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Clinical Rheumatology

Issue 12/2018

Content (39 Articles)

Editorial

A note from the Editor

Luis R. Espinoza

Review Article

International position paper on the appropriate use of uricosurics with the introduction of lesinurad

Tim L. Jansen, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Anne-Kathrin Tausche, Pascal Richette

Review Article

Fibromyalgia and small fiber neuropathy: the plot thickens!

Manuel Martínez-Lavín

Original Article

Association of CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase IV mRNA level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells with disease activity and bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis

Farshid Yeganeh, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mousavi, Saeed Hosseinzadeh-Sarband, Arman Ahmadzadeh, Hooman Bahrami-Motlagh, Mostafa Haji Molla Hoseini, Mandana Sattari, Mohammad Reza Sohrabi, Ramin Pouriran, Pooneh Dehghan

Open Access Original Article

Comparison of the construct validity and reproducibility of four different types of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Lisanne Renskers, Ron J. J. C. van Uden, Anita M. P. Huis, Sanne A. A. Rongen, Steven Teerenstra, Piet L. C. M. van Riel

Original Article

Safety of the concomitant use of methotrexate and a prophylactic dose of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Oh Chan Kwon, Jung Sun Lee, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo, Seokchan Hong

Original Article

Do SNPs in folate pharmacokinetic pathway alter levels of intracellular methotrexate polyglutamates and affect response? A prospective study in Indian patients

Amit Sandhu, Shabeer Ahmad, Jasbinder Kaur, Archana Bhatnagar, Veena Dhawan, Varun Dhir

Original Article

Telomere dysfunction-related serological markers and oxidative stress markers in rheumatoid arthritis patients: correlation with diseases activity

Rania M. Gamal, Nevin Hammam, Madeha M. Zakary, Marwa Mahmoud Abdelaziz, Mohamed Raouf Abdel Razek, Mona Sallam Embarek Mohamed, Yaser Emad, Mohamed Galal Elnaggar, Daniel E. Furst

Original Article

Fear Assessment in Inflammatory Rheumatic diseases (FAIR) questionnaire: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation to the Turkish language

Okan Küçükakkaş, Aylin Rezvani, Ozan Volkan Yurdakul, Sena Tolu, Mehmet Serkan Kılıçoğlu, Teoman Aydın

Original Article

Evaluation of plasma microRNA expressions in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Ferhat Demir, Alper Han Çebi, Mukaddes Kalyoncu

Original Article

Impact of biologics on disease course in systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Hatice Ezgi Baris, Edwin Anderson, Betul Sozeri, Fatma Dedeoglu

Original Article

Epidemiology and management practices for childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a survey in Latin America

Juliana C. O. A. Ferreira, Vitor C. Trindade, Graciela Espada, Zoilo Morel, Eloisa Bonfá, Claudia S. Magalhães, Clovis Artur Silva

Original Article

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism and serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level in Egyptian children with systemic lupus erythematosus

Rasha Mohamed Saleh Shoaib, Ayman Hammad, Sohier Yahia, Afaf Elsaid, Camelia Adly Abdel-Malak

Original Article

Anakinra treatment in macrophage activation syndrome: a single center experience and systemic review of literature

Hafize Emine Sönmez, Selcan Demir, Yelda Bilginer, Seza Özen

Original Article

Severe thrombocytopenia in connective tissue diseases: a single-center review of 131 cases

Wei Zhang, Fan Wang, Hong Wang, Bingzhu Hua, Xuebing Feng, Lingyun Sun

Original Article

Sleep disorders in primary antiphospholipid syndrome

Luana Viana de Oliveira, Nailú Angélica Sinicato, Simone Appenzeller, Carlos Ewerton Maia Rodrigues, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho

Original Article

Myocardial function in primary antiphospholipid syndrome using speckle-tracking echocardiography

Gabriela Medina, Eduardo Gómez-Bañuelos, Erick Calderón-Aranda, María Pilar Cruz-Domínguez, Olga Vera-Lastra, Luis J. Jara

Original Article

Anti-annexin A5 antibodies and 25-hydroxy-cholecalciferol in female patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome

Mirjana Bećarević, Marija Sarić, Ljudmila Stojanovich, Duško Mirković, Violeta Dopsaj, Svetlana Ignjatović

Original Article

Isolated DLco/VA reduction in systemic sclerosis patients: a new patient subset?

Patricia Corzo, Anna Pros, Juana Martinez-Llorens, Luis Molina, Stephanie Fenxi Ling, Eva Balcells

Original Article

Hemodynamic heterogeneity of connective tissue disease patients with borderline mean pulmonary artery pressure and its distinctive characters from those with normal pulmonary artery pressure: a retrospective study

Yusa Asari, Yoshioki Yamasaki, Kosei Tsuchida, Kengo Suzuki, Yoshihiro J. Akashi, Takahiro Okazaki, Shoichi Ozaki, Hidehiro Yamada, Kimito Kawahata

Open Access Original Article

Development and effect of antibodies to anakinra during treatment of severe CAPS: sub-analysis of a long-term safety and efficacy study

Margareta Wikén, Bengt Hallén, Torbjörn Kullenberg, Lisa Osterling Koskinen

Open Access Original Article

Clinical characteristics of a concurrent condition of IgG4-RD and Castleman’s disease

Xia Zhang, Panpan Zhang, Linyi Peng, Yunyun Fei, Wei Zhang, Ruie Feng, Wen Zhang

Original Article

Serum IL 4 and its gene polymorphism (rs79071878) in Egyptian children with familial Mediterranean fever

Huda Marzouk, Yomna Farag, Hadeel M. El-Hanafi, Eman Ibrahim

Original Article

Giant cell arteritis presenting as isolated inflammatory response and/or fever of unknown origin: a case-control study

Hubert de Boysson, Eric Liozon, Kim Heang Ly, Anael Dumont, Claire Delmas, Audrey Sultan, Achille Aouba

Open Access Original Article

Support available for and perceived priorities of people with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: results of the PMRGCAuk members’ survey 2017

Sara Muller, Anne O’Brien, Toby Helliwell, Charles A. Hay, Kate Gilbert, Christian D. Mallen, Kathryn Busby

Brief Report

How should we manage low-dose methotrexate-induced pancytopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Döndü Üsküdar Cansu, Hava Üsküdar Teke, Erdal Bodakçi, Cengiz Korkmaz

Brief Report

Foot function in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study

Agnes Patricia de Andrade, Elinah Narumi Inoue, Renato Nisihara, Thelma Larocca Skare

Brief Report

Clinical description of patients with cytoplasmic discrete dots pattern (lysosome) on indirect immunofluorescence on HEp-2 cells

Martin Brom, Carolina Eva Carrizo, Roberto Miguel Arana, Cecilia Nora Pisoni

Brief Report

Serum BAFF and APRIL levels in Indian patients with Takayasu arteritis

Abhishek Zanwar, Avinash Jain, Latika Gupta, Smirti Chaurasia, Sandeep Kumar, Durga Prasanna Misra, Ramnath Misra

Brief Report

Axial psoriatic arthritis: the impact of underdiagnosed disease on outcomes in real life

Sibel Zehra Aydin, Orhan Kucuksahin, Levent Kilic, Atalay Dogru, Ozun Bayindir, Cem Ozisler, Ahmet Omma, Emine Figen Tarhan, Abdulsamet Erden, Gezmis Kimyon, Meryem Can, Ediz Dalkilic, Sule Yavuz, Sibel Bakirci Ureyen, Esen Kasapoglu Gunal, Fatıma Arslan Alhussain, Lutfi Akyol, Ayse Balkarli, Sema Yilmaz, Muhammet Cinar, Muge Tufan Aydin, Dilek Solmaz, Ridvan Mercan, Sukran Erten, Umut Kalyoncu

Case Based Review

A Chinese case series of Yao syndrome and literature review

Xinglin Yang, Di Wu, Ji Li, Min Shen, Wen Zhang

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.