Histological analysis of synovium in cases of effect attenuation associated with infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：:Heart rate variability (HRV) gives information about sympathetic parasympathetic autonomic balance. Our purpose was to determine whether HRV is abnormal in patients with Sjögren's syndrome. In 16 patients with Sjögren's syndrome and 30 matched controls, a short time analysis of HRV was performed for both the frequency...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tumiati B,Perazzoli F,Negro A,Pantaleoni M,Regolisti G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation concerned changes in vitamin A derivatives (retinol and retinyl) content in serum of patients suffering from two types of rheumatic diseases--rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthrosis. Healthy women of similar age served as control. It was found that the retinol content of the serum in the group s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mezes M,Bartosiewicz B

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed three cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children with mesenteric vasculitis (LMV) as initial presentation and analysed their clinical characteristics to improve the understanding of this disease. Three patients with SLE were admitted to our hospital and initially presented with gastrointestina...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Liu Y,Zhu J,Lai JM,Sun XF,Hou J,Zhou ZX,Yuan XY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test results frequently affect the course of patients' evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment, but different laboratory centers may yield conflicting results. This study investigated the degree of agreement between laboratory results in a group of subjects who had ANA testing performed at two...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Abeles AM,Gomez-Ramirez M,Abeles M,Honiden S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is vital for musculoskeletal health and may be associated with subacute and chronic low back pain. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among chronic low back pain (CLBP) and subacute low back pain (SLBP), and compare the same with healthy controls. This study wa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Panwar A,Valupadas C,Veeramalla M,Vishwas HN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder. It is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene encoding the pyrin protein, which regulates the innate inflammatory response. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between serum Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and its gene polymorphism, nam...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Marzouk H,Farag Y,El-Hanafi HM,Ibrahim E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal disorders represent a large and growing clinical challenge to primary care clinicians. Unfortunately, there appears to be a gap in current training and continuing education to meet this challenge. We used script concordance within a continuing medical education program entitled "Joint Adventures" to as...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Petrella RJ,Davis P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the all-inclusive echocardiographic features in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) within 3 months before and after diagnosis. We reviewed the medical records of 89 AAV patients taking echocardiography and 35 age- and gender-matched controls. We collect...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ahn SS,Park ES,Jung SM,Song JJ,Park YB,Lee SW

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a wide variety of antibodies against nuclear antigens can be found, including antibodies to nucleic acids, histones and non-histone nuclear proteins. Among these, antibodies to double stranded DNA (dsDNA) appear to be mainly restricted to SLE. Yet, in daily p...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Swaak T,Smeenk R

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：:This study aims to explore patient's concerns when discussing sexual problems caused by chronic low back pain with their healthcare provider. It also aims to identify factors influencing and limiting such communication. A cross-sectional analysis of 100 consenting chronic low back pain sexually active patients was car...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bahouq H,Allali F,Rkain H,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to determine whether meniscal extrusion (ME) of the medial meniscus on ultrasonography affects knee osteoarthritis (KOA) progression during 3-year follow-up. Two hundred seventy volunteers (70 men, 200 women; mean age 60.5 years) participated. Weight-bearing radiographs were evaluated. A...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chiba D,Maeda S,Sasaki E,Ota S,Nakaji S,Tsuda E,Ishibashi Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this systematic review was to determine the potential role of dual-energy CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of gout with regard to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) filter. A systematic analysis of the literature was conducted using the MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and published abstracts of ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ramon A,Bohm-Sigrand A,Pottecher P,Richette P,Maillefert JF,Devilliers H,Ornetti P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe exacerbation of symptoms following physical activity is characteristic for chronic-fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM). These exacerbations make it understandable for people with CFS and FM to develop fear of performing body movement or physical activity and consequently avoidance behaviour toward phys...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nijs J,Roussel N,Van Oosterwijck J,De Kooning M,Ickmans K,Struyf F,Meeus M,Lundberg M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare, benign, autoimmune condition characterized by lymphadenopathy, fever, and neutropenia. KFD can frequently mimic various diseases including infection, malignancy, and autoimmune disease. KFD has also been infrequently reported in associa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kampitak T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multilevel studies have gained importance for highlighting social inequalities in health. These associations have been reported previously in diseases such as arthritis and chronic pain. We conducted a cross-sectional study using multilevel analysis to identify individual and contextual factors associated with the var...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rodriguez-Amado J,Moreno-Montoya J,Alvarez-Nemegyei J,Goycochea-Robles MV,Sanin LH,Burgos-Vargas R,Cardiel MH,Garza-Elizondo MA,Maradiaga M,Pelaez-Ballestas I,GEEMA.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of an 82-year-old woman with giant cell arteritis, who developed unilateral pitting oedema of the dorsum of the right hand, foot and distal part of the right forearm as well as tenosynovitis of the right wrist extensors, mild synovitis of the right wrist, metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kontoyianni A,Maragou M,Alvanou E,Kappou I,Dantis P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-nine patients suffering from rheumatoid factor positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were included in this study. In each patient disease activity was assessed three times at two-week intervals during a four-week period. All factors that might possibly influence RA, except atmospheric conditions (AC) were held co...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： van de Laar MA,Bernelot Moens HJ,van der Stadt RJ,van der Korst JK

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoleptodiscus indicus is a recognized plant pathogen which has very rarely been reported as a cause of human infection. It is a tropical or subtropical fungus which is difficult to culture and identify from clinical specimens. This is the first report of septic arthritis with this fungus in a healthy Canadian male. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dewar CL,Sigler L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare vasculitis that affects the aorta and its primary branches. Heterogeneous clinical manifestations have been described in different geographical areas. We aimed to evaluate demographic, clinical, and angiographic features and the outcome in 16 TA patients who were followed in a singl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Petrovic-Rackov L,Pejnovic N,Jevtic M,Damjanov N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of Lebanese patients with Behçet's disease (BD) followed up at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. A retrospective review of medical records of 90 patients who fulfilled the International Study Group (ISG) criteria for diagnosis was performed. The clinical char...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hamdan A,Mansour W,Uthman I,Masri AF,Nasr F,Arayssi T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to describe the long-term toxicity of antirheumatic and anti-inflammatory drugs in a paediatric rheumatology clinic population. One hundred and seventeen children were studied on first admission to a paediatric rheumatology clinic and after a mean of 8.6 +/- 0.4 years of follow-up. Medical rec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Flatø B,Vinje O,Førre O

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of laboratory variables, including Hb., ESR and several phase proteins, fluctuated in concord with the clinical signs of synovitis activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during a controlled study of 3 disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD). The correlation between laboratory variables and clin...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bentzon MW,Gad I,Halberg P,Halskov O,Lorenzen I

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the 18F-fluoro-dexoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) imaging characteristics of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and its significance in differential diagnosis from other connective tissue diseases (CTDs). METHODS:FDG PET/CT images of 54 patients with AOSD...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhou X,Li Y,Wang Q

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated, in retrospect, if there were differences in the frequency and types of abdominal surgery between newly diagnosed female fibromyalgia (n = 80) and rheumatoid arthritis (n = 47) patients performed before the formal diagnosis. There was no difference in the total number of abdominal operations between bo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： ter Borg EJ,Gerards-Rociu E,Haanen HC,Westers P

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic arthritis of childhood. Currently, it is characterized by seven categories. The enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) category usually affects boys older than 6 years and presents with lower limb asymmetrical arthritis associated with enthesitis. Later, these...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aggarwal A,Misra DP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to determine clinical factors associated with activity limitation and predictors of a change in activity limitation after 1 year in people with gout. Two hundred ninety-five participants with gout (disease duration < 10 years) attended a baseline assessment which included medical and dis...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Stewart S,Rome K,Eason A,House ME,Horne A,Doyle AJ,Knight J,Taylor WJ,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the study of pathophysiological mechanisms in growth abnormalities of the juvenile knee in arthritis an animal model in dogs was developed. Arthritis was induced by intra-articular injections of Carrageenan. Prominent growth changes were enlargement of the distal femoral epiphysis, patellar squaring and decreased e...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bunger C,Bunger EH,Harving S,Djurhuus JC,Jensen OM

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis is highly genetic, with a heritability greater than 90 %. Presence of the HLA-B27 MHC class I allele remains the greatest genetic risk factor identified to date. Beyond its nominal role in antigen presentation, HLA-B27 displays interesting and possibly unique biochemical charac...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Smith JA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00