A case of anti-Jo1 myositis with pleural effusions and pericardial tamponade developing after exposure to a fermented Kombucha beverage.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with active tuberculosis (TB) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:We performed a retrospective case-control study in two tertiary care teaching hospitals in Medellín, Colombia. From January 2007 to December 2017, a total of 268 patients with SLE were in...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： González-Naranjo LA,Coral-Enríquez JA,Restrepo-Escobar M,Muñoz-Vahos CH,Jaramillo-Arroyave D,Vanegas-García AL,Eraso R,Vásquez G,Jaimes F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is frequently difficult to differentiate radiologically from the axial involvement of ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthrosis, some features of these 3 different diseases were compared. The predominantly horizontal nature of the enthesiophyte in DISH and its righ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Maertens M,Mielants H,Verstraete K,Veys EM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of persistent high fever and cough, generalized myalgia, and renal dysfunction. Laboratory examination revealed severe inflammatory signs, pulmonary fibrosis, progression of renal impairment with active nephritic urinary sediments, and a high titer of myeloperox...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sugimoto T,Kanasaki K,Koyama T,Yokomaku Y,Yasuda H,Kashiwagi A,Koya D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study are to investigate the prevalence of PAD4 and anti-PAD4 antibodies (Abs) in autoimmune diseases and to clarify their association with anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) and shared epitope (SE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Levels of human PAD4 and anti-PAD4 Abs in s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Umeda N,Matsumoto I,Kawaguchi H,Kurashima Y,Kondo Y,Tsuboi H,Ogishima H,Suzuki T,Kagami Y,Sakyu T,Ishigami A,Maruyama N,Sumida T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a common complication of immunosuppressive treatment in high prevalence countries. Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) cause this adverse event more often than conventional immunosuppressants. The incidence of HBV reactivation during treatment for rheumati...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Schwaneck EC,Krone M,Kreissl-Kemmer S,Weißbrich B,Weiss J,Tony HP,Gadeholt O,Schmalzing M,Geier A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the prevalence of the associated secondary diseases in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) attending a rheumatology specialty centre and to determine the frequency with which a secondary illness develops in those having RP, in absence of a well-defined secondary cause. METHODS:118 consecuti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： De Angelis R,Del Medico P,Blasetti P,Cervini C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to analyze the prognostic factors of radiographic progression in a series of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after 2 years of therapy with a structured algorithm using disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and very low doses of oral glucocorticoids. One hundred and...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sanmartí R,Gómez-Centeno A,Ercilla G,Larrosa M,Viñas O,Vazquez I,Gómez-Puerta JA,Gratacós J,Salvador G,Cañete JD

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of biotechnology-derived medicines has significantly increased in recent decades. Although biosimilars undergo rigorous characterization as well as clinical studies to document their safety and effectiveness, they are highly complex molecules and small changes in the purification and production process of a bi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pineda C,Caballero-Uribe CV,de Oliveira MG,Lipszyc PS,Lopez JJ,Mataos Moreira MM,Azevedo VF

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Intussusception is characterized by one segment of the gastrointestinal tract telescoping into the lumen of the adjacent segment; it is rarely reported in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the condition can be threatening. Only four cases of intussusception with SLE have been reported in literature. Here, we des...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhou JF,Liu SY,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and concomitant hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), treated with cyclosporine A (CsA) and anti-TNF-alpha agents. SGOT/SGPT and HCV-RNA serum levels remained unchanged longer than 1 year of treatment. No side effects were registered. We suggest that combination...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bellisai F,Giannitti C,Donvito A,Galeazzi M

更新日期：2007-07-01 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 thermographic appearance of the sacro-iliac joints in health and in active inflammation has been established on the basis of 72 thermographic examinations of healthy volunteers and 82 examinations of patients with clinically and radiographically active disease. In the latter group a certain number of cases showed ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jacobsson H,Vestersköld L

更新日期：1985-12-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the polymorphism of transporters associated with antigen processing ( TAP1/TAP2) genes and rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese patients. A total of 100 RA patients and 99 healthy control subjects were enrolled. Analyses with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) b...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yu MC,Huang CM,Wu MC,Wu JY,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that mechanical compression of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) would mobilize occult extractable fluid and improve arthrocentesis success. METHODS:Sixty-seven consecutive knees with RA and 186 knees with OA and were included. Conventional arthrocentesis was performed and s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rolle NA,Jan I,Sibbitt WL Jr,Band PA,Haseler LJ,Hayward WA,Muruganandam M,Emil NS,Fangtham M,Bankhurst AD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with bursitis/tendonitis disorders in Puerto Ricans with diabetes mellitus (DM). A cross-sectional study was performed in 202 adult Puerto Ricans (100 DM patients and 102 non-diabetic subjects). For each participant, a complete medical history...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Font YM,Castro-Santana LE,Nieves-Plaza M,Maldonado M,Mayor AM,Vilá LM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 29-year-old Japanese woman with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and adult onset Still's disease (AOSD). Her disease was refractory to high-dose glucocorticoids, two courses of steroid pulse therapy, and addition of cyclosporine (3.5 mg/kg/day). The serum interleukin-6 level was markedly elevat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Matsumoto K,Nagashima T,Takatori S,Kawahara Y,Yagi M,Iwamoto M,Okazaki H,Minota S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunoinflammatory pathogenesis of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) involves the activation of many pathways including various cytokines. We have evaluated the levels of interleukin(IL)-1, IL-6 and IL-8 in 29 JCA patients. The age range was 1-16 with a mean of 10.1. A disease activity score was developed on the ba...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozen S,Saatci U,Bakkaloglu A,Ozdemir O,Besbas N,Kirazli S,Ozdemir S

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the influence of TNF-α inhibitor on lipid profile and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients with long-term use of stable dose TNF-α inhibitor. AxSpA patients were enrolled in the Catholic Axial Spondyloarthritis COhort (CASCO). We collected their data annually and an...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Min HK,Lee J,Ju JH,Park SH,Kwok SK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced physical function and health-related quality of life are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and further studies are needed that examine novel determinates of reduced physical function in RA. This study examines whether frailty, a state of increased vulnerability to stressors, is associated with differences i...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Andrews JS,Trupin L,Yelin EH,Hough CL,Covinsky KE,Katz PP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulse prednisolone hemisuccinate therapy (500 mg given intravenously on three occasions over two weeks) has been combined with either intramuscular sodium aurothiomalate or azathioprine in an assessment of 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Significant improvement in a variety of clinical and biochemical assessmen...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Häntzschel H,Otto W,Arnold S,Seidel W,Krüger W,Winiecki P,Bird HA,Dixon JS,Astbury G,Wright V

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigens of HLA-DR locus were determined in 127 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in 175 healthy persons. The frequency of HLA-DR1 antigen was discovered in 45% of the patients and in 22.3% of the examinees from the control group (p less than 0.001). The relative risk is 2.84. 69% of the patients were seropos...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Jajić Z,Jajić I,Jajić I,Kerhin-Brkljacic V

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever with peritonitis, arthritis, pleuritis or erysipelas-like rash. It is unclear what effects of FMF itself on endocrine system and hormones are. None of the FMF patients without amyloidosis have been reported ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sav T,Ozbakir O,Kelestimur F,Gursoy S,Baskol M,Kula M,Dundar M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is the most common organ system involved in systemic sclerosis (SSc). GIT involvement is mainly attributed to GIT dismobility and wide mouth diverticular. GIT involvement in SSc can be also severely debilitating and even life threatening. To our knowledge, the presence of gastrointestinal ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Plastiras SC,Tzivras M,Vlachoyiannopoulos PG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An insufficiency fracture (IF) involving the acetabulum is presented. This fracture occurred in a 67-year-old woman who had been hysterectomized and oophorectomized 27 years earlier for a carcinoma of the uterine cervix, and who had received external pelvic irradiation. This IF location has been rarely described earli...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Schreiber S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous occurrence of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and malignancy has rarely been reported. We report the first case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus associated with Hodgkin's disease. Although our case does not fulfill the criteria of paraneoplastic process, a relationship between the two diso...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Castanet J,Taillan B,Lacour JP,Garnier G,Perrin C,Ortonne JP

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the association of two common interleukin 12B (IL-12B) polymorphisms (rs3212227 and rs6887695) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility through meta-analyses. A systematic literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases was conducted on ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yang X,Xiao F,Luo D,Wang G,Liang S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and factors associated with medication noncompliance by Thai patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:This prospective cohort study enrolled 443 adult RA patients (≥ 18 years) who were followed up at the outpatient rheumatology clinics of Siriraj Hospital and...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Katchamart W,Narongroeknawin P,Sukprasert N,Chanapai W,Srisomnuek A

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00