Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hip. A case report and review of the literature.

abstract：:Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic disorder characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcers. Vasculitis and thrombotic events are the most important causes of mortality. Thrombosis is the major clinical finding in patients with BD, but the cause of the thrombosis is still unclear. Thromboelastography is an al...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yaşar Bilge NŞ,Akay OM,Kaşifoğlu T,Kuş G,Korkmaz C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two major complications in scleroderma patients that cause substantial morbidity and mortality are ischemic digital lesions (DL) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). The clinician's ability to predict which patients will develop these complications is imperfect. We conducted a prospective observational cohort study of 300...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mecoli CA,Shah AA,Boin F,Wigley FM,Hummers LK

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Perforin and granzyme A co-localize in the cytotoxic granules of killer cells like cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). Perforin is the cytolytic pore-forming protein, whereas the function of the homodimeric serine protease granzyme A and other members of the granzyme family is still unclear. Granzyme A-immunoreactive cells...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nordström DC,Konttinen YT,Sorsa T,Nykanen P,Pettersson T,Santavirta S,Tschopp J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the intraobserver and interobserver reliability of three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) and to assess the relationship between 3D PDUS and clinical parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Bilateral second/third metacarpophalange...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Watanabe T,Takemura M,Sato M,Sekine A,Fukuoka D,Seishima M,Shimizu K,Matsuoka T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to explore the profile of immune cell subsets, including T, B, natural killer (NK), and NKT cells, in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, and to determine their relationships with the clinical index and the effects of cyclophosphamide (CYC) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) treatment. SL...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhao L,Jiang Z,Jiang Y,Ma N,Wang K,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, e.g. atherogenic blood lipids, hypertension and lifestyle-related factors such as smoking, diet and physical inactivity, differ among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in comparison to the general population. Ei...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sundström B,Johansson G,Johansson I,Wållberg-Jonsson S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden death following steroid pulse therapy has been recently reported. Continuous electrocardiographic recording was performed 24 hours before, during, and 24 hours after each one to three high dose intravenous methyl prednisolone pulses administered of five patients with severe ankylosing spondylitis unresponsive t...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nasswetter G,Piñeiro DJ,Garcia Morteo OM,Maldonado Cocco JA,Barreira JC,Vazquez Blanco M

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：:This study quantified the association between recreational physical activity and daily function in women with fibromyalgia, and determined if this association is mediated by symptoms of pain, depression, or body mass. Twenty-three women diagnosed with fibromyalgia participated in an observational survey study. Recreat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Umeda M,Corbin LW,Maluf KS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the frequency of rheumatoid factor (RF) and cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies in a cohort of patients with palindromic rheumatism (PR) and to find determinants for progression to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). All new cases of PR (n=90) were included prospectively and followed up ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Emad Y,Anbar A,Abo-Elyoun I,El-Shaarawy N,Al-Hanafi H,Darwish H,Gamil M,Rasker JJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innate immunity has been widely accepted as one of the major cause for the alteration of immune system and progression of autoimmune diseases. Natural killer (NK) cells and natural killer T (NKT) cells have not been explored in clinical studies for their cytolytic components in association with rheumatoid arthritis (R...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aggarwal A,Sharma A,Bhatnagar A

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokine gene loci are one of the potential susceptibility factors in immuno-inflammatory diseases. Interleukin1 (IL-1) is a major monocyte derived proinflammatory cytokine that mediates tissue damage and cartilage loss in chronic arthritis. IL-1 locus has been linked to various autoimmune diseases, but data on juveni...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aggarwal A,Srivastava R,Singh S,Kumar Dubey P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe disease that can develop in immunocompromised patients. Antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can result in clinical benefits, but with an increased risk of opportunistic infections. Leishmania infection in patients treated with TNF-alpha ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bagalas V,Kioumis I,Argyropoulou P,Patakas D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies conducted by various scientific societies have shown that the demand for specialized rheumatology care is greater than the projected growth of the workforce. Our research aims to assess the current status of the rheumatology workforce in Latin America. METHOD:This is a descriptive, cross-sectional...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Fernández-Ávila DG,Patino-Hernandez D,Kowalskii S,Vargas-Caselles A,Sapag AM,Cachafeiro-Vilar A,Meléndez-Muñoz L,Santiago-Pastelín C,Graf C,Rossetto C,Palleiro D,Trincado D,Fernández-Ávila D,Arrieta D,Reyes G,Then Baez J,

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoinflammatory disorders (AIDs) are a novel class of diseases elicited by mutations in genes regulating the homeostasis of innate immune complexes, named inflammasomes, which lead to uncontrolled oversecretion of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β. Protean inflammatory symptoms are variably associated with ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cantarini L,Vitale A,Lucherini OM,De Clemente C,Caso F,Costa L,Emmi G,Silvestri E,Magnotti F,Maggio MC,Prinzi E,Lopalco G,Frediani B,Cimaz R,Galeazzi M,Rigante D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old African male with known sickle cell anaemia was referred by a Congolese medical centre with a request to improve his poor physical condition. He was unable to walk, stand or sit because his large joints and his spine were either ankylosed or very rigid. Radiographs showed joint fusion from the third to t...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dumarey N,Martin P,Jayankura M,Putz P,Verhas M,Peretz A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic sacroiliitis in childhood is a relatively rare condition. We describe a case of septic sacroiliitis occurring in an 11-year-old girl in whom the diagnosis was suspected on clinical findings and bone scan. Immunoscintigraphy with 99mTc-labelled antigranulocyte antibodies further supported the hypothesis for a se...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rambaldi PF,Ambrosone L,Mansi L,Torino G,Del Vecchio E,Rambaldi M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient presenting with interstitial lung disease was predicted to have underlying polymyositis when found to be anti-Jo-1 antibody positive. When myopathy developed later with elevated serum creatine phosphokinase and myoglobin levels, the electromyogram was nonmyopathic, and polymyositis was confirmed by muscle bi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nash P,Schrieber L,Webb J

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes four patients with inflammatory joint diseases treated with methotrexate who developed lymphoma either of unusual type or with bizarre clinical features. The pathogenesis of this unusual condition is discussed and the difficulty in differentiating it from the features of the initial disease is emp...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Braun-Moscovici Y,Schapira D,Balbir-Gurman A,Nahir AM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study aimed to evaluate the correlation between clinical symptoms and cartilage volume through MRI in patients with knee osteoarthritis after 48 weeks of treatment with Structum®. Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis patients aged 50-75 years r...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Railhac JJ,Zaim M,Saurel AS,Vial J,Fournie B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by spiking fever, evanescent rash, arthritis, serositis, and liver involvement. Although autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been reported in association with various autoimmune diseases, AOSD-associated AIH is rare. We herein report an unusual case ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Xia LX,Xiao T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of patients with exposure to viral hepatitis is an important part of the care of patients with inflammatory arthritis. This study was conducted to assess the extent of hepatitis B and C screening, and the prevalence of viral hepatitis in a cohort of patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). T...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Conway R,Doran MF,O'Shea FD,Crowley B,Cunnane G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation of one or both sacroiliac joints is a characteristic feature of patients with spondyloarthropathies (SpA). Sacroiliitis often leads to inflammatory back pain (IBP). IBP and asymmetric peripheral arthritis of the lower limbs are the main clinical symptoms and criteria for classification and diagnosis of Sp...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Braun J,Sieper J,Bollow M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the immunostimulant C. parvum on the establishment and course of mycoplasma arthritis of mice was investigated. Male Swiss albino mice were injected intra-venously with M. arthritidis culture and intraperitoneally with C. parvum. It was shown that mice immunostimulated with C. parvum were significantly p...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kaklamani E,Kaklamanis P,Sparos L,Karalis D,Alikouli K,Koumandaki I,Trichopoulos D

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulse therapy is one of the most well-known methods used in the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. This study assessed the outcome of methylprednisolone pulse therapy, its rate of efficacy, and its associated complications in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). This cross-sectional study was pe...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aghighi Y,Attarod L,Javanmard M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) related amyloidosis is relatively rare. Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) protein gene polymorphism is one of the factors implicated in the pathogenesis of AA type amyloidosis. The aim of this study is to investigate SAA1 gene polymorphism in different patient groups: (1) BD related amyloidosis, (2) ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Utku U,Dilek M,Akpolat I,Bedir A,Akpolat T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with genetic, hormonal, immunological, and environmental factors. Many genes have been related with the appearance of SLE, including several loci that code different complement components and their receptors. Some genetic deficiencies of complement mol...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Monticielo OA,Mucenic T,Xavier RM,Brenol JC,Chies JA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1960 Rabinowitz and Dameshek emphasized the close relationship between idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and suggested that ITP is often a prodrome of SLE. On the basis of tis observation, the present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of SLE in patients ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lavalle C,Hurtado R,Quezada JJ,Cabral A,Fraga A

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the pathophysiology of knee osteoarthritis is poorly understood, optimal evidence-based clinical management is uncertain. Sibling comparison studies can help inform a clinical model to guide preventive care. We compared the 8-year clinical outcomes in 2 sisters with a family history of osteoarthritis, normal B...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gourlay ML,Gourlay LL

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00