Methotrexate-treated arthritis and lymphoproliferative disease--coincidence only?

abstract：:The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has changed the habits and lives of people worldwide. Patients affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc) experienced constant fear because of their immunocompromised status. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and to analyze the lifestyle changes in a s...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pellegrino G,Mohammad Reza Beigi D,Angelelli C,Stefanantoni K,Cadar M,Mancuso S,Conti F,Riccieri V

更新日期：2020-11-14 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：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：:To examine the relationship between physical appearance concern and psychological distress in female adolescent patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was the aim of this study. A total of 84 adolescent SLE female patients and 80 age-matching healthy adolescents were evaluated for levels of appearance concer...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ji L,Lili S,Jing W,Yanyan H,Min W,Juan X,Hongmei S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The higher incidence of arterial and venous events is well established in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our aim here was to investigate whether there is a prothrombotic state in RA patients by using rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) method and to demonstrate whether the disease variables play a role in ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Türk SM,Cansu DÜ,Teke HÜ,Kaşifoğlu T,Meltem Akay O,Bilgin M,Korkmaz C

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:The objective of this study is to assess the usefulness of the stand-alone renal SLICC criterion in patients with childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and report their disease course, treatment response, and outcome. This study included children who were followed regularly in our lupus clinic with proved full...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Almutairi A,Aljammz H,Al-Hussain T,Al-Mayouf SM

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine incidence of increased levels of alanine transferase (ALT) >2× upper limit of normal (ULN) in patients receiving methotrexate (MTX), treated according to a dynamic strategy, and to identify predictors of ALT of >2× ULN. METHODS:Data of 508 recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from the...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dirven L,Klarenbeek NB,van den Broek M,van Groenendael JH,de Sonnaville PB,Kerstens PJ,Huizinga TW,Dijkmans BA,Lems WF,Allaart CF

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorea is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is strongly related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Various infections may also be triggering factors in the development of choreiform movements. Additionally, Salmonella infection is the most common opportunistic bacterial infecti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lazurova I,Macejova Z,Benhatchi K,Oetterová M,Antolová E,Asherson RA,Rovensky J

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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：:The sternocostoclavicular (SCC) region is subject to the same diseases that occur in joints, with congenital and developmental anomalies, inflammatory and infectious diseases, soft tissue and bone tumors as well as the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, including ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, enteropath...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Guglielmi G,Scalzo G,Cascavilla A,Salaffi F,Grassi W

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the link between ultrasonographic features of dactylitis in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and symptoms, digital tenderness and duration of dactylitis. METHODS:Forty-eight cases of PsA dactylitis were investigated using high frequency ultrasound (US) both in grey scale (GS) and Power Doppler (PD), eva...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Girolimetto N,Costa L,Mancarella L,Addimanda O,Bottiglieri P,Santelli F,Meliconi R,Peluso R,Del Puente A,Macchioni P,Salvarani C,McGonagle D,Scarpa R,Caso F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical, laboratorial, and therapeutical response of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) treatment. We systematically searched English articles on the subjects of PMR who were treated with TNF blockers in Pubmed from 1994 to 2010. In add...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aikawa NE,Pereira RM,Lage L,Bonfá E,Carvalho JF

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of evaluating the role of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, this hormone was studied in 90 subjects. They were divided into three groups: the first group consisted of 30 normal female subjects (aged 30 to 45); the second group comprised 30 elderly female subjects (aged 67 to 90)...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cantatore FP,Carrozzo M

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of exposure to solvents was investigated in female patients with connective tissue disease and Raynaud's phenomenon using a questionnaire. Sixteen out of the 63 patients with systemic sclerosis had been exposed to solvents. A borderline significance was demonstrated compared to matched female controls (P < 0....

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Czirják L,Kumánovics G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives of this study were to examine work disability (WD) and its leading causes in incident SLE patients. Data were derived from the Finnish nationwide registries to identify all non-retired, 18 to 64-year-old incident SLE patients between 2000 and 2007. Sick benefits and WD pensions and the causes for them were ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Elfving P,Puolakka K,Rantalaiho V,Kautiainen H,Virta LJ,Kaipiainen-Seppänen O

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of vitamin C on 1,25(OH)2D3 synthesis in humans were evaluated; the study included 20 females. They were divided into 2 groups. The first of the 10 subjects (age range 55-71) received ascorbic acid at a dose of 150 mg/die i.v. for 10 days; the second 10 subjects (age range 55-69) received a placebo i.v. fo...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cantatore FP,Loperfido MC,Magli DM,Mancini L,Carrozzo M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperuricemia is not only a risk factor for gout but also an independent determinant of hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney diseases. Although the incidence of gout in Korean adults is increasing, epidemiologic studies on hyperuricemia in the general Korean population are limited. Thus, this study aimed at eval...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kim Y,Kang J,Kim GT

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a small case series that aims to discuss the impact of depression, vascular, and fibrotic changes on development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). In this paper, we present five male patients with SSc, aged 30-48 years. All patients are nonsmokers, and their past m...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ostojic P,Damjanov N

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Subcutaneous nodules are the most common conspicuous extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with RA. The objective of this study is to examine the possibility of a relationship between subcutaneous nodules and "first ever" card...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kaushik P,Solomon DH,Greenberg JD,Anderson JT,Reed G,Pala O,Sumbul-Yuksel B,Kadam P,Kremer JM,CORRONA investigators.

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients had an increased susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of TB in SLE patients, with focus on the differences between pulmonary and extra-pulmonary TB. This is a retrospective study that review...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hou CL,Tsai YC,Chen LC,Huang JL

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Back problems and back pain are amongst the most prevalent conditions afflicting Australians and carry high direct and indirect costs for the health care systems of all developed countries. A major gap in the research literature on this topic is the longitudinal analysis of health seeking behaviour for people with bac...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sibbritt DW,Adams J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported a series of ten patients with lupus nephritis (five patients in the relapse phase and five in the remission phase) and measured the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an important pro-inflammatory cytokine with probable role in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases, in their urine sampl...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Otukesh H,Chalian M,Hoseini R,Chalian H,Hooman N,Bedayat A,Yazdi RS,Sabaghi S,Mahdavi S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab with those of abatacept in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis not responding to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. METHODS:A prospective, open-label study was carried out on adult females with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. Patients were ra...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Elmedany SH,Mohamed AE,Galil SMA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the first reported case of risedronate-associated scleritis and conducts a review of bisphosphonates and inflammatory eye diseases. A case of scleritis associated with risedronate use in a 73-year-old Chinese woman is reported. The English medical literature was reviewed for bisphosphonates and the...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hemmati I,Wade J,Kelsall J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional limitation is often complained by patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). With a rising number of patients suffering from AS, there are a limited number of reports focusing on functional limitation of AS in Chinese patients. This study was conducted to investigate the level of functional limitation and e...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Song Y,Wang C,Chen H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00