abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare measurement properties of the EQ-5D and SF-6D utility measures, to assess the association and agreement between these measures and to estimate minimal important differences (MID) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:Both measures were assessed twice in an observational prospective d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Kwakkenbos L,Fransen J,Vonk MC,Becker ES,Jeurissen M,van den Hoogen FH,van den Ende CH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herewith we provide a critical digest of the recent literature on systemic sclerosis. The most relevant studies published over the last two years have been reviewed, with particular focus on the diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment of the disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Tani C,Bellando Randone S,Guiducci S,Della Rossa A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Since the 1980 ACR classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc) do not identify 20% with SSc, revised criteria are necessary. METHODS:Suggested new criteria from the literature were sent in random order to 96 SSc experts. A 3-round Delphi Consensus eliminated criteria. Then cluster analysis reduced ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Coulter C,Baron M,Pope JE

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the clinical characteristics of simultaneous occurrence of antitopoisomerase (ATA) and anticentromere (ACA) autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:Data of patients (n=4,687) fulfilling the ACR criteria for SSc and followed in the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) cohor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Heijnen IA,Foocharoen C,Bannert B,Carreira PE,Caporali R,Smith V,Kumánovics G,Becker MO,Vanthuyne M,Simsek I,Bocelli-Tyndall C,Walker UA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper aims to report a case of IgG4-related Mikulicz's disease with a systematic review. METHODS:The relevant English literature was searched using the keywords 'Mikulicz's disease' and 'IgG4'. Original and review articles were reviewed, and the clinical scenarios were exemplified with a case report. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Yao Q,Wu G,Hoschar A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to compare clinical features and treatment of young onset rheumatoid arthritis with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS:Nine thousand five hundred forty-one patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) enrolled in the national database of the German Collaborative Arthritis Centres i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Huscher D,Sengler C,Gromnica-Ihle E,Bischoff S,Eidner T,Ochs W,Richter J,Zink A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Entheseal involvement is a frequent and distinctive feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and is often under-diagnosed. The aim of the present study is to investigate using ultrasound (US), lower limb entheseal abnormalities in patients with early psoriatic arthritis (ePsA) and to evaluate their correlation ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Bandinelli F,Prignano F,Bonciani D,Bartoli F,Collaku L,Candelieri A,Lotti T,Matucci-Cerinic M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A decrease in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol during inflammation is common in many rheumatologic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is an apolipoprotein predominantly associated with HDL cholesterol. Recently, apoM polymorphisms have been related with RA suscep...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Park YJ,Yoo SA,Lee JH,Chung YJ,Cho CS,Kim W-

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), a rare hereditary auto-inflammatory disease, is associated with mutations in the NLRP3 gene resulting in elevated interleukin-1β (IL-1 β) release. CAPS generally occurs in early childhood with most patients presenting with periodic fever, skin rash, osteoarthrop...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Imagawa T,Nishikomori R,Takada H,Takeshita S,Patel N,Kim D,Lheritier K,Heike T,Hara T,Yokota S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT) scanning has been proposed as a new tool to assess disease activity in Takayasu Arteritis (TA). We investigated whether F-18 FDG PET/CT findings were consistent with current clinical disease status in patients with TA. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Karapolat I,Kalfa M,Keser G,Yalçin M,Inal V,Kumanlioğlu K,Pirildar T,Aksu K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) is considered to have different features in relation to young-onset rheumatoid arthritis (YORA). However, results from different evaluated populations worldwide have been inconsistent and in Colombia there are no known descriptions of the differences between these pa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Spinel-Bejarano N,Quintana G,Heredia R,Yunis JJ,Caminos JE,Garcés MF,Rondon F,Iglesias-Gamarra A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in severe cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis (CV) associated with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) and to describe the effect of rituximab on HRQOL. METHODS:HRQOL was evaluated with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Health Survey questionnaire w...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Quartuccio L,Isola M,Masolini P,Scaini P,Zani R,Tavoni A,Pietrogrande M,Bombardieri S,De Vita S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report a patient with Takayasu arteritis in whom 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computerised tomography (CT) failed to demonstrate pulmonary artery involvement. METHODS:A patient with Takayasu arteritis underwent PET/CT and CT angiography before and one year after immunos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Addimanda O,Spaggiari L,Pipitone N,Versari A,Pattacini P,Salvarani C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue and generalised pain are debilitating symptoms that negatively impact the quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue are the clinical hallmarks of fibromyalgia (FM), a clinical entity which can be...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Iannuccelli C,Spinelli FR,Guzzo MP,Priori R,Conti F,Ceccarelli F,Pietropaolo M,Olivieri M,Minniti A,Alessandri C,Gattamelata A,Valesini G,Di Franco M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of belly dance as a treatment option for patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS:Eighty female patients with fibromyalgia between 18 to 65 years were randomly allocated to a dance group (n=40) and control group (n=40). Patients in the dance group unde...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Baptista AS,Villela AL,Jones A,Natour J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the extent of coexistence of inflammatory back pain (IBP) with fibromyalgia (FM) features in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), and to assess the degree of overlap of FM tender points (TeP) and enthesitis sites (ES) in patients with SpA. METHODS:We evaluated 61 consecutive patients who present...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Roussou E,Ciurtin C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip pain is a common complaint in daily practice and the identification of the underlying pathologic condition is the first step for an adequate treatment. In this review, we discuss the available evidence for the application of conventional radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatolo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Vitali S,Delle Sedie A,Filippucci E,Riente L,Iagnocco A,Sakellariou G,Meenagh G,Paolicchi A,Montecucco C,Valesini G,Grassi W,Bombardieri S,Caramella D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The superiority of true drug treatment over placebo in reducing symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is small and bought by relevant rates of drop-outs due to adverse events. Recent systematic reviews demonstrated that a substantial proportion of the beneficial and adverse effects of true drug is attribut...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Häuser W,Sarzi-Puttini P,Tölle TR,Wolfe F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper aims to evaluate disease course and outcome of patients in the first 2 years after diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) when treated according to local standard of clinical care, focusing on achievement of inactive disease, functional ability and radiological joint damage. METHODS:A r...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Anink J,Dolman KM,Merlijn van den Berg J,van Veenendaal M,Kuijpers TW,van Rossum MA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the risk of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists through a meta-analysis of data from registry studies and systematic review of long-term extension (LTE) studies. METHODS:We systematically reviewed the literature up to January 201...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Le Blay P,Mouterde G,Barnetche T,Morel J,Combe B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) societal costs are high because the disease may cause not only restricted joint mobility, chronic pain, fatigue, and functional disability, but also psychological distress. Direct health care costs represent about one-fourth of all costs and are prevalently represented by in-patient care expe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Lapadula G,Ferraccioli GF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive, and disabling disease, but the diagnosis is often missed and markedly delayed. An early diagnosis is important to establish a treatment to reduce disability and modify the natural course of disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Salvadorini G,Bandinelli F,Delle Sedie A,Riente L,Candelieri A,Generini S,Possemato N,Bombardieri S,Matucci-Cerinic M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Finnish Rheumatoid Arthritis Combination Therapy Trial (FIN-RACo) started in 1993, in an era of disappointing results in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The FIN-RACo was the first trial aiming at remission and comparing two different treatment strategies: initially triple therapy with compulsory predni...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Rantalaiho V,Puolakka K,Korpela M,Hannonen P,Möttönen T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the preferred treatment for patients with Behçet's syndrome. METHODS:A questionnaire was given to all participants of the 2010 meeting of the International Society for Behçet's Disease. RESULTS:Forty-one respondents from 6 different subspecialties. In the case of a patient with (severe) poster...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Turkstra F,van Vugt RM,Dijkmans BA,Yazici Y,Yazici H

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a common form of non-inflammatory rheumatism within the general population with symptoms often mimicking those of arthritis or muscle disorders. Arthralgic symptoms in the region of the hip are commonly mentioned by patients with FMS and one of the diagnostic trigger points for the condi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Meenagh G,Sakellariou G,Iagnocco A,Delle Sedie A,Riente L,Filippucci E,Di Geso L,Grassi W,Bombardieri S,Valesini G,Montecucco C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of our study were to evaluate serum leptin, resistin, visfatin and adiponectin levels in patients with tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), in comparison to healthy controls, and to correlate their levels to parameters of disease activity and/or severity. METHODS:Se...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Cantarini L,Obici L,Simonini G,Cimaz R,Bacarelli MR,Merlini G,Vitale A,Lucherini OM,Brizi MG,Galeazzi M,Fioravanti A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the predictive value of coronary calcification score (CCS) for future cardiovascular (CVS) events as detected by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A total of 152 patients with RA and SLE, and 106 healt...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Yiu KH,Mok MY,Wang S,Ooi GC,Khong PL,Lau CS,Tse HF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A similar disease severity among men and women in Brasil, a high frequency of gastrointestinal involvement in China, Japan and USA, a low frequency of pathergy positivity in Japan and USA underline the ethnic variations reported in recent studies. Polymorphisms pertaining both to innate and adaptive immunity in genome...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Hatemi G,Seyahi E,Fresko I,Hamuryudan V

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Various cancer studies have suggested that polymorphism of GSTM1 may influence the ability to detoxify chemicals in cigarette smoke. In the present study the effect of smoking on clinical features of Behçet's disease were investigated in patients having GST-M1 and/or -T1 null polymorphisms. METHODS:Ninety-s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Özer HT,Günesaçar R,Dinkçi S,Özbalkan Z,Yildiz F,Erken E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To more precisely determine whether there is a significant association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility for Behçet's disease. METHODS:Eight studies that included data from 7 articles were identified using PubMed, Embase, Chinese Biomedical Li...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Zhang YJ,Xu WD,Duan ZH,Liu SS,Pan HF,Ye DQ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder of unknown cause. Recent studies have shown that antimuscarinic acetylcholine type 3 receptor (M3R) antibodies can be detected in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), but little is known about the diagnostic value of this antibody. OBJECTIVES:To ass...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： He J,Qiang L,Ding Y,Wei P,Li YN,Hua H,Li ZG

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Epidemiological studies of rheumatoid arthritis in Asia are rare. The aim of this research was to study the epidemiology and associated medical expenses of rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan. METHODS:Cases of rheumatoid arthritis, based on the 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria, were retrieved from ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Lai CH,Lai MS,Lai KL,Chen HH,Chiu YM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the sensitivity to change of ultrasonographic endpoints in early phase clinical trials in subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:A double-blind, placebo and comparator controlled, randomised, two-centre study investigated the effect on synovial thickness and vascularity of 28 days r...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Seymour M,Pétavy F,Chiesa F,Perry H,Lukey PT,Binks M,Donatien PD,Freidin AJ,Eckersley RJ,McClinton C,Heath K,Prodanovic S,Radunovic G,Pilipovic N,Damjanov N,Taylor PC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It has been shown that combined rehabilitation and pharmacological treatment reduce pain in subjects with osteoarthritis (OA), although the efficacy of either therapy alone may be limited. We studied the effects of a comprehensive rehabilitation programme alone and together with pharmacological treatment in ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Casale R,Damiani C,Rosati V,Atzeni F,Sarzi-Puttini P,Nica AS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:AMG623, also known as A-623, is an antagonist of B-cell activating factor (BAFF). The present study was to evaluate the effects of AMG623 on murine models of autoimmune diseases. METHODS:AMG623 was generated through phage library. Inhibitory activities of AMG623 against human and murine BAFF were measured b...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Hsu H,Khare SD,Lee F,Miner K,Hu YL,Stolina M,Hawkins N,Chen Q,Ho SY,Min H,Xiong F,Boone T,Zack DJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with inflammatory arthritis. METHODS:SSc patients who fulfilled the ACR criteria and had inflammatory arthritis followed in The Scleroderma Programme at the Mount...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Omair MA,Phumethum V,Johnson SR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the number and costs of hospitalisations associated with osteoporosis in France. METHODS:Data for women aged 50 years and over were extracted from the 2008 French Hospital National Database. Criteria for acute care were established according to ICD-10 codes related to osteoporosis. As coding rul...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Maravic M,Jouaneton B,Vainchtock A,Tochon V

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Human six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 4 (STEAP4) is one of the STEAP family as a homologue of mouse tumour necrosis factor-α-induced adipose-related protein (TIARP). Recently, we reported that the TIARP gene expression was remarkably increased in spleen and joints of glucose-6-phosphate isom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Tanaka Y,Matsumoto I,Iwanami K,Inoue A,Umeda N,Tanaka Y,Sugihara M,Hayashi T,Ito S,Sumida T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-TNF-α therapy has successfully been used to treat Takayasu arteritis (TA) refractory to conventional immunosuppressive treatment. However, some patients fail to respond even to TNF-α blockers. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a key player in the pathogenesis of TA. Preliminary data also suggest efficacy of the IL-6 recept...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Salvarani C,Magnani L,Catanoso MG,Pipitone N,Versari A,Dardani L,Pulsatelli L,Meliconi R,Boiardi L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis may present with musculoskeletal features or mimic rheumatic diseases. We report on a patient who had been initially diagnosed as having polymyalgia rheumatica. Because of refractory disease associated to atypical features such as severe inflammatory low back pain, dull and achy pain in the thighs, claudic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Bejerano C,Blanco R,González-Vela C,Agüero R,Carril JM,González-Gay MA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00