Issue 1/2011
Content (29 Articles)
Mechanisms of action of spa therapies in rheumatic diseases: what scientific evidence is there?
Antonella Fioravanti, Luca Cantarini, Giacomo Maria Guidelli, Mauro Galeazzi
Splenectomy for thrombocytopenia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in 11 Chinese patients
Ruixia Li, Gang Liu, Kai Wang, Yixin Liu, Qibing Xie, Yi Liu, Guixiu Shi
Angiotensin converting enzyme DD genotype is associated with development of rheumatic heart disease in Egyptian children
Mohamed-Mofeed Fawaz Morsy, Nada Abdelmohsen Mohamed Abdelaziz, Ahmed Mohamed Boghdady, Hydi Ahmed, Essam Mohamed Abu Elfadl, Mohamed Ali Ismail
Clinical and laboratory variables of childhood systemic lupus erythematosus in western province of Saudi Arabia
Mohammed A. Muzaffer, Sulaiman M. Al-Mayouf
Endothelial dysfunction in Iranian lupus patients
Bijan Ahmadi, Zahra Sayed Bonakdar, Sayyed Mohammad Hashemi, Sayyed Mohammad Sadrkabir, Mansoor Karimifar
One year study of efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of patients with ocular and neurological Behçet’s disease refractory to standard immunosuppressive drugs
AnnaRita Giardina, Angelo Ferrante, Francesco Ciccia, Maria Vadalà, Ennio Giardina, Giovanni Triolo
Heart rate variability in familial Mediterranean fever
Naomi Nussinovitch, Avi Livneh, Keren Katz, Pnina Langevitz, Olga Feld, Moshe Nussinovitch, Benjamin Volovitz, Merav Lidar, Udi Nussinovitch
Radiographic cervical spine osteoarthritis progression rates: a longitudinal assessment
Frances Vaughn Wilder, Lissa Fahlman, Robert Donnelly
Valvular heart disease in systemic lupus erythematosus and Jaccoud’s arthropathy
Mittermayer B. Santiago, Stella M. M. Dourado, Natália O. Silva, Marina P. Motta, Lara S. B. Grimaldi, Vinicius R. Rios, Verena Galvão
The anti-malaria agent artesunate inhibits expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in human rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocyte
Ya He, Jinjin Fan, Haobo Lin, Xiuyan Yang, Yujin Ye, Liuqin Liang, Zhongping Zhan, Xiuqing Dong, Lin Sun, Hanshi Xu
Serum melatonin levels in ankylosing spondilitis: correlation with disease activity
Kazim Senel, Tuba Baykal, Meltem Alkan Melikoglu, Akin Erdal, Saliha Karatay, Akar Karakoc, Mahir Ugur
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies as a discriminating marker between rheumatoid arthritis and chronic hepatitis C-related polyarthropathy
Wafaa M. Ezzat, Hala M. Raslan, Azza A. Aly, Nahed A. Emara, Manal M. El Menyawi, Amr Edrees
Reliability of lower limb alignment measures using an established landmark-based method with a customized computer software program
Elizabeth A. Sled, Lisa M. Sheehy, David T. Felson, Patrick A. Costigan, Miu Lam, T. Derek V. Cooke
Liver enzyme abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus: a focus on toxic hepatitis
Minyoung Her, YounJae Lee, EunUk Jung, TaeHee Kim, Dongyook Kim
Acute pseudogout of the neck—the crowned dens syndrome: 2 case reports and review of the literature
Keith Siau, Martin Lee, Catherine J. Laversuch
Churg-Strauss syndrome successfully treated with rituximab
Kristin Kveim Dønvik, Roald Omdal
Infliximab therapy in pediatric Takayasu’s arteritis: report of two cases
Paola Sabrina Buonuomo, Claudia Bracaglia, Andrea Campana, Antonella Insalaco, Manuela Pardeo, Elisabetta Cortis, Alberto G. Ugazio
Transient unilateral oculomotor palsy and severe headache in childhood Kawasaki disease
Rajoo Thapa, Debkrishna Mallick, Biswajit Biswas, Subroto Chakrabartty
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema following acute intracranial hemorrhage
Deng-Ho Yang, Deh-Ming Chang, Jenn-Haung Lai, Guo-Shu Huang, Wei-Chou Chang, Tsung-Yun Hou
Microscopic polyangitis complicating double carcinoma of the stomach and duodenum: improvement after the resection of these carcinomas
Haruo Abe, Shuji Momose, Tsutomu Takeuchi
Multiple symptoms of higher brain dysfunction caused by Marchiafava–Bignami disease in a patient with dermatomyositis
Kanako Furukawa, Etsuko Maeshima, Shinichiro Maeshima, Masakazu Ichinose
Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for pregnancy-associated dermatomyositis
Garifallia Linardaki, Eleni Cherouvim, Georgia Goni, Kyriaki A. Boki
Assessment of heart rate recovery index in patients with familial Mediterranean fever
Idris Ardic, Mehmet Gungor Kaya, Mikail Yarlioglues, Orhan Dogdu, Mehmet Celikbilek, Mahmut Akpek, Lutfi Akyol, Edip Torun
IL-6 blockade preferentially inhibits Th17 differentiation in collagen-induced arthritis
Hiroto Yoshida, Misato Hashizume, Masahiko Mihara
Severity of carpal tunnel syndrome assessed with high frequency ultrasonography: reply to Karadağ and colleagues
Costanza Pazzaglia, Luca Padua
Ulnar nerve compression possibly due to aberrant veins: sonography is elucidatory for idiopathic cubital tunnel syndrome
Erkan Kılıç, Levent Özçakar