abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the occurrence and clinical characteristics of reactive arthritis (ReA) after an outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:3 infection. METHODS:From 15 October to 6 November 1998, a widespread outbreak of Y pseudotuberculosis serotype O:3 occurred in Finland. A questionnaire on musculos...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hannu T,Mattila L,Nuorti JP,Ruutu P,Mikkola J,Siitonen A,Leirisalo-Repo M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare levels of disability of people with and without hip and knee arthroplasty in a random national sample. METHODS:In 1999 a screening questionnaire to classify people into groups of increasing probabilities of disability was sent to 417 500 people; response rate 86%. The study population was obtaine...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Boutron I,Poiraudeau S,Ravaud JF,Baron G,Revel M,Nizard R,Dougados M,Ravaud P

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:28 patients with primary APS with at least a five year follow up, and 28 healthy subjects, matched by age and sex, were included in the stud...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Medina G,Casaos D,Jara LJ,Vera-Lastra O,Fuentes M,Barile L,Salas M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of active pulmonary and paranasal involvement in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) can be difficult. The diagnostic value of gallium-67 scintigraphy in WG is unclear. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the added diagnostic value of gallium-67 scintigraphy in patients with WG with suspected granulomat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Slart RH,Jager PL,Poot L,Piers DA,Tervaert JW,Stegeman CA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterised by the presence of antibodies to double stranded DNA (dsDNA), which are involved in the pathogenesis of SLE. Previous studies showed that at least two thirds of patients develop a clinical relapse within six months after a significant rise in the anti-dsDNA...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bijl M,Horst G,Bootsma H,Limburg PC,Kallenberg CG

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise diagnosis and follow up treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) requires objective quantification, which is still lacking. For this purpose, radiological analyses are considered to be the most appropriate method. OBJECTIVE:To develop computer assisted quantification software that is particularly appl...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wick M,Peloschek P,Bögl K,Graninger W,Smolen JS,Kainberger F

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical features associated with histologically proven rheumatoid vasculitis (HRV) and the additional diagnostic value of serological markers in an inception cohort of 81 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suspected of RV. METHODS:The presence and number of recently developed extra-art...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Voskuyl AE,Hazes JM,Zwinderman AH,Paleolog EM,van der Meer FJ,Daha MR,Breedveld FC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA), a marker for Crohn's disease (CD), are present in spondyloarthropathies (SpA) and in the subgroups ankylosing spondylitis (AS), undifferentiated SpA (uSpA), and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), in comparison with healthy and inflammatory contr...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hoffman IE,Demetter P,Peeters M,De Vos M,Mielants H,Veys EM,De Keyser F

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In an unselected community sample of adults, to assess the role and importance of exposure to mechanical factors both at work and leisure in the aetiology of hip pain. METHOD:A population based prevalence case-control study. Cases and controls were identified from a population survey of 3847 subjects registe...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pope DP,Hunt IM,Birrell FN,Silman AJ,Macfarlane GJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of TAP1 and TAP2 alleles in northwestern Colombian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Unselected patients with SLE (n=140) and controls (n=120) matched for sex, age, and ethnicity were analysed. Clinical manifestations, clinical activity, and severity of dise...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Correa PA,Molina JF,Pinto LF,Arcos-Burgos M,Herrera M,Anaya JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate sensitivity of arthrosonography of hip and knee joints for monitoring disease activity in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). METHODS:Twenty eight patients with JRA with active disease at entry in 15 hips and 38 knee joints were followed up three times in intervals of 4-6 weeks. Sonographic, cli...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Frosch M,Foell D,Ganser G,Roth J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the value of antibodies to citrullinated proteins/peptides for predicting joint outcomes in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:191 patients with RA onset within the past year were followed up prospectively for five years. Serum samples obtained from 145 patients at baselin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Meyer O,Labarre C,Dougados M,Goupille P,Cantagrel A,Dubois A,Nicaise-Roland P,Sibilia J,Combe B

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review case histories of patients in whom fibrosis played a significant role in the pathogenesis of their disease, and to determine whether intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIg) contributed to the regression of their fibrotic condition. METHODS:Eight patients with excess fibrotic reaction in the course of div...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Amital H,Rewald E,Levy Y,Bar-Dayan Y,Manthorpe R,Engervall P,Sherer Y,Langevitz P,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suicide and suicide attempts, although well recognised in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), have been commented on relatively little. OBJECTIVE:To obtain a better understanding of the reasons for suicidal behaviour in patients with SLE. METHODS:The records of 300 patients with SLE were revi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Karassa FB,Magliano M,Isenberg DA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preliminary clinical criteria based on age, inflammation, and immobility have been proposed to identify which patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should be examined by dual energy x ray absorptiometry (DXA) to diagnose osteoporosis. The three item criteria have not been evaluated in male patients with RA...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Haugeberg G,Ørstavik RE,Uhlig T,Falch JA,Halse JI,Kvien TK

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is challenged by the progressive nature of the disease. To date, no intervention is available that alters the underlying mechanism of inflammation in AS. Currently available conventional treatments are palliative at best, and often fail to control symptoms in the long term. Cu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dougados M,Dijkmans B,Khan M,Maksymowych W,van der Linden S,Brandt J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chondromalacia patellae is a potentially disabling disorder characterised by features of patellar cartilage degradation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate markers of cartilage and bone turnover in patients with chondromalacia patellae. METHODS:18 patients with chondromalacia patellae were studied. Serum cartilage olig...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Murphy E,FitzGerald O,Saxne T,Bresnihan B

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of meloxicam (MXC) and diclofenac (DCF) on the recruitment of leucocytes during acute experimental arthritis. METHODS:Rabbits with antigen-induced arthritis were treated with MXC, DCF, or not treated. After 48 hours, synovial fluid (SF) leucocyte influx and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) lev...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： López-Armada MJ,Sánchez-Pernaute O,Largo R,Diez-Ortego I,Palacios I,Egido J,Herrero-Beaumont G

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a prospective two year follow up study comparing conventional radiography, three-phase bone scintigraphy, ultrasonography (US), and three dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with precontrast and dynamic postcontrast examination in detecting early arthritis. The aim of the follow up ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Backhaus M,Burmester GR,Sandrock D,Loreck D,Hess D,Scholz A,Blind S,Hamm B,Bollow M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (99mTc ECD) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the brain was used to detect abnormal regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and normal findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:(99m)Tc EC...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Chang CP,Shiau YC,Wang JJ,Ho ST,Kao A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is the most commonly used model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In both CIA and RA there is an increase in the cellular content of the synovium, this being dominated by macrophages. OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of etoposide, a topoisomerase II antagonist known to induce mono...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Verdrengh M,Jonsson IM,Zaether O,Bajtner E,Holmdahl R,Tarkowski A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure interleukin (IL)18 serum concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing infliximab treatment (tumour necrosis factor (TNF) alpha blockade) and to evaluate the concomitant modification of IL12 and IL13 serum concentrations, two cytokines belonging to the Th1 and Th2 profile res...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Pittoni V,Bombardieri M,Spinelli FR,Scrivo R,Alessandri C,Conti F,Spadaro A,Valesini G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether rheumatoid factors (RFs), measured as continuous variables by time resolved fluoroimmunoassay, reflect disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Further, to study the association of RFs and other disease activity parameters with radiological joint damage, especially in individual pa...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Knijff-Dutmer E,Drossaers-Bakker W,Verhoeven A,van der Sluijs Veer G,Boers M,van der Linden S,van de Laar M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the long term prognosis in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS:Forty five of 70 patients who had participated in a three week trial six years earlier completed again the same questionnaires used previously. RESULTS:Most symptoms had remained stable. Pain had increased, but some aspects of q...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Baumgartner E,Finckh A,Cedraschi C,Vischer TL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a critical appraisal of the literature in an attempt to assess the current value of synovial fluid (SF) analysis in the diagnosis of joint disease. METHODS:A literature search was undertaken using the Medline, Biomed, Bids, Pubmed, and Embase electronic databases using the keywords: synovial flu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Swan A,Amer H,Dieppe P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(a)To determine the accuracy and reliability of arthroscopic measurements of cartilage lesion diameter in an artificial right knee model; (b) to determine whether the use of a set of variable angle elongated probes improves performance; and (c) to identify other sources of variability. METHODS:Ovoid "lesion...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Oakley SP,Portek I,Szomor Z,Turnbull A,Murrell GA,Kirkham BW,Lassere MN

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rice bodies can occur in the joints in many rheumatic conditions, but they are most common in rheumatoid arthritis. They are generally believed to occur rarely in patients with osteoarthritis, but one study reported rice bodies with apatite crystals. OBJECTIVE:To report on a series of joint fluids with rice...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Li-Yu J,Clayburne GM,Sieck MS,Walker SE,Athreya BH,DeHoratius RJ,Schumacher HR Jr

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the incidence of postinfectious joint complaints after Campylobacter jejuni/coli enteritis compared with enteritis caused by enterotoxigenic E coli (ETEC). To compare gastrointestinal symptoms, antibiotic treatment, and antibody levels among patients with and without joint symptoms. METHOD:Quest...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Locht H,Krogfelt KA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal manifestations are seen in systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disorders but are rare in pure polymyositis. CASE REPORT:A 44 year old woman with polymyositis who developed total gut failure requiring treatment with total parenteral nutrition is described. RESULTS:The patient's p...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hughes AJ,Ferguson I,Rankin E,Kane K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have reported an association between the presence of the shared epitope (SE) and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies have shown that certain HLA-DRB1 alleles in combination with predisposing DQB1 and DQA1 alleles may protect against the development of RA. This model is...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Molenaar ET,Voskuyl AE,van der Horst-Bruinsma IE,Schreuder GM,Zanelli E,Dijkmans BA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) is a marker of activation of vascular endothelium. OBJECTIVE:To examine serum levels of sE-selectin in a cohort of 85 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) followed up for five years. METHODS:sE-selectin levels were assessed annually using an enzyme linked immunosor...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kuuliala A,Eberhardt K,Takala A,Kautiainen H,Repo H,Leirisalo-Repo M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Analysis of salivary variables has frequently been proposed as a diagnostic tool for Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Because univocal salivary reference values are lacking, it is currently rather difficult to use sialometry and sialochemistry for diagnosing SS unless major changes have occurred in salivary secretio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kalk WW,Vissink A,Stegenga B,Bootsma H,Nieuw Amerongen AV,Kallenberg CG

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gut involvement in inflammatory myositis is rare but causes significant morbidity and mortality. CASE REPORT:A case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis and polymyositis occurring in the same patient is described. The interface of visceral and striated muscle involvement is discussed. The pathophysiology of eosi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Sofat N,Pitcher M,Price A,El-Jabbour JN,Higgens CS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:High resolution ultrasound (HRUS) was used to investigate the effects of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) blockade on pannus formation and vascularisation of small finger joints in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Five patients with active RA were treated with etanercept, a solu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hau M,Kneitz C,Tony HP,Keberle M,Jahns R,Jenett M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is considered a pauci-immune systemic vasculitis based on the absence of immune deposits in renal biopsies of patients with active disease. In animal models of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritis, immune deposits along the glomerular capillar...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Brons RH,de Jong MC,de Boer NK,Stegeman CA,Kallenberg CG,Tervaert JW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular events underlying the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis have not yet been fully elucidated. Nevertheless, some clues to these conditions are beginning to emerge. In particular, a growing body of data supports the role of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF)...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mease PJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence and characteristics of musculoskeletal manifestations in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and temporal arteritis (TA). METHODS:The records of 163 cases of PMR or TA diagnosed over a 15 year period in one area of Spain were reviewed for the presence and type of musculoskeletal manifestat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Narváez J,Nolla-Solé JM,Narváez JA,Clavaguera MT,Valverde-García J,Roig-Escofet D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the incidence and prevalence of juvenile arthritis in a German urban population. METHODS:All 766 paediatricians, orthopaedists, and rheumatologists working in practices or outpatient clinics in 12 south German towns were asked to report all patients who consulted them for juvenile arthritis duri...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： von Koskull S,Truckenbrodt H,Holle R,Hörmann A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical disability is part of the end point measures in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials. The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ DI) is often used for this purpose but lacks international uniformity owing to variations in the translated and adapted questionnaires and variatio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zandbelt MM,Welsing PM,van Gestel AM,van Riel PL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the nature of positional changes of humeroulnar (HU) and humeroradial (HR) joints in a cohort of 74 patients with seropositive and erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) followed up prospectively. METHODS:At the 15 year follow up standard anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of 148 elbow joints wer...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lehtinen JT,Kaarela K,Kauppi MJ,Belt EA,Mäenpää H,Kuusela P,Lehto MU

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00