Hypothalamus-hypophysis-thyroid axis, triiodothyronine and antithyroid antibodies in patients with primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome.

abstract：:The objective of this study is to identify the clinical differences between infectious meningitis and neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) in patients with SLE. Clinical manifestations, laboratory test results, and prognoses of 14 SLE patients complicated with various infectious meningitis, hospitaliz...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chen J,Feng X,Wang H,Hua B,Ding C,Liu B,Sun L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome (TRPS) type I in a Belgian family. They presented typical characteristics such as a pear-shaped nose, and short, deformed fingers with cone-shaped epiphyses of some middle phalanges of the hands. Hair growth was practically normal in our patients, except for so...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Verbruggen LA,Van Laere C,Lamoureux J,Van Tiggelen R

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vitamin D is involved in a wide variety of biological processes including bone metabolism, modulation of the immune response, and regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. Vitamin D has several immunomodulatory effects through vitamin D receptor (VDR). A series of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zilahi E,Chen JQ,Papp G,Szántó A,Zeher M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has recently been claimed that some of the symptoms in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) can be activated after the patient has stopped smoking. In this study we investigated the effect of smoking on the symptoms of Behçet's disease. Fifty asymptomatic current smokers (CS) who promised to stop smoking (group 1) a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Soy M,Erken E,Konca K,Ozbek S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perforin and granzyme A co-localize in the cytotoxic granules of killer cells like cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). Perforin is the cytolytic pore-forming protein, whereas the function of the homodimeric serine protease granzyme A and other members of the granzyme family is still unclear. Granzyme A-immunoreactive cells...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nordström DC,Konttinen YT,Sorsa T,Nykanen P,Pettersson T,Santavirta S,Tschopp J

更新日期：1992-12-01 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：:Although a number of reports have now described an association between polymorphism of the LMP2 gene and disease phenotype in HLA-B27 positive individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), some describe associations with acute anterior uveitis, others with juvenile onset disease, and one report provides no association...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Maksymowych WP,Adlam N,Lind D,Russell AS

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the mortality and describe the causes of death in a large multicenter cohort of hospitalized patients with SLE in China. This was a retrospective study of a nationwide SLE cohort (10 centers, 29,510 hospitalized patients) from 2005 to 2014 in China. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wu XY,Yang M,Xie YS,Xiao WG,Lin J,Zhou B,Guan X,Luo CN,Che N,Liu XZ,Wang C,Teng JL,Cheng XB,Ye JN,Su YT,Shi H,Yin YF,Liu MR,Sun Y,Hu QY,Zhou ZC,Chi HH,Liu Y,Zhang X,Chen JW,Zhang MJ,Zhao DB,Yang CD,

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess mean platelet volume (MPV) in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the active and inactive stages. Twenty children with SLE and 30 age- and gender-matched controls were enrolled. Demographic data, SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yavuz S,Ece A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caeruloplasmin (Cp), prealbumin and alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2-M) concentrations in serum were compared in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthrosis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, Reiter's syndrome, Behçet's syndrome, SLE and normal controls. Cp was significantly elevated (p less than 0.01) in all d...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Surrall KE,Bird HA,Dixon JS

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals are constantly detectable in sequential synovial fluid (SF) examinations of patients with initially CPPD-positive osteoarthritis (OA). For this purpose, we searched our SF database for CPPD-positive patients, who had two o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Robier C,Neubauer M,Fritz K,Lippitz P,Stettin M,Rainer F

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：: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：:To investigate the value of lone anti-Smith antibody (anti-Sm) using Euroimmun line immunoassay (LIA) in a Chinese population. One thousand two hundred eight of 39,766 patients who were analyzed for anti-Sm had positive anti-Sm, and were divided into true group (having both positive Sm and nRNP/Sm bands) and lone grou...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Meng Y,Deng S,Huang Z,Hu J,Zhang J,Xu D,Qin S,Tan C,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mesenteric vasculitis due to Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is relatively uncommon, it is the most life-threatening manifestation associated with high mortality. We describe a 15-year-old boy with HSP who had massive gastrointestinal bleeding and ileus but delayed onset of the purpuric rash. Abdominal ultraso...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wang L,Huang FC,Ko SF,Cheng MT

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine serum interleukin-33 (IL-33) levels and their associations with clinical parameters in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Serum IL-33 levels were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 69 patients with SSc and 30 healthy individuals. In a retrospective longitudinal study, sera from 14 patie...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yanaba K,Yoshizaki A,Asano Y,Kadono T,Sato S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) technology for detection of active synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Between June 2015 and October 2016, 56 patients with RA (42 females; mean age, 53.2 years) underwent gray-scale ultrasound (US) imaging, power Doppler imag...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lee GY,Kim S,Choi ST,Song JS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the diagnostic value of ultrasonography to conventional radiography in detecting osteophytes and erosions in the midfoot joints in patients suffering from inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint disease. Patients with current foot radiographs were included and stratified in two cohorts: inf...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Camerer M,Ehrenstein B,Hoffstetter P,Fleck M,Hartung W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare, chronic inflammatory benign breast disease. Although the etiology of this disease is unknown, it has been suggested that hormonal disorders, autoimmunity, smoking, and α1-antitrypsin deficiency may play a role in the etiopathogenesis. The aim is to investi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Koksal H,Vatansev H,Artac H,Kadoglou N

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) remains a challenging condition for clinicians. There is substantial evidence for the presence of various cervical dysfunctions (e.g., increased cervical muscle tone and impaired cervical movement control), but their contribution to the complex clinical picture of subjects w...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nijs J,Van Oosterwijck J,De Hertogh W

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) premutation carriers, who are at risk of having children with fragile X Syndrome, were initially considered as clinically unaffected. However, recent clinical and molecular studies have shifted this point of view. The incidence of premutation in the general population is substanti...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Martorell L,Tondo M,Garcia-Fructuoso F,Naudo M,Alegre C,Gamez J,Genovés J,Poo P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulins are often high in active rheumatoid arthritis and fall when treatment with a slow-acting anti-rheumatic drug is instituted. We assessed the value of monitoring immunoglobulins during penicillamine therapy; 145 patients were followed for up to 5 years, IgA, IgM and IgG levels were compared to 12 other c...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Williams A,Scott DL,Greenwood A,Huskisson EC

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gout is a common inflammatory disease, and the prevalence of gout in men is significantly higher than in women. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) regulates dopamine activity and metabolism, thereby participating in the uric acid metabolism, which in turn affects the occurrence of gout. Our study aimed to in...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ying X,Chen Y,Zheng Z,Duan S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign skeletal disorder which may affect one or multiple bones. Lesions often involve long bones, ribs, and craniofacial bones and cause pain, fractures, and disfigurement. We describe an adolescent girl with mandibular FD who was successfully treated with bisphosphonates. She presented wi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mäkitie AA,Törnwall J,Mäkitie O

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymyositis may occur along with other manifestations of chronic graft vs host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) could produce durable remissions in relapsed patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) but it may contribute to the development of polymyosi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Liu FC,Chen CH,Chao TY

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the functional heterogeneity of human Th17 and how their plasticity shapes the nature of immune cell responses to inflammation and autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We evaluated functional Th17 cell subsets based on the profile of cytokine productio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Henriques A,Inês L,Pais ML,da Silva JA,Paiva AA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate the relationship among smoking, TNF-α-blocker therapy, and the dynamic changes in gut microbiota in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:Using a 16S rRNA sequence, 98 fecal samples of 20 AS patients collected after 0, 1, 3 and 6 months of anti-TNF-α treatment an...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Zhang F,Ma C,Zhang B,Bi L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 19-year-old woman who consulted for low-back pain 3 weeks after her first delivery. This young woman had a personal history of protein C deficiency and was treated daily during her pregnancy with low-molecular-weight heparin. Her body mass index was 34 and she only gained 10 kg during her pregn...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Goëb V,Strotz V,Verdet M,Le Loët X,Vittecoq O

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Socio-economic gradients in occurrence of diseases have been reported for many chronic conditions. However, whether the magnitude of socio-economic gradients differs across diseases and the extent to which lifestyle mediates such relationships are not known. Cross-sectional data from The National Monitor on Musculoske...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Putrik P,Ramiro S,Chorus AM,Keszei AP,Boonen A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00