abstract：OBJECTIVES:After consultations, the physician's perceptions differ from the patient's perceptions concerning illness level, cause, and nature of the problem and content of the consultation. Agreement on problems requiring follow-up was associated with a better outcome. The primary aim of this study was to build and val...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Rodrigues JR,Fonseca D,Vicente V,Faria D,Neves J,Silva J,Azevedo S,Peixoto D,Alcino S,Afonso C,Texeira F,Costa JA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological agents revolutionised the treatment of inflammatory arthropathies. Paradoxical adverse events (PAEs) are rare immunological side effects caused by such agents. The authors report concurrent presentation of two rare PAEs of tumor-necrosis-factor alpha inhibitors (iTNFa) - cutaneous vasculitis and granulomato...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Almeida DE,Costa E,Neves JS,Cerqueira M,Ribeiro AR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound-guided core biopsy is a minimally invasive technique able to identify lymphoma accompanying Sjögren syndrome, neoplasms or infiltrative diseases, with less complications compared to open biopsy. With these images, we aim to describe the ultrasound-guided core biopsy procedure, in a female patient with rheum...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Silva JL,Azevedo S,Faria DS,Costa JT,Teixeira F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound examination has become an important tool in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, revealing the suggestive hypoechoic arterial wall thickening (halo sign). Vertebral artery involvement is not unusual in giant cell arteritis, but bilateral vertebral artery occlusion secondary to this affection is a rare con...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Bajko Z,Filep RC,Maier S,Motataianu A,Andone S,Balasa R

更新日期：2019-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a rare multisystemic disorder, characterized by necrotizing vasculitis affecting small to medium-sized vessels, associated with asthma and eosinophilia. Cardiac involvement is the most important predictor of mortality and it seems to be more frequent in anti-neutrophil ...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Ferreira RM,Madureira P,Pinho T,Martins E,Pimenta S,Costa L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of peripheral blood microribonucleic acid (miRNA, miR)-146a and miR-155 expression in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: Expression levels of miR-155 and miR-146a in whole peripheral blood samples from 40 SLE patients and 32 healthy controls (HCs) were determined b...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Shumnalieva R,Kachakova D,Shoumnalieva-Ivanova V,Miteva P,Kaneva R,Monov S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) presented with fever, headaches and rash and was treated with empiric antibiotics for a presumable meningitis. However, cerebrospinal fluid turned out to be sterile and fever persisted with onset of hyporeflexive paraparesis with sensory loss below D10. Magne...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Duarte AC,Sousa S,Nunes T,Cordeiro A,Gonçalves P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosimilars are new and more affordable similar versions of previously approved reference biological drugs. Following the approval of the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar in 2013, the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology issued a position paper on the use of biosimilars in rheumatic conditions covering efficacy, saf...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Araújo FC,Sepriano A,Teixeira F,Jesus D,Rocha TM,Martins P,Tenazinha C,Cordeiro A,Mourão AF,Silva C,Vaz C,Duarte C,Ponte C,Dos Santos FP,Canhão H,Santos H,Pimentão JB,da Silva JC,Pereira J,da Silva JAP,Miranda LC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ackerman's Syndrome or Intersticial Granulomatous Dermatitis with Arthritis has been an issue of increasing number of reports in the last decade which had focused its heterogeneous cutaneous and rheumatologic expression besides the initial manifestations reported by Ackerman and his group. Granulomatosis anterior uvei...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Fernandes SR,Las V,Borges J,Silva C,Faustino A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study has two aims: 1) to evaluate the association of IL-17 polymorphism rs2275913 with RA severity and 2) to evaluate if this particular SNP is associated with susceptibility for RA in Mexican patients. METHODS:Seventy-six RA patients and ninety-four healthy controls were included in the study. RA patients we...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： García de la Peña M,Méndez Cruz R,Garrido Guerrero E,Galicia López A,Pozo Molina G,Herrera González NE

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:

Patients with rheumatic diseases are at high risk of infections. As quantification and characterization of infections in daily practice is a crucial exercise to delineate strategies to overcome this problem, we aimed to describe the prevalence of infections in an inpatient rheumatology unit. A cross-sectional analy...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Vieira R,Fonseca R,Pinto JA,Costa L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti B2-Glicoprotein 1 (B2-GPI) is an antiphospholipid antibody that may be present in primary or secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the main disease associated with secondary APS. OBJECTIVE:To study the prevalence of anti B2-GPI in SLE patients. METHODS:Anti B...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Skare T,Borba EA,Utiyama SR,Nisihara R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:

INTRODUCTION:Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease characterized by inflammation of the joints of the spine and sacroiliac and to a lesser percentage of the peripheral joints. It is a debilitating condition which reduces quality of life in patients with AS. The practice...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Lopes S,Costa S,Mesquita C,Duarte J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spondylodiscitis (Andersson lesion) is an infrequent and late complication of advanced ankilosing arthritis. Scanty data on the efficacy of anti-TNF therapy for these lesions are available. To our knowledge, only few cases of spondylodiscitis occurring in patients with psoriatic arthritis were reported in literature. ...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Bruzzese V,Scolieri P,Hassan C,Lorenzetti R,Zullo A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether an AFF1 polymorphism was associated with susceptibility and clinical features of SLE in Iranian patients. METHODS:A total of 320 patients with SLE and 330 age, sex and ethnically matched healthy control subjects were enrolled in the present study. Both cases and healthy controls were genotyp...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Arabi E,Garshasbi M,Jamshidi AR,Khalesi R,Ahmadzadeh N,Akbarian M,Mahmoudi M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that results in a chronic systemic inflammation. A few genetic epidemiologic studies found a potential association between genetic polymorphisms C677T (rs1801133) and A1298C (rs1801131) of methylenetatrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene and C3435T (rs1045642) of ATP-...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Boughrara W,Aberkane M,Fodil M,Benzaoui A,Dorgham S,Zemani F,Dahmani C,Petit Teixeira E,Boudjema A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 49 years old female with a progressive tetraparesis with two years of evolution, whose diagnostic study revealed a polymyositis/systemic sclerosis overlap syndrome. The patient was completely dependent and bedridden and had pulmonary, gastrointestinal, skin and bone involvement. This...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Abelha-Aleixo J,Bernardo A,Costa L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diabetic patient who was misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis because of complicated musculoskeletal manifestations of diabetes is reported here. A 57 year old woman had been on sulphasalazine treatment with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis for 3 years but failed to respond. Her past medical history disclosed tha...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Tasoglu O,Dogan-Aslan M,Yenigun D,Ozgirgin N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors are associated with an increased risk of active tuberculosis. However, its interruption in this setting may trigger a paradoxical response to tuberculosis treatment, as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. We present the case of a 36-year-old patient, with Crohn's dise...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Carvalho J,Gonçalves C,Duque L,Brito P,Poças J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget disease of bone is a focal disorder of bone metabolism; it is characterized by an accelerated rate of bone remodeling, with profound changes in the bone structure, making it fragile. This condition affects approximately 2% to 5% of the population older than 40. The main clinical manifestations of Paget's disease...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Pereira D,Cunha I,Barcelos A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report and describe a series of four cases of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) and to discuss therapeutic options, particularly bisphosphonate therapy. METHODS:Retrospective review of four CRMO cases in two Pediatric Units in Lisbon, between 2005 and 2010. RESULTS:Median age of first CRMO symp...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Ferraria N,Marques JG,Ramos F,Lopes G,Fonseca JE,Neves MC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) shows some similarities to neuroBehçet\'s disease (NBD). AIM OF THE WORK:to investigate and compare the psychiatric manifestations in a cohort of patients of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ) versus Behcet's Disease (BD). Also, a comparison of MRI br...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Abdelraheem T,Habib HM,Eissa AA,Radwan NM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblastic rheumatism is a rare fibro-proliferative disease, of unknown etiology. It is characterized by sudden onset of symmetric inflammatory polyarthritis simultaneously or preceded by multiple cutaneous nodules, ranging from 5 to 20mm in diameter, with predilection for the upper and lower extremities. With only ...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Cabral R,Brinca A,Cardoso JC,Reis JP,Tellechea O,Figueiredo A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA) is an inflammatory disorder involving joints of the hands, which may be accompanied by acute phase reactants. The relationship between EHOA and classical osteoarthritis (OA) is still controversial, since some authors consider EHOA as a distinct disease, other as a subset of...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Vannini A,Fusconi M,Dall'Aglio AC,Tovoli F,Frisoni M,Zauli D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livedo reticularis (LR) is a common finding and results from a physiological vasospastic response to cold or systemic disease, characterized by a pattern of cyanotic discoloration, or erythematous-cyanotic aspect. LR can be congenital or acquired. Among the acquired LR stand out...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Criado PR,Faillace C,Magalhães LS,Brito K,de Carvalho JF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syphilis is a disease caused by Treponema pallidum infection with protean clinical manifestations. Musculoskeletal complaints are however uncommon and most of the time mild. Occasionally they can dominate the clinical picture and simulate a variety of rheumatic diseases. The authors present the clinical case of a 33-y...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Roque R,Vinagre F,Cordeiro I,Gonçalves P,Bartolo E,Canas da Silva J,Santos MJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe clinical features of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and associate them with antitopoisomerase-1 antibody and centromere pattern of antinuclear antibody. METHODS:We evaluated 50 patients who met SSc screening criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, and classified as limited cutan...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Bertazzi GR,de Toledo RA,de Godoy MF,Geraldino GC,Polizelli DV,Fernandes GC,Pedroso CL,dos Santos FG,de Assis TM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the practical aspects of biological therapy use for rheumatoid arthritis patients, commenting safety issues before and after treatment initiation and the best treatment strategies to optimize efficacy. ...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Mourão AF,Fonseca JE,Canhão H,Santos MJ,Bernardo A,Cordeiro A,Cravo AR,Ribeiro A,Teixeira A,Barcelos A,Malcata A,Faustino A,Duarte C,Ribeiro C,Nour D,Araújo D,Sousa E,Mariz E,Ramos F,Vinagre F,Ventura FS,Sequeir

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget's disease of bone is an osteometabolic focal disease characterized by defects in bone remodeling. It may be asymptomatic, but often is associated with bone pain, deformity, pathological fracture, secondary osteoarthrosis and deafness. The diagnosis is usually made by radiological and laboratory findings. This re...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Almeida LP,Scrignoli JA,Santos SC,Passos LF,Ribeiro SL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease that is observed with arthritis, sacroiliitis and disability. The aim of the study was to compare the strength and fatigue of knee extensor/flexor muscle group usage by isokinetic in patients with AS with controls. METHODS:Twenty-six AS diagnosed patient...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Sahin N,Ozcan E,Baskent A,Karan A,Kasikcioglu E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactivation of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a potentially serious complication of immunosuppression, which can be identified and efficiently prevented. There have been an increasing number of cases of HBV reactivation in patients receiving immunosuppression in the context of rheumatic diseases such as rh...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Nunes J,Marinho RT,Fonseca JE,Pereira da Silva JA,Velosa J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since June 2008, Portuguese rheumatologists have been collecting on a routine basis, data into the nationwide Reuma.pt, the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register from the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR), which includes rheumatic patients (rheumatoid arthritis - RA, ankylosing spondylitis - AS, ps...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Canhão H,Faustino A,Martins F,Fonseca JE,Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register Board Coordination, Portuguese Society of Rheumatology.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilage is a main component of the synovial joints that provides a low friction surface in joint motion and, during locomotion and standing distributes the load applied to the joint, therefore minimizing the stresses on the subchondral bone. One of the initial sign of Osteoarthritis (OA) consists in the de...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Espanha MM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (CAEBV) infection is characterized by chronic or recurrent symptoms for at least 3 months, such as fever, hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis is established due to the presence of anti-EBV antibodies or isolation of this infectious agent in affected tissu...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Guissa VR,Aragão PA,Marques HH,Jacob CM,Silva CA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema (RS3PE) of the dorsum of the hands and/or feet can be observed in different inflammatory rheumatic diseases as well as in haematological and solid malignancies. McCarty et al, described this syndrome for the first time more than twenty years ago. Underly...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Marto G,Klitna Z,Biléu MC,Barcelos A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoinflammatory syndromes (AIS) are a heterogeneous group of congenital diseases characterized by the presence of recurrent episodes of fever and local or generalized inflammation, in the absence of infectious agents, detectable auto-antibodies or antigen-specific autoreactive T-cells. These diseases have been much b...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Gomes JM,Gomes SM,Conde M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a previously asymptomatic 34-year-old man that presented to the emergency department with two weeks of fever, arthralgia of the wrists and knees and sore throat. He was diagnosed with cytomegalovirus (CMV) mononucleosis. The patient remained symptomatic in the 5 following months. After an extensiv...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Bento DP,Tavares R,Baptista Leite R,Miranda A,Ramos S,Ventura F,Araújo C,Cunha AR,Matos AA,Mansinho K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a clinical case of a male, 53-years old with a multiple sclerosis like syndrome, progressive, with 3 years of evolution. The patient also referred dry eye and inflammatory arthralgias, the complementary workup was according with Sjögren's Syndrome. The central nervous system involvement of Sjögren'...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Duarte C,Teotónio R,Abreu P,Dias P,Matias F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Rheumatology there are several diseases that frequently develop cutaneous manifestations creating diagnostic difficulties. The Sweet's syndrome appears as archetype of the neutrophilic dermatosis,which is a group of not infectious illnesses, characterized for a dermic neutrophilic and angiocentric infiltrated. The ...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Ribeiro A,Costa J,Bogas M,Costa L,Araújo D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main obstacle to the treatment of hyperuricemia in patients with allergy to allopurinol is the limited availability of equally efficient alternative drugs. The authors present a clinical case of a patient with incapacitant tophaceus gout, allergy to allopurinol and contraindication for uricosurics, who was treated...

journal_title：Acta reumatologica portuguesa

authors： Ribeiro A,Bogas M,Costa J,Costa L,Araújo D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00