Matching prevalence of peripheral arthritis and acute anterior uveitis in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better understand the characteristics of synoviocytes located in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pannus. METHODS:One cell line, termed PSC, was cloned from RA pannus lesions. Phenotypic analysis was done by contrast microscopy, indirect immunostaining, and safranin O staining. Transcription of several proto...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Xue C,Takahashi M,Hasunuma T,Aono H,Yamamoto K,Yoshino S,Sumida T,Nishioka K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 contrasting cases of a seronegative polyarthritis associated with angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy (AILD). Both cases were nonerosive, with symmetrical involvement of the elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles. In one the arthritis appeared concurrently with the main systemic manifestations of AILD. The secon...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Davies PG,Fordham JN

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who develop reactive arthritis after yersinia enteritis are characterised by high and persisting IgA-anti-yersinia antibodies. We have further analysed the humoral immune response to yersinia in this condition. Total concentrations of IgM, IgG, IgA, and secretory IgA in the serum and specific anti-yersinia an...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Granfors K,Toivanen A

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a critical appraisal of the literature in an attempt to assess the current value of synovial fluid (SF) analysis in the diagnosis of joint disease. METHODS:A literature search was undertaken using the Medline, Biomed, Bids, Pubmed, and Embase electronic databases using the keywords: synovial flu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Swan A,Amer H,Dieppe P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum immunoglobulins were measured in 122 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) during various phases of disease activity and compared to those in 58 healthy subjects. The mean serum IgA was 38% higher in patients (306.9 mg/dl) than in controls (222.7 mg/dl) (P < 0.005), but there was no significant difference in...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Cowling P,Ebringer R,Ebringer A

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis and knee pain has been weak. This may be because features that best discriminate knees with pain have not been included in analyses. We tested the correlation between knee pain and radiographic features taking into account both image analysis f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Minciullo L,Parkes MJ,Felson DT,Cootes TF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the risk of keratinoctye skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)) in patients treated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population, and to determine whether anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy exacerbates this risk. METHODS:Patients wi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mercer LK,Green AC,Galloway JB,Davies R,Lunt M,Dixon WG,Watson KD,British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register Control Centre Consortium.,Symmons DP,Hyrich KL,British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and side effects of oral pilocarpine for the treatment of ocular symptoms in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS:A 12 week, single centre, randomised controlled study was performed. Twenty nine patients were randomly assigned to receive oral pilocarpine (5 mg twice...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tsifetaki N,Kitsos G,Paschides CA,Alamanos Y,Eftaxias V,Voulgari PV,Psilas K,Drosos AA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthralgias have previously been reported in association with acne fulminans, but the following case in the first report of osseous lesions associated with this disease. The destructive bony lesion was rapid in onset but self-limited. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hunter LY,Hensinger RN

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate if the increased concentrations of stromelysin (MMP-3) found in the synovial fluid (SF) of patients with various arthritides reflect the concentrations in the circulation. METHODS:Using a double antibody ELISA, we have measured proMMP-3 concentrations in sera from these patient groups and in o...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Taylor DJ,Cheung NT,Dawes PT

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gout, caused by hyperuricaemia, is a multifactorial disease. Although genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of gout have been reported, they included self-reported gout cases in which clinical information was insufficient. Therefore, the relationship between genetic variation and clinical subtypes of gout r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Matsuo H,Yamamoto K,Nakaoka H,Nakayama A,Sakiyama M,Chiba T,Takahashi A,Nakamura T,Nakashima H,Takada Y,Danjoh I,Shimizu S,Abe J,Kawamura Y,Terashige S,Ogata H,Tatsukawa S,Yin G,Okada R,Morita E,Naito M,Tokumasu

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients are presented who sustained bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon while on systemic steroid therapy for chest disease; a fourth patient with polymyalgia rheumatica on steroids is also presented. This is further evidence that tendon rupture can be a direct complication of steroid treatment. The Englis...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haines JF

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eye disease, arthritis, folliculitis, and thrombophlebitis were more common among males, and erythema nodosum among females, in 297 patients with Behćet syndrome (BS) at their first visit despite an identical disease duration. Younger males and females (age of onset 24 years or less) had a higher prevalence of eye dis...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yazici H,Tüzün Y,Pazarli H,Yurdakul S,Ozyazgan Y,Ozdoğan H,Serdaroğlu S,Ersanli M,Ulkü BY,Müftüoğlu AU

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current drug development programs produce high quality data on the efficacy of new drugs, substantial data on safety, but little data on actual applicability of the new product compared to standard of care. After successful registration and launch, such data require years to accumulate and often remain incomplete. Thi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Boers M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare patterns of arteriographic lesions of the aorta and primary branches in patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS:Patients were selected from two North American cohorts of TAK and GCA. The frequency of arteriographic lesions was calculated for 15 large arter...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Grayson PC,Maksimowicz-McKinnon K,Clark TM,Tomasson G,Cuthbertson D,Carette S,Khalidi NA,Langford CA,Monach PA,Seo P,Warrington KJ,Ytterberg SR,Hoffman GS,Merkel PA,Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium.

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been found to differ from purified PMNs from normal subjects in ways that are consistent with their prior activation. However, it is currently contentious whether activated PMNs really circulate in patients ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McCarthy DA,Bernhagen J,Taylor MJ,Hamblin AS,James I,Thompson PW,Perry JD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and gastroduodenal safety of a fixed-dose combination of diclofenac sodium 50 mg and misoprostol 200 micrograms twice daily with those of piroxicam 10 mg twice daily and naproxen 375 mg twice daily in patients with osteoarthritis. METHODS:A 4 week, randomised, double-blind, parallel-...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Melo Gomes JA,Roth SH,Zeeh J,Bruyn GA,Woods EM,Geis GS

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and safety of single versus combination non-prescription oral analgesics in community-derived people aged 40 years and older with chronic knee pain. METHODS:A randomised, double-blind, four-arm, parallel-group, active controlled trial investigating short-term (day 10) and long-term (...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Doherty M,Hawkey C,Goulder M,Gibb I,Hill N,Aspley S,Reader S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is thought to play an important role in systemic sclerosis (SSc) pathogenesis. It was found to be upregulated in the serum and in the affected skin of scleroderma patients. However, its involvement in scleroderma lung disease is not clear. This study aimed to evaluat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： De Santis M,Bosello SL,Capoluongo E,Inzitari R,Peluso G,Lulli P,Zizzo G,Bocci M,Tolusso B,Zuppi C,Castagnola M,Ferraccioli G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Target trial emulation is an intuitive design framework that encourages investigators to formulate their comparative effectiveness research (CER) question as a hypothetical randomised controlled trial (RCT). Our aim was to systematically review CER studies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to provide examples of ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhao SS,Lyu H,Solomon DH,Yoshida K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the role of two COL2A1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs3737548 and rs2276455) and their haplotypes in individual susceptibility to osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand in Finnish women. METHODS:Bilateral hand radiographs of 543 Finnish female dentists and teachers aged 45-63 years were examined and c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hämäläinen S,Solovieva S,Hirvonen A,Vehmas T,Takala EP,Riihimäki H,Leino-Arjas P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether continued methotrexate treatment increases the risk of postoperative infections or of surgical complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within one year of elective orthopaedic surgery. DESIGN:A prospective randomised study of postoperative infection or surgical complicat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Grennan DM,Gray J,Loudon J,Fear S

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip, tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints in a skeletal population. METHODS:A total of 785 adult English skeletons (695 Saxon or Mediaeval origin) were examined for OA using established criteria. RESULTS:Twenty nine skeletons had hip OA, compared wi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rogers J,Dieppe P

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with serious haemorrhagic complications of anticoagulant treatment in an attempt to establish risk factors for bleeding. METHODS:Patients with APS who were attending our lupus unit and who presented with se...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Castellino G,Cuadrado MJ,Godfrey T,Khamashta MA,Hughes GR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical disability is part of the end point measures in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials. The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ DI) is often used for this purpose but lacks international uniformity owing to variations in the translated and adapted questionnaires and variatio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zandbelt MM,Welsing PM,van Gestel AM,van Riel PL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a preliminary composite psoriatic disease activity index (CPDAI) for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. METHODS:Five domains were assessed and specific instruments were employed for each domain to determine the extent of domain involvement and the effect of that involvement on quality of life/fun...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mumtaz A,Gallagher P,Kirby B,Waxman R,Coates LC,Veale J D,Helliwell P,FitzGerald O

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the association between chondrocalcinosis and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands and knees in an unselected elderly rural population. METHODS:A community based cross sectional study was performed in individuals randomly selected from a previous epidemiological survey on the prevalence of chondrocal...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sanmarti R,Kanterewicz E,Pladevall M,Pañella D,Tarradellas JB,Gomez JM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic function assessed by tests of cardiovascular reflexes was studied in 25 patients with systemic sclerosis and 10 patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon. A comparison was made with 13 normal healthy subjects. Significant abnormalities in the cardiovascular reflexes were found in systemic sclerosis, both in...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Klimiuk PS,Taylor L,Baker RD,Jayson MI

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed pneumococcal epiglottitis is described and the literature reviewed. This infection is extremely rare in adults, and only 10 cases, none of them with SLE, have so far been reported. Epiglottitis is usually caused by Haemophilus influenzae. However, in immunocomp...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Shalit M,Gross DJ,Levo Y

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prior studies have suggested a potential link between nasal microbes and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; Wegener's), but these studies relied on culture-dependent methods. This study comprehensively examined the entire community of nasal microbiota (bacteria and fungi) in participants with GPA compare...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rhee RL,Sreih AG,Najem CE,Grayson PC,Zhao C,Bittinger K,Collman RG,Merkel PA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00