abstract：UNLABELLED:The objective of this study is to provide a critical overview of available instruments to assess impairments in patients with rheumatic disorders, and to recommend reliable and valid instruments for use in allied health care and rehabilitation medicine. A computer-aided literature search (1982-2004) in sever...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Swinkels RA,Bouter LM,Oostendorp RA,van den Ende CH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the adequacy of the following criteria for the classification of juvenile-onset spondyloarthropathies (JSpA): European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group criteria (ESSGCr) and Amor criteria (ACr) (proposed for adult SpA), Garmisch-Partenkirchen (G-PCr), seronegative enthe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kasapçopur O,Demirli N,Ozdoğan H,Apelyan M,Calişkan S,Sever L,Arisoy N

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkoptunuria is an inherited autosomal recessive metabolic disorder which is caused by the lack of homogentisic acid-oxidase enzyme. It is associated with various systemic abnormalities and related to the deposition of homogentisic acid pigment in connective tissues. These pigmentary changes are termed "ochronosis". W...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cetinus E,Cever I,Kural C,Erturk H,Akyildiz M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neprilysin (neutral endopeptidase, 3:4:24:11, CD10) (NEP) is a Zn metallopeptidase linked to controlling inflammation through the degradation of neuropeptides involved in neurogenic inflammation of chronic rheumatic diseases. The aim of our study was to evaluate circulating activity and cellular expression of...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Simonini G,Azzari C,Gelli AM,Giani T,Calabri GB,Leoncini G,Del Rosso A,Generini S,Cimaz R,Cerinic MM,Falcini F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute leukemia is uncommonly seen with rheumatoid arthritis during or following treatment with low-dose methotrexate, a safe and effective treatment for the arthritic condition. We describe here a 68-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed acute erythroleukemia during low-dose methotrexate therapy (tota...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Choi BR,Ahn MJ,Lee WS,Kim TH,Bae SC,Jun JB

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of free radicals in fibromyalgia is controversial. In this study, 85 female patients with primary fibromyalgia and 80 age-, height-, and weight-matched healthy women were evaluated for oxidant/antioxidant balance. Malondialdehyde is a toxic metabolite of lipid peroxidation used as a marker of free radical dam...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bagis S,Tamer L,Sahin G,Bilgin R,Guler H,Ercan B,Erdogan C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among bone mineral densities (BMD) in the calcaneus and leg activity of daily living (L-ADL) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS:We measured and compared calcaneus BMD using single X-ray absorptiometry and lumbar spine and femoral neck BM...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Doi S,Kushida K,Miyamoto S,Sekioka Y,Suzuki M,Inoue T,Nagano A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common diagnosis in children and adolescents with rheumatic disorders. In many children and adolescents, JIA is successfully treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and physiotherapy. However, in a significant number of cases the disease is resistant t...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Niehues T,Horneff G,Michels H,Höck MS,Schuchmann L,Working Groups Pediatric Rheumatology Germany (AGKJR).,Pediatric Rheumatology Austria.

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct)-induced arthritis (CtIA) is characterized by persistent Ct infection, which stimulates secretion of cytokines in vitro. We therefore investigated whether CtIA patients have a unique cytokine profile in synovial fluid or serum in vivo. Because underlying Ct infection is overlooked in a high p...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Jendro MC,Raum E,Schnarr S,Köhler L,Zeidler H,Kuipers JG,Martin M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) has been well established. These patients have been reported to have an overall better prognosis than other PAN patients. Herein we report a patient with FMF and PAN who died of sepsis following a severe course of recurrent bleeding e...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Akar S,Goktay Y,Akinci B,Tekis D,Biberoglu K,Birlik M,Onen F,Tunca M,Akkoc N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory syndromes such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with high frequencies of CD4+CD28- T cells. The number of these cells is genetically determined and may also be a consequence of chronic exposure to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha). The aim of this study was to examine whether the r...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Pawlik A,Ostanek L,Brzosko I,Brzosko M,Masiuk M,Machalinski B,Szklarz BG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of a female patient diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). After a few years in remission, the patient acquired herpes zoster infection followed by a disease flare. Disease activity was accompanied by the development of meningitis. To determine whether the meningitis was ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bodolay E,Diószeghy P,Demeter J,Bányai A,Csipö I,Szegedi G,Szekanecz Z

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis can affect sacroiliac joints, but only a few such cases have been reported. The onset is usually insidious, and early diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. We report herein a culture-proven case of tuberculous sacroiliitis which initially mimicked neoplastic infiltration on CT scan. ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Keleş I,Aydin G,Kitay OL,Orkun S

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of retinoid-induced sclerotic changes of lumbar spine and femur demonstrated by dual energy x-ray absorptiometrie (DEXA). The patient had flowing ossification along thoracic spine resembling diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), but there was no ligament calcification in the lumbar sp...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Atalay A,Altaykan A,Ergin G,Kutsal YG

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate variability (HRV) is a useful tool for the detection of sympathetic-parasympathetic balance in the autonomic nervous system. Autonomic nervous system involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has rarely been studied and has shown conflicting results. Our purpose was to determine if HRV showed c...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Evrengül H,Dursunoglu D,Cobankara V,Polat B,Seleci D,Kabukçu S,Kaftan A,Semiz E,Kilic M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to measure serum oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to identify any association with clinical variables. METHODS:We studied 126 female patients (27 with active RA, 27 with inactive RA,...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Kim SH,Lee CK,Lee EY,Park SY,Cho YS,Yoo B,Moon HB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infliximab, a monoclonal chimeric anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) antibody, was tried in two patients suffering from severe refractory juvenile ankylosing spondylarthritis with disease duration of more than 10 years. To assess the response, validated clinical activity parameters were monitored prospe...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Schmeling H,Horneff G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still debate on whether inflammatory pseudotumor should be considered benign or malignant. This lesion has only been reported twice in bone, apart from cases complicating foreign body reaction to joint replacement arthroplasty. We report here a third case, localized at the sacrum. A 31-year-old man had inflam...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Allanore Y,Pham XV,Clerc DA,Menkès CJ,Kahan A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group of autoimmune cutaneous connective tissue diseases (CCTD) includes systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis (DM), lupus erythematosus (LE), and subtypes. Most CCTD patients can be assigned to one of these phenotypes or mixed forms, and transitions among the subsets exist. We present the case of a 26-year-old woma...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Wenzel J,Bokemeyer D,Wilsmann D,Gerdsen R,Tueting T,Uerlich M,Bieber T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) commonly presents with articular manifestations and thrombotic vasculopathy. Arthritis of BD characteristically demonstrates a recurrent and nondestructive course. The pathobiological basis of the thrombotic vasculopathy and protective factors against cartilage destruction in arthritis of BD have...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Oztürk MA,Ertenli I,Kiraz S,C Haznedaroğlu I,Celik I,Kirazli S,Calgüneri M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is common with connective tissue disorders, but pancytopenia is rare. We report a 22-year-old female who presented with menorrhagia, seizures, anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, pericardial effusion, positive ANA, and evidence of vasculitis on CT head scan and was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosu...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Singh NP,Prakash A,Garg D,Makhija A,Pathania A,Prakash N,Kubba S,Agarwal SK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural changes are sometimes a risk factor for low back pain. Abnormal posture creates a strain on ligaments and muscles that indirectly affects the curvature of the lumbar spine. This study was planned to investigate the relationship between the angles of the lower lumbar spine and spinal mobility in acute and chro...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Evcik D,Yücel A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesise that T-cell apoptosis and the percentage of T cells expressing molecules involved in apoptosis modulation (CD95, CD28) are altered at the inflammation site and in peripheral blood (PB) of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Paired JIA samples of synovial fluid (SF) and PB ( n=7) and PB sa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Knipp S,Feyen O,Ndagijimana J,Niehues T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of apoptosis-related molecules in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium, with special emphasis on the apoptosis accelerator Bax. METHODS:Immunohistochemical analysis of Bax, Bcl-2, and Bcl-x(L) was performed in tissue specimens of patients with RA and compared...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Hilbers I,Hansen T,Petrow PK,Gaumann A,Bräuer R,Salzmann G,Gay RE,Kosmehl H,Kirkpatrick CJ,Gay S,Kriegsmann J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prevalence of dermatophytic infections in rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. This study investigated the prevalence of dermatophytosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the relationship between sulfasalazine, low-dose methotrexate and steroid therapy. METHODS:We examined 53 consecutive patients wit...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bicer A,Tursen U,Cimen OB,Kaya TI,Ozisik S,Ikizoglu G,Erdogan C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple infusions with achimeric, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha monoclonal antibody (infliximab) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis vulgaris. METHODS:Over 22 weeks, nine patients with both active psoriasis and PsA received five...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Cauza E,Spak M,Cauza K,Hanusch-Enserer U,Dunky A,Wagner E

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 are crucial to the inflammatory response in chronic inflammatory arthritis. Soluble (s) levels of these molecules in sera and synovial fluid (SF) correlate with some clinical parameters and synovial tissue expression of the same molecules in rheumatoid arthritis....

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Bloom BJ,Nelson SM,Alario AJ,Miller LC,Schaller JG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a generalized disorder characterized by fibrosis and vascular obliteration in the skin, lung, gastrointestinal tract, and kidney. One of its two subsets is a stable, limited cutaneous group (lSSc). Pulmonary involvement in scleroderma is common, and several types of pulmonary disorders are ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Shimizu Y,Tsukagoshi H,Nemoto T,Honma M,Nojima Y,Mori M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of long-term azathioprine and steroids for treatment of severe nephritis in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). METHODS:Analysis of case records of children with HSP followed up for a mean duration of 4.7 years (range 6 months-6.5 years) was performed. All...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Singh S,Devidayal,Kumar L,Joshi K,Minz RW,Datta U

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of an apparent healthy woman who developed recurrent preeclampsia with antiphospholipid antibodies and evolved towards systemic lupus erythematosus during her last pregnancy is presented. The diagnostic dilemma between lupus renal flare and toxemia is discussed. The potential role of immunological alterations...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Queiro R,Weruaga A,Riestra JL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics, associated disorders, and the most common sites of stress fractures in rheumatological patients. Over a 3-year period, 35 patients with 44 stress fractures were prospectively recruited from an outpatient rheumatological department (32 postmenopau...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Peris P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis and an acute onset of total dysfunction of the posterior tibial tendon. On MRI, a rupture of the tendon was apparent. Intraoperatively, however, massive tenosynovitis with stricture of the tendon was identified as the cause of posterior tibial te...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Hasler P,Hintermann B,Meier M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of long-term treatment with cyclosporin A (CsA) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:Sixty patients with PsA were enrolled in a prospective, nonrandomised study of CsA. Patients with hypertension or hypercreatinemia were exclu...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sarzi-Puttini P,Cazzola M,Panni B,Turiel M,Fiorini T,Belai-Beyene N,Chèrié-Lignièré EL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a membrane-bound molecule primarily involved in cell-cell adhesive interactions of the immune system. It is a cytokine-induced glycoprotein involved in the recruitment of cells into tissues undergoing inflammatory responses. The levels of soluble ICAM-1 were measured in se...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Sari RA,Taysi S,Erdem F,Yilmaz O,Keleş S,Kiziltunç A,Odabaş AR,Cetinkaya R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tribal differences are demonstrated in the presentation of lupus in Omani Gulf Arabs (OGA) and Omani Arabs of Persian descent (OAP), both groups resident in and indigenous to the Sultanate of Oman. The OAP have a lower risk of joint complications, skin rash, and dsDNA antibodies than OGA (beta coefficient and 95% conf...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Al Maini MH,El-Ageb el-N,Al-Shukaily AK,Al-Wahaibi S,Richens ER

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain is considered a problem with multiple facets for which the underlying causative factors should be determined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between depression, clinical status, and radiographic findings in a group of fifty patients with low back pain for more than 6 months. The ...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Atalay A,Arslan S,Dinçer F

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoride excess primarily effects dental and skeletal tissues. leading to a condition known as endemic fluorosis. The radiological and clinical features of endemic fluorosis vary in different parts of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiological features of endemic fluorosis in Tur...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Savas S,Cetin M,Akdoğan M,Heybeli N

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to detect the frequency of inflammatory cervical spine changes and characteristic features such as resorption in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with arthritis mutilans (AM) hand deformity. The series included 23 patients with AM hand deformity who fulfilled the 1987 American Rheumatism Associa...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Laiho K,Belt E,Kauppi M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were examined for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for ANCA against myeloperoxidase (MPO), lactoferrin (LF), proteinase 3 (PR3), elastase (HLE), and bactericidal/perme...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Manolova I,Dancheva M,Halacheva K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical that plays important roles in many physiological and pathological processes. Evidence suggests that NO participates in the pathogenesis of inflammatory reactions in many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate...

journal_title：Rheumatology international

authors： Onur O,Akinci AS,Akbiyik F,Unsal I

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00