abstract：:Concentrations of serum lipids and serum very low-density lipoproteins and low-density lipoproteins (VLDL+LDL, originally called beta lipoproteins) were measured and agarose gel electrophoresis of serum lipoproteins was performed in 69 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 40 patients with psoriatic arthriti...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Lazarevic MB,Vitic J,Mladenovic V,Myones BL,Skosey JL,Swedler WI

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and toxicity of cyclosporine in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are reviewed. Most of the early trials were restricted to patients with intractable RA. The initial daily dose of cyclosporine was 5 to 10 mg/kg, which is now considered high. Of 283 cyclosporine-treated patients in n...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Dijkmans BA,van Rijthoven AW,Goei Thè HS,Boers M,Cats A

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of therapeutically refractory anemias resulting from a clonal stem cell disorder often associated with cytogenetic abnormalities. Immunologic abnormalities and occasionally vasculitis have been reported although no series has characterized an associated arthritis. All ca...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： George SW,Newman ED

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid joint destruction is caused by (1) enzymatic digestion from articular surfaces of cartilage, (2) pannus formation, and (3) lysis of the matrix by activated chondrocytes. Pannus, a vascular and fibrous granulation tissue arising from the perichondral synovial membrane, extends onto cartilage surfaces as a la...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Shiozawa S,Tokuhisa T

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Felty's syndrome, consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, leukopenia, and splenomegaly, has been recognized as a distinct clinical entity for more than 60 years. Clinical and laboratory manifestations of the condition are reviewed. The major sources of morbidity and mortality remain recurrent local and systemic infections...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Rosenstein ED,Kramer N

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hand disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with focus on rehabilitation and splinting, is discussed. A review of the data on splinting of hands in RA is included, as is a review of methods for evaluating hand function and staging RA. Recommendations are made for splinting early in the di...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Ouellette EA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), once considered a benign and nonprogressive disease, is a debilitating condition with serious physical, emotional, and economic consequences. It afflicts approximately 1% of the adult population worldwide; prevalence increases with age, with twice as many women as men affected. In the United...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Markenson JA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant thorn synovitis (PTS) is an uncommon cause of monoarthritis. Seven cases of PTS were identified at our institution from January 1979 to July 1990, six of whom were men. Mean age was 27 years (range, 7 to 56 years). Symptoms included pain, swelling, and stiffness. Synovitis was present on examination along with d...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Olenginski TP,Bush DC,Harrington TM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several indices have recently been constructed by rheumatologists for the assessment of clinical status in osteoarthritis of the extremities. These include the algofunctional indices for the hip and knee (Lequesne), the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) index (Bellamy), patients and investigator's ove...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Lequesne M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid pericarditis occurs in approximately one third of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, clinically apparent rheumatoid pericarditis is infrequent. The authors found clinical pericarditis in 12 of 960 patients admitted for RA, 5 of whom had manifestations of cardiac compression. These 5 had longer dur...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Escalante A,Kaufman RL,Quismorio FP Jr,Beardmore TD

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific cause of short stature in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is unknown. One hypothesis links altered growth to inadequate dietary intake. In this study, nutritional status was assessed in 34 children with JRA (8 with systemic JRA, 14 with polyarticular JRA, and 12 with pauciarticular JRA) and 9 healthy ...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Bacon MC,White PH,Raiten DJ,Craft N,Margolis S,Levander OA,Taylor ML,Lipnick RN,Sami S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current interpretation of nailfold capillaroscopy is largely based on qualitative and subjective parameters. These parameters make the accurate assessment of the extent of the nailfold microangiopathy difficult. The authors present a comprehensive method in which several quantitative or semiquantitative parameters are...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Andrade LE,Gabriel Júnior A,Assad RL,Ferrari AJ,Atra E

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our current hypothesis is that mechanical damage in the spine such as a disc prolapse can lead directly to pain. However, pain arising for this reason is usually of short duration. In many subjects, however, the mechanical problems lead to vascular damage and, in particular, venous obstruction and dilatation with endo...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Jayson MI

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a clear difference between TB infection and TB. Transition from the former to the latter involves host factors and perhaps environmental elements. Currently, more individuals with immunosuppressive situations caused by aging, debilitating diseases, immunosuppressive therapies, and HIV-III infection are predis...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Garrido G,Gomez-Reino JJ,Fernández-Dapica P,Palenque E,Prieto S

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 52 cases with eosinophilic fasciitis observed at the Mayo Clinic has been described. Cutaneous changes included pitting edema, peau d'orange, and induration, and may affect virtually any body surface area. In addition, localized morphea was present in 15 cases. Arthritis was observed in 21 patie...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Lakhanpal S,Ginsburg WW,Michet CJ,Doyle JA,Moore SB

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inequality of leg lengths is associated with low back pain, greater trochanteric bursitis, and degenerative hip disease. The pelvic obliquity that results from a discrepancy of leg lengths may contribute to degenerative changes in the lumbar spine. The diagnosis of leg length inequality may be overlooked. If this occu...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Rothenberg RJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate therapy has been effective in the treatment of RA with short term experience suggesting little serious adverse reactions. Our review of 168 patients receiving methotrexate has identified nine patients with probable or possible methotrexate-induced pulmonary toxicity, giving a prevalence of 5% and an incid...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Carson CW,Cannon GW,Egger MJ,Ward JR,Clegg DO

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from more than 100,000 patients in foreign and United States trials provide substantial evidence of diclofenac's safety and tolerability. Adverse experiences were infrequent and generally mild or transient. In United States short-term trials, the frequency and severity of side effects compared favorably with rate...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Willkens RF

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PH is an uncommon manifestation of SLE. The symptoms of PH develop within a few years after the onset of the multisystem disease. The most common presenting complaints of SLE patients with PH are dyspnea on exertion, chest pain, nonproductive cough, edema, and fatigue or weakness. The important physical findings are a...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Quismorio FP Jr,Sharma O,Koss M,Boylen T,Edmiston AW,Thornton PJ,Tatter D

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and laboratory features of 55 patients with lupus erythematosus (LE), grouped on the basis of six nuclear immunofluorescent pattern results commonly encountered in this disease were examined. Serologic profiles of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-DNA and anti-ENA results can serve as immunologic markers...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Pelachyk JM,Heinzerling R,Burnham TK

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of neurological complications may occur in the various connective tissue and "collagen-vascular" diseases. Most of these complications are due to vasculitis affecting various sites in the central or peripheral nervous system. While the evidence for definitive vasculitis in SLE is not strong, small vessel dam...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Cohen SB,Hurd ER

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 3 with seronegative juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, 4 with systemic lupus erythematosus, and 4 with psoriatic arthritis have undergone therapeutic pheresis at our institution over the last 3 yr. Lymphoplasmapheresis appears to be the most effective form of pheresis in trea...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Wallace DJ,Goldfinger D,Thompson-Breton R,Martin V,Lowe CM,Bluestone R,Klinenberg JR

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not widely appreciated that endocrine disease may present primarily as rheumatic syndromes, sometimes spectacular in onset, more commonly insidious and subtle, making their true recognition difficult. The underlying hormonal, biochemical, and metabolic events have understandable reflection in the structure and f...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Bland JH,Frymoyer JW,Newberg AH,Revers R,Norman RJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The shoulder, a very common site of pain syndromes in medical practice, lends itself well to precise clinical analysis and identification of the pain-sensitive structure or structures. Once identified, rational and effective management can be applied, associated with predictably good prognosis. Early identification o...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Bland JH,Merrit JA,Boushey DR

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early course of newly diagnosed RA among young adult patients (16-44 yr) is described from results of an ongoing study with a mean follow-up of 3.4 yr. Study diagnosis was based on the judgement of experienced rheumatologists, and data on several hundred variables were obtained on entry and annually for the purpos...

journal_title：Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

authors： Masi AT,Maldonado-Cocco JA,Kaplan SB,Feigenbaum SL,Chandler RW

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00