Evaluation of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with conventional and current Doppler techniques in Behcet's disease.

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease with cutaneous lesions present in about one fourth of patients. Cutaneous lesions may be specific or nonspecific based on the presence or the absence of sarcoidal granulomas. Subcutaneos sarcoidosis is the less frequent of the specific cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis. We report ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dalle Vedove C,Colato C,Girolomoni G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is prevalent among Arabic, Turkish, Armenian, and Jewish people and it must always be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients from these ethnic groups presenting with recurrent abdominal pain with fever. In cases of fever and recurrent abdominal pain, acute pancreatitis ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Birlik M,Demir T,Zeybel M,Akar S,Onen F,Comlekci A,Tunca M,Akkoc N

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Sjõgren's disease is one of the most common rheumatological diseases and can present with a variety of extra-glandular manifestations. Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis (LIP) is the most common lung pathology in these patients. It is important to know and recognize this condition because it is potentially treatable...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dalvi V,Gonzalez EB,Lovett L

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In order to elucidate the association between VEGF levels and RA disease activity, VEGF concentrations were measured in RA patients at different phases and severity levels. Thirty-eight healthy subjects ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozgonenel L,Cetin E,Tutun S,Tonbaklar P,Aral H,Guvenen G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to 65Kd heat-shock protein (hsp) of mycobacterium leprae were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the three immunoglobulin classes in paired sera and synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Titers of anti-hsp antibody were expressed by optical density (OD) values for...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Oda A,Miyata M,Kodama E,Satoh H,Sato Y,Nishimaki T,Nomaguchi H,Kasukawa R

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with PCP in patients with non-RA connective tissue diseases (CTDs) in order to clarify the characteristics of the former. We extracted consecutive patients satisfying the following criteria for "clinical PCP": (1) positive plasma β-D-gl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Shimada K,Yokosuka K,Nunokawa T,Sugii S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To measure serum soluble transferrin receptor (s-TfR) levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), sera were obtained from 50 Japanese RA patients and 20 healthy subjects. Both s-TfR and serum erythropoietin (EPO) levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Routine laboratory tests were al...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chijiwa T,Nishiya K,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to assess the 1-year outcome of definitive reactive arthritis (ReA) after a waterborne outbreak. A cohort of 21 patients (15 females and 6 males, median age 54 years) with ReA related to an extensive waterborne outbreak in Finland was clinically followed-up by rheumatologists with visits a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Uotila TM,Antonen JA,Paakkala AS,Mustonen JT,Korpela MM,Pirkanmaa Waterborne Outbreak Study Group.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, we report the first simultaneous occurrence of two side effects of low-dose methotrexate: an acute megaloblastic anaemia and a pneumonitis. A combination of methotrexate suspension, folinic acid and corticosteroids led to recovery. The correlation between the haematolo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bolla G,Disdier P,Harle JR,Verrot D,Weiller PJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of azathioprine in the treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The records of patients with SSc with ILD who were treated with azathioprine were reviewed. Patients were treated with azathioprine and low-dose pr...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dheda K,Lalloo UG,Cassim B,Mody GM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia has been known to provoke a plethora of autoimmune syndromes referred to as extrahepatic manifestations of chronic HCV infection. Aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of rheumatologic manifestations among Egyptians with hepatitis C infection and its' association...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mohammed RH,ElMakhzangy HI,Gamal A,Mekky F,El Kassas M,Mohammed N,Abdel Hamid M,Esmat G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the trends in diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (KD) and determine the characteristics for patients outside the usual age range of 6 months to 4 years. METHOD:A retrospective review of patients with KD identified in four epidemiological surveys spanning 20 years (1998-2017) in Shanghai was performed. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhao QM,Huang M,Huang MR,Chen S,Liu F,Huang GY,Shanghai Kawasaki Disease Research Group.

更新日期：2020-08-26 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：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases, i.e., rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC). Anti-TNF-alpha strategies are successfully used in their treatment. However, their effec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tomáš L,Lazúrová I,Pundová L,Oetterová M,Zakuciová M,Petrášová D,Studenčan M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first name of the co-author of the above article was presented incorrect in the published version. The author name "Miangliang Qiu" should read "Mingliang Qiu" as mentioned above. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Qiu M,Mo L,Li J,Liang H,Zhu W,Zheng X,Duan X,Xu W

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determine the effect of daily low divided or single daily dose of prednisone on the longitudinal change in the number of tender and swollen joints and HAQ scores in African Americans (AA) with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the Consortium for the Longitudinal Evaluation of African Americans with Early Rheumatoid...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Conn DL,Tiliakos A,Bao G,Liu S,Li S,Easley KA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) varies at different skeletal sites. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether bone mineral density (BMD) of the forearm is significantly different in patients with RA and controls and may correlate to BMD or other parameters of inflammation or bone resorption. We...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Franck H,Gottwalt J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common degenerative joint disease causing pain, stiffness, reduced motion, swelling, crepitus, and disability. Several inflammatory markers and cartilage degradation products can be used as biomarkers in OA. The key factors of bone metabolism in normal joint bone, dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Min S,Wang C,Lu W,Xu Z,Shi D,Chen D,Teng H,Jiang Q

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report one case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient, with a 30-year history of rheumatoid arthritis, taking low dose methotrexate weekly over a 10-month period. The mild immunosuppression that occurs with methotrexate therapy probably places patients with rheumatoid arthritis at added risk of developing lymphoprol...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Taillan B,Garnier G,Castanet J,Ferrari E,Pesce A,Dujardin P

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PSA) poses a challenge to rheumatologists, even when their diagnosis is aided by sonography. In order to facilitate early detection of PSA among patients with psoriasis (PSO), we retrospectively analyzed of the relationships between serological markers and comorbid...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Su YJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:The Osteoporosis Assessment Questionnaire Short Version (OPAQ-SV) was cross-culturally adapted to measure health-related quality of life in Chinese osteoporotic fracture females and then validated in China for its psychometric properties. Cross-cultural adaptation, including translation of the original OPAQ-SV into Ma...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhang YP,Wei HH,Wang W,Xia RY,Zhou XL,Porr C,Lammi M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) is a multi-system autoimmune inflammatory disease. Generally, 60% of patients will develop lupus nephritis (LN); thus, early recognition and treatment is associated with better outcome. Interleukin 22 (IL-22) is involved in tissue inflammation and is regulated by interleuki...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Badr AMM,Farag Y,Abdelshafy M,Riad NM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current Canadian osteoporosis guidelines recommend routine bone density screening of men at age 65. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in men aged 65-75 in after application of screening guidelines. All males aged 65-75 years who attended a large primary care clinic were advised o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ferrari R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite (HA) crystal deposition disease is a common cause of acute inflammatory articular or periarticular pain. Here we report a patient with an acute hip arthritis due to HA crystal deposition of the round ligament. Therefore, HA crystal deposition in periarticular tendons and ligaments of the hip should be a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Arlet JB,André H,Mutschler C,Dupeux S,Pouchot J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) has often been regarded as the adult spectrum of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). The present study aims to compare the clinical and laboratory features, the disease course and the response to treatment in patients having AOSD with those having sJIA. Retrospective revie...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pay S,Türkçapar N,Kalyoncu M,Simşek I,Beyan E,Ertenli I,Oztürk MA,Düzgün N,Erdem H,Ozbalkan Z,Kiraz S,Kinikli G,Besbas N,Dinç A,Ateş A,Olmez U,Calgüneri M,Aydintuğ OT,Bakkaloğlu A,Turan M,Turgay M,Karaaslan Y,

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostaglandin series of bioactive compounds is formed by the interaction of two distinct but related enzymes, cyclo-oxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). COX-1 is a constitutive form which is present mainly in the gastric mucosa, kidney and platelets. COX-2 is mainly an inducible form, although also to...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Everts B,Währborg P,Hedner T

更新日期：2000-01-01 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,

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