Issue 12/2007
Content (39 Articles)
Accrual of organ damage over time in Argentine patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a multi-centre study
Gustavo Cassano, Susana Roverano, Sergio Paira, Verónica Bellomio, Eleonora Lucero, Alberto Berman, Alberto Spindler, Rosana Trobo, Luis Fernando Somma, César Graf, Alejandra Barrionuevo, Silvia Papasidero, Oscar Rillo
Synovial proliferation differentially affects hypoxia in the joint cavities of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients
Yeon-Ah Lee, Jung Yeon Kim, Seung-Jae Hong, Sang-Hoon Lee, Myung Chul Yoo, Kyoung Soo Kim, Hyung-In Yang
High positivity of anti-CCP antibodies in patients with Down syndrome
Renato M. Nisihara, Thelma L. Skare, Marília B. G. Silva, Iara T. Messias-Reason, Nanci P. Oliveira, Patricia T. Fiedler, Shirley R. R. Utiyama
Performance of the osteoporosis risk assessment tool in Moroccan men
Mirieme Ghazi, Aziza Mounach, Abderrazak Nouijai, Imad Ghozlani, Loubna Bennani, Lahsen Achemlal, Ahmed Bezza, Abdellah El Maghraoui
Effects of an educational–behavioral joint protection program on people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Stefano Masiero, Anna Boniolo, Lidia Wassermann, Hela Machiedo, Daniela Volante, Leonardo Punzi
Association of tri-nucleotide (CAG and GGC) repeat polymorphism of androgen receptor gene in Taiwanese women with refractory or remission rheumatoid arthritis
S. F. Yu, T. T. Cheng, Y. H. Hsu, H. M. Lai, Y. C. Chen, C. K. Chiu, K. M. Lin, C. Chang, C. J. Chen, H. Y. Kang
Accurate diagnosis of acute abdomen in FMF and acute appendicitis patients: how can we use procalcitonin?
Bunyamin Kisacik, Umut Kalyoncu, M. Fatih Erol, Omer Karadag, Mustafa Yildiz, Ali Akdogan, Bugra Kaptanoglu, Mutlu Hayran, Kemal Ureten, Ihsan Ertenli, Sedat Kiraz, Meral Calguneri
A 10-day course of SPA therapy is beneficial for people with severe knee osteoarthritis
Mine Karagülle, Müfit Zeki Karagülle, Oğuz Karagülle, Arif Dönmez, Mustafa Turan
Abnormal surface markers expression on bone marrow CD34+ cells and correlation with disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Ling-yun Sun, Kang-xin Zhou, Xue-bing Feng, Hua-Yong Zhang, Xue-qin Ding, Ou Jin, Li-wei Lu, Chak-sing Lau, Ya-yi Hou, Le-ming Fan
Socioeconomic impact of ankylosing spondylitis in Morocco
Hanan Rkain, Fadoua Allali, Aziza Bentalha, Noufissa Lazrak, Redouane Abouqal, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Prognosis of clinical renal disease and incidence of new renal findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: follow-up of a population-based study
K. Karstila, M. Korpela, S. Sihvonen, J. Mustonen
The Fibromyalgia Bladder Index
Kaye Brand, Geoffrey Littlejohn, Linda Kristjanson, Stan Wisniewski, Thomas Hassard
Urine macrophage migration inhibitory factor in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Hasan Otukesh, Majid Chalian, Rozita Hoseini, Hamid Chalian, Nakysa Hooman, Arash Bedayat, Reza Salman Yazdi, Saeed Sabaghi, Saeed Mahdavi
The role of malignancies in patients with catastrophic anti-phospholipid (Asherson’s) syndrome
W. Miesbach, R. A. Asherson, R. Cervera, Y. Shoenfeld, J. Gomez Puerta, G. Espinosa, S. Bucciarelli
Association between thyroid autoimmunity and fibromyalgic disease severity
Laura Bazzichi, Alessandra Rossi, Tiziana Giuliano, Francesca De Feo, Camillo Giacomelli, Arianna Consensi, Antonio Ciapparelli, Giorgio Consoli, Liliana Dell’Osso, Stefano Bombardieri
Clinical and serological correlates of antinucleosome antibodies in South Africans with systemic lupus erythematosus
M. Tikly, T. Gould, A. A. Wadee, E. van der Westhuizen, B. B. N. Mokgethwa
Soluble receptor activator of NFkappa B-ligand and osteoprotegerin in rheumatoid arthritis - relationship with bone mineral density, disease activity and bone turnover
P. Oelzner, S. Franke, G. Lehmann, T. Eidner, A. Müller, G. Wolf, G. Hein
Associations between HLA-DRB1, RANK, RANKL, OPG, and IL-17 genotypes and disease severity phenotypes in Japanese patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Takefumi Furuya, Masayuki Hakoda, Naomi Ichikawa, Kenshi Higami, Yuki Nanke, Toru Yago, Naoyuki Kamatani, Shigeru Kotake
Accessory navicular bone: when ankle pain does not originate from the ankle
Ahi Sema Issever, Kirsten Minden, Iris Eshed, Kay-Geert A. Hermann
Efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in lupus erythematosus chorea
I. Lazurova, Z. Macejova, K. Benhatchi, M. Oetterová, E. Antolová, R. A. Asherson, J. Rovensky
Marked improvement of Churg–Strauss vasculitis with intravenous gamma globulins during pregnancy
Arnaud Hot, Laurent Perard, Brigitte Coppere, Marie Simon, Françoise Bouhour, Jacques Ninet
Neurogenic osteoarthropathy in leprosy
Samira Rostom, Rachid Bahiri, Sawssan Mahfoud-filali, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Pericarditis: a rare complication of methotrexate therapy
Tayyab Mohyuddin, Mazen Elyan, Irving Kushner
Two cases of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with collagen vascular disease were significantly improved by rituximab treatment
Tomohiro Kameda, Hiroaki Dobashi, Katsuharu Kittaka, Kentaro Susaki, Genji Yamaoka, Ken Arai, Michiaki Tokuda, Toshihiko Ishida
Major flares in women with SLE on combined oral contraception
D. A. Whitelaw, S. J. Jessop
Steady improvement of prothrombin levels after cyclophosphamide therapy in pediatric lupus anticoagulant hypoprothrombinemia syndrome (LAHPS)
Andrea Taddio, AnneMarie C. Brescia, Loredana Lepore, Carlos D. Rose’
Listeria infections associated with infliximab: case reports
Thomas Kesteman, Jean-Cyr Yombi, Jacques Gigi, Patrick Durez
Successful full-term pregnancy in a woman with Cogan’s syndrome: a case report
Aikaterini Deliveliotou, Theodore Moustakarias, John Argeitis, George Vaggos, Nikolaos Vitoratos, Dimitrios Hassiakos
Watch out for ‘pins and needles’ in hands—it may be a case of gout
V. S. Patil, Arvind Chopra
Behçet’s disease and Chiari’s network
G. Alonso, E. Santos, A. Fuertes, A. Jiménez, J. A. Gutiérrez
Ankylosing spondylitis-related secondary amyloidosis responded well to etanercept: a report of three patients
Senol Kobak, Fahrettin Oksel, Yasemin Kabasakal, Eker Doganavsargil
Churg-Strauss syndrome triggered by hyposensitization to Alternaria fungus
C. Serna-Candel, O. Moreno-Perez, V. Soriano, A. Martínez
Low-dose oral methotrexate for the management of childhood Cogan’s syndrome: a case report
Yuzaburo Inoue, Takuya Tomemori, Shuichi Suzuki, Takayasu Arima, Minako Tomiita, Naoki Shimojo, Yoichi Kohno
Pyoderma gangrenosum developing during therapy with TNF-alpha antagonists in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
K. Vandevyvere, F. P. Luyten, P. Verschueren, R. Lories, S. Segaert, R. Westhovens
Erratum to: Accessory navicular bone: when ankle pain does not originate from the ankle
Ahi Sema Issever, Kirsten Minden, Iris Eshed, Kay-Geert A. Hermann