abstract：:To characterize the distinctive chest high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) features and clinical manifestations of primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). The demographic data, clinical manifestations, and laboratory and radiological findings of 527 pSS patients were retrospec...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dong X,Zhou J,Guo X,Li Y,Xu Y,Fu Q,Lu Y,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：: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：:In the original version of this article the first name of the co-author was incorrectly spelled as "Khaled A. Alnaqbi". The correct spelling should have been "Khalid A. Alnaqbi". This is now presented correctly in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Arayssi T,Harfouche M,Darzi A,Al Emadi S,Alnaqbi KA,Badsha H,Al Balushi F,Dib C,Elzorkany B,Halabi H,Hammoudeh M,Hazer W,Masri B,Merashli M,Omair M,Salloum N,Uthman I,Zahirovic S,Ziade N,Bannuru RR,McAlindon T,N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the rate of rheumatoid factor (RF) false positivity at diagnosis and its influence on clinical and prognostic features and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development during the follow-up in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients without RA or other medical conditions...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Moon JS,Lee DD,Park YB,Lee SW

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The above article originally published with an error present in Table 2 and is now presented correctly in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kizaki K,Uchida S,Yamashita F,Tsukamoto M,Azuma K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a member of IRF family which induce signaling pathways and are involved in modulation of cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and immune system activity. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an auto-inflammatory syndrome where the inflammatory markers are believed to play...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Esmaeili Reykande S,Rezaei A,Sadr M,Shabani M,Najmi Varzaneh F,Ziaee V,Rezaei N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased IFN-γ levels have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the relationships among IFN-γ, type I interferons (IFNs) and clinical features have not been extensively studied. Peripheral blood samples from 44 SLE patients and 36 healthy donors (HDs) were collected. Quantitative real-tim...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Liu M,Liu J,Hao S,Wu P,Zhang X,Xiao Y,Jiang G,Huang X

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:The presentation of the Table 1 of the original version of this article was incorrectly published. The Table is now presented correctly in this article. ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Greco M,Rúa-Figueroa Í,Ghiglione S,Santana Medina E,Quevedo Abeledo JC,Rodríguez-Lozano C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two major complications in scleroderma patients that cause substantial morbidity and mortality are ischemic digital lesions (DL) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). The clinician's ability to predict which patients will develop these complications is imperfect. We conducted a prospective observational cohort study of 300...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mecoli CA,Shah AA,Boin F,Wigley FM,Hummers LK

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). To describe the pattern of serious infections in patients with SLE and to identify the predictors of infection-related mortality among SLE patients with serious infections, we prospectively studied all SLE pat...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Teh CL,Wan SA,Ling GR

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:The objective of the study was to determine clinical factors associated with activity limitation and predictors of a change in activity limitation after 1 year in people with gout. Two hundred ninety-five participants with gout (disease duration < 10 years) attended a baseline assessment which included medical and dis...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Stewart S,Rome K,Eason A,House ME,Horne A,Doyle AJ,Knight J,Taylor WJ,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to understand the patient experience of musculoskeletal imaging tests for investigation of inflammatory arthritis and factors that contribute to this experience. We conducted a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 33 patients who had a recent peripheral joint musculoskel...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Bourke S,Taylor WJ,Doyle AJ,Gott M,Dalbeth N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few studies have reported the safety profile of interleukin (IL)-1 blockers from real life. The aim of this study is to describe anakinra (ANA) and canakinumab (CAN) safety profile in children and adults, based on data from a real-life setting. Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic data from patients treated with A...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Sota J,Vitale A,Insalaco A,Sfriso P,Lopalco G,Emmi G,Cattalini M,Manna R,Cimaz R,Priori R,Talarico R,de Marchi G,Frassi M,Gallizzi R,Soriano A,Alessio M,Cammelli D,Maggio MC,Gentileschi S,Marcolongo R,La Torre F,

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-II molecules are critical in triggering human immune response, especially in activating CD4+ T cells. HLA-DP, belonging to HLA-II molecules, draws increasing attention for its role in presentation of viral antigen and autoantigen to T cells. Researches reported single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of HLA-DP associ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Huang Z,Niu Q,Yang B,Zhang J,Yang M,Xu H,Cai B,Hu J,Wu Y,Wang L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ACR/EULAR Boolean remission criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include a strict cutoff for patient global assessment (PGA, value ≤ 1/10). Near-remission corresponds to remission for joint counts and C-reactive protein but with PGA > 1. The objective was to explore whether the contribution of PGA to remission a...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gossec L,Kirwan JR,de Wit M,Balanescu A,Gaujoux-Viala C,Guillemin F,Rat AC,Saraux A,Fautrel B,Kvien TK,Dougados M,RAID investigators.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify clinical variables capable of predicting long-term treatment duration of TNF-α inhibition in patients with Behçet's disease (BD)-related uveitis. Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic data were retrospectively collected from BD patients treated with the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α blockers infliximab an...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Fabiani C,Vitale A,Rigante D,Emmi G,Lopalco G,Sota J,Vannozzi L,di Scala G,Guerriero S,Orlando I,Franceschini R,Capozzoli M,Frediani B,Galeazzi M,Iannone F,Tosi GM,Cantarini L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound elastography (UE) is a new ultrasound-based imaging technique that provides information about elasticity and stiffness of tissues. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the diagnostic importance of UE in supraspinatus impingement syndrome. Forty-one subjects, aged 38-70 years, were included in the st...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Demirel A,Baykara M,Koca TT,Berk E

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the serum levels of B cell survival factors BAFF and APRIL in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) and their relation with clinical and autoantibodies. Seventy-five patients (51 females and 24 males) with IIM (Bohan and Peter's criteria 1975) and 25 healthy adults were analyzed for BAFF, APR...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Gupta L,Chaurasia S,Srivastava P,Dwivedi S,Lawrence A,Misra R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is vital for musculoskeletal health and may be associated with subacute and chronic low back pain. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among chronic low back pain (CLBP) and subacute low back pain (SLBP), and compare the same with healthy controls. This study wa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Panwar A,Valupadas C,Veeramalla M,Vishwas HN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation with fever, abdominal pain, chest pain, rash, myalgia, arthralgia, conjunctivitis, and periorbital edema. This condition is a rare autosomal dominant disease that is strongly associated with heter...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chen Y,Huang X,Zheng S,Zhu Z,Yang W,Liu J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACD). The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), which is the logarithmic transformation of the plasma triglyceride (TG) level to the high-density lipoprotein level (HDL) ratio, has been suggested to be a novel mark...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Cure E,Icli A,Uslu AU,Sakiz D,Cure MC,Baykara RA,Yavuz F,Arslan S,Kucuk A

更新日期：2018-05-01 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 aim of this study is to find out the outcome of 28 patients who got the diagnosis of primary fibromyalgia (pFM) 26 years ago. In 1986, 56 patients with widespread pain were examined and filled in a base questionnaire (BQ). Of them, 42 fulfilled the Yunus criteria for pFM. Twenty-six years later, addresses of 38 pa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Isomeri R,Mikkelsson M,Partinen M,Kauppi MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of this study were to determine if secretory sphingomyelinase (S-SMase) activity is elevated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to control subjects and to examine the relationships of S-SMase activity with functional status, quality of life, and RA disease activity measurements. We collected...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hanaoka BY,Ormseth MJ,Michael Stein C,Banerjee D,Nikolova-Karakashian M,Crofford LJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate pre-clinical esophageal involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by high-resolution impedance manometry (HRiM), its associations with disease features including lung involvement, and its predictivity of esophageal symptoms overtime. Charts of 45 asymptomatic (no heartburn/regurgitation/dy...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Vettori S,Tolone S,Capocotta D,Chieffo R,Giacco V,Valentini G,Docimo L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the is study is to examine the role of serum substance P (SP) levels as a simple biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, its correlation with other markers of disease activity, and with selected clinical parameters. The study comprised 90 RA patients and 24 healthy controls. RA activity wa...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Barbosa-Cobos RE,Lugo-Zamudio G,Flores-Estrada J,Becerril-Mendoza LT,Rodríguez-Henríquez P,Torres-González R,Moreno-Eutimio MA,Ramirez-Bello J,Moreno J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop and to test in a preliminary way a new self-administered screening tool, called DETection of Arthritis in Inflammatory boweL diseases (DETAIL) questionnaire, in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) not previously diagnosed as having a spondyloarthritis (SpA). DETAIL questionnaire was rea...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Di Carlo M,Luchetti MM,Benfaremo D,Di Donato E,Mosca P,Maltoni S,Benedetti A,Gabrielli A,Grassi W,Salaffi F

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "A disintegrin and metalloprotease" (ADAM) family is thought to play an important role in tissue destruction and inflammatory reactions. ADAM-17 was first described as the protease responsible for tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α shedding. Here, we have shown the expression of ADAM-17 in inflammatory myopathy and dem...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Nishimi A,Isozaki T,Nishimi S,Ishii S,Tokunaga T,Furuya H,Wakabayashi K,Kasama T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease which may lead to malnutrition. Previous studies have defined it with different criteria. No thorough evaluations of sarcopenia in SSc are available. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and the potential association of malnutrition and sarcopenia ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Caimmi C,Caramaschi P,Venturini A,Bertoldo E,Vantaggiato E,Viapiana O,Ferrari M,Lippi G,Frulloni L,Rossini M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the clinical characteristics of autoimmune rheumatic disease-related organizing pneumonia (AIRD-OP), the clinical presentation, radiological findings, treatment, and outcome of AIRD-OP patients were analyzed, in comparison with patients with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP). A total of 131 OP patients w...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Dong X,Zheng Y,Wang L,Chen WH,Zhang YG,Fu Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this systematic review was to determine the potential role of dual-energy CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of gout with regard to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) filter. A systematic analysis of the literature was conducted using the MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and published abstracts of ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ramon A,Bohm-Sigrand A,Pottecher P,Richette P,Maillefert JF,Devilliers H,Ornetti P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signalling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) family receptors play important roles in modulating immune responses. Previous studies in murine models and patients have suggested an association of the SLAM family (SLAMF) members with the development of autoimmunity, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Mak A,Thornhill SI,Lee HY,Lee B,Poidinger M,Connolly JE,Fairhurst AM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to explore the relationship between circulating T cells and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to find the role of the CD8+CD122+ T cells in the pathogenesis and progression of AS. With the method of case-control design, flow cytometry was performed to quantitatively determine the percentage of c...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Han R,Yang X,Chen M,Zhang X,Yuan Y,Hu X,Wang M,Liu R,Ma Y,Yang J,Xu S,Shuai Z,Jiang S,Pan F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for lupus and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria are designed to classify disease. However, they have become widely used as diagnostic criteria in clinical situations. Patients may be labelled as systemic lupus erythema...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Flynn A,Gilhooley E,O'Shea F,Wynne B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe four cases of giant cell arteritis (GCA) that presented with occipital headache in the last 6 months. Typical ultrasound features of GCA were found in the occipital arteries which helped to confirm the diagnosis. One patient had already suffered significant visual loss by the time the diagnosis was made, r...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pinnell J,Tiivas C,Perkins P,Blake T,Saravana S,Dubey S

更新日期：2018-02-01 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