,Laudadio M,Mathieu A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to compare effectiveness and safety of Infliximab (INF), Etanercept (ETN), and Adalimumab (ADA) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with inadequate response to a previous disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD). One hundred consecutive PsA patients with inadequate response to a pre...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Atteno M,Peluso R,Costa L,Padula S,Iervolino S,Caso F,Sanduzzi A,Lubrano E,Del Puente A,Scarpa R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:ABP 798 is a proposed biosimilar to the originator biologic rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody. This comparative clinical study evaluated the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety, and efficacy of ABP 798 versus rituximab reference product (RP) in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthr...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Burmester G,Drescher E,Hrycaj P,Chien D,Pan Z,Cohen S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with typical palindromic rheumatism were typed for HLA-A,B,C and DR antigens. The mean duration of follow-up of our patients was 4.0 yrs. (range 1-12 yrs.). During this time 27% of patients showed a seropositivity; 22% of patients developed polyarthritis, 1 patient revealed a Sjögren syndrome and 3...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Barbieri P,Ciompi ML,Menicucci A,Pasero G

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported a series of ten patients with lupus nephritis (five patients in the relapse phase and five in the remission phase) and measured the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an important pro-inflammatory cytokine with probable role in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases, in their urine sampl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Otukesh H,Chalian M,Hoseini R,Chalian H,Hooman N,Bedayat A,Yazdi RS,Sabaghi S,Mahdavi S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients are often treated by dermatology and rheumatology specialities and may receive different treatments. To evaluate the impact of dermatology/rheumatology specialist settings on diagnosis and therapeutic approach in PsA patients. This cross-sectional multicounty study in Italy involved ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lubrano E,Delle Sedie A,Romanelli M,Chimenti MS,Bianchi L,Piaserico S,De Felice C,Graceffa D,De Andres MI,Curatolo S,Grembiale RD,Dastoli S,Arcuri C,Angileri RG,Prignano F,Bandinelli F,Baldissera E,Mercuri SR,Franchi

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-34 is a pleiotropic cytokine, which is a key regulator of monocytes/macrophages and might participate in the pathogenesis of RA. In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of IL-34 on the monocyte-like cell line THP-1 and the quantitative variation of Th17 cells in THP-1 and RA CD4+T cells coculture system. CD4+...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wang B,Tang Y,Sun X,Ouyang X,Li H,Wei J,Zhang Y,Li X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melorheostosis is a very rare bone disease of unknown etiology characterised by linear hyperostosis and associated with fibrosis of soft tissues and the skin. This uncommon sclerosing bone dysplasia was first described by Leri and Joanny in 1922, and since then, until 1993, approximately 300 cases were reported in the...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Birtane M,Eryavuz M,Unalan H,Tüzün F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous fractures of the sternum are rare but worth knowing as they may simulate acute cardiac and pulmonary emergencies. A case of an insufficiency sternal fracture mimicking myocardial infarction and subsequent anginal pain is presented. The risk factors of this condition, its clinical features and the diagnosti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Schapira D,Nachtigal A,Scharf Y

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between historical height loss (HHL) and prevalent vertebral fractures (VF) in postmenopausal Moroccan women and to estimate its accuracy as a clinical test for detecting VF. Two hundred eighty-eight postmenopausal women were studied. All subjects had bone density...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bennani L,Allali F,Rostom S,Hmamouchi I,Khazzani H,El Mansouri L,Ichchou L,Abourazzak FZ,Abouqal R,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of 315 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with low-dose methotrexate (MTX) and evaluated the conditions contributing to thrombocytopenia. Thirteen out of 315 patients with RA presented with low platelet counts (< or = 100.000/mm3). The age of these patients (51 +/- 12.6 years) did ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Franck H,Rau R,Herborn G

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the impact of arthritis on the physical function of people living in a Maya-Yucateco rural community and to assess the association of known modifiable risk factors with the prevalence of overall arthritis and its main types (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis). Using a cross-sectional,...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Loyola-Sanchez A,Richardson J,Pelaez-Ballestas I,Alvarez-Nemegyei J,Lavis JN,Wilson MG,Wilkins S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few reports about the coexistence of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). To evaluate the frequency of SS in patients with AS. We studied 70 patients with AS presenting to the university outpatient clinic between January 2002 and November 2003. All the patients were asked about sicca symp...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kobak S,Kobak AC,Kabasakal Y,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an adult case of reflex sympathetic dystrophy. In contrast to the usual findings in adults, three phase bone scintigraphy showed decreased bloodflow and bloodpool with hypofixation on delayed steady state bone scan of the affected lower limb. In spite of various therapeutic attempts severe dystrophy develope...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Williame LM,Sand A

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is common in patients presenting to rheumatologists and can cause a range of symptoms leading to physical and psychological distress. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with JHS often responds poorly to analgesics, and a pain management approach may be helpful. Since patients w...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rahman A,Daniel C,Grahame R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis (ON) is a clinical entity characterized by death of bone marrow and trabecular bone as a result of disruption of blood supply to the bone. The antiphospholipid (APL) syndrome is characterized by arterial and/or venous thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity in association with APL antibodies. The involvement ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rostom S,Bahiri R,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00