Issue 3/2007
Content (38 Articles)
From molecular mimicry to cross-reactivity or pathogen expansion? A hypothesis
Alexander P. Rozin
A possible link between Crohn’s disease and ankylosing spondylitis via Klebsiella infections
Alan Ebringer, Taha Rashid, Harmale Tiwana, Clyde Wilson
The association of −627 interleukin-10 promoter polymorphism in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Po-Wen Lin, Chung-Ming Huang, Chiu-Ching Huang, Chang-Hai Tsai, Jeffrey J. P. Tsai, Chin-Ping Chang, Fuu-Jen Tsai
Val/Leu247 and Trp/Ser316 polymorphisms in β2 glycoprotein I and their association with thrombosis in unselected Chilean patients
Iván Palomo, Jaime Pereira, Marcelo Alarcón, Marcela Vásquez, Carmen Pinochet, Fernando Poblete, Evelyn Mendez, Jeannette Sandoval, Rolando Vidal, Silvia Pierangeli
Severity of gouty arthritis is associated with Q-wave myocardial infarction: a large-scale, cross-sectional study
Shih-Yang Chen, Ching-Lang Chen, Ming-Lai Shen
Articular damage in late rheumatoid arthritis
Emel Eksioglu, Reyhan Tuncay, Eda Gurcay, Ajda Bal, Aytul Cakci
Extraspinal tuberculous arthritis in HIV era
P. Lertsrisatit, K. Nantiruj, K. Totemchokchyakarn, S. Janwityanujit
Action potential simulation (APS) in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS): a controlled single subject experimental design
R. K. B. Fengler, J. W. G. Jacobs, M. Bac, A. J. M. van Wijck, N. L. U. van Meeteren
A comparative evaluation of quality of life and life satisfaction in patients with psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis
Pınar Borman, Gűneş Gur Toy, Seçil Babaoğlu, Hatice Bodur, Deniz Cılız, Nuran Allı
Rheumatologic aspects of lysosomal storage diseases
Bernhard Manger, Eugen Mengel, Roland M. Schaefer
Paraoxonase and arylesterase levels in rheumatoid arthritis
A. Isik, S. S. Koca, B. Ustundag, H. Celik, A. Yildirim
The natural course of progressive systemic sclerosis patients with interstitial lung involvement
Musellim Benan, Ikitimur Hande, Ongen Gul
Ethnicity may be a reason for lipid changes and high Lp(a) levels in rheumatoid arthritis
Mustafa Cesur, Zeynep Ozbalkan, Mehtap Akcil Temel, Yaşar Karaarslan
Utility of biochemical screening in the context of evaluating patients with a presumptive diagnosis of osteoporosis
C. Rajeswaran, J. Spencer, J. H. Barth, S. M. Orme
Hypercoagulability: interaction between inflammation and coagulation in familial Mediterranean fever
Guzide Aksu, Can Ozturk, Kaan Kavakli, Ferah Genel, Necil Kutukculer
Leptin levels in Henoch–Schönlein purpura
Yuksel Aliyazicioglu, Ozan Ozkaya, Husamettin Yakut, Ismail Islek, Muhlise Alvur
QT dispersion increases in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Bunyamin Yavuz, Enver Atalar, Omer Karadag, Erol Tulumen, Necla Ozer, Ali Akdogan, Ihsan Ertenli, Sedat Kiraz, Meral Calguneri, Ferhan Ozmen
Biomechanical evaluation in osteoporosis: ovariectomized rat model
Ulku Comelekoglu, Selda Bagis, Serap Yalin, Oya Ogenler, Altan Yildiz, N. Ozlen Sahin, Izzet Oguz, R. Hatungil
Age as a predicting factor in the therapy outcome of multidisciplinary treatment of patients with chronic low back pain—a prospective longitudinal clinical study in 405 patients
Matthias Buchner, Eva Neubauer, Anita Zahlten-Hinguranage, Marcus Schiltenwolf
Elevated levels of soluble Fas (APO-1, CD95), soluble Fas ligand, and matrix metalloproteinase-3 in sera from patients with active untreated adult onset Still’s disease
Der-Yuan Chen, Joung-Liang Lan, Fang-Ju Lin, Tsu-Yi Hsieh
The efficacy of vitamin E against oxidative damage and autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus: a preliminary study
Etsuko Maeshima, Xiang-Ming Liang, Mikako Goda, Haruhisa Otani, Masatoshi Mune
Efficacy of Farabloc as an analgesic in primary fibromyalgia
Gerhard L. Bach, Douglas B. Clement
Serum-soluble selectin levels in patients with Behçet’s disease
Aşkın Ateş, Olcay Aydintuğ Tiryaki, Ümit Ölmez, Hüseyin Tutkak
Oxidant/antioxidant status in men with Behçet’s disease
Seyithan Taysi, Berna Demircan, Necmettın Akdeniz, Mustafa Atasoy, Refik Ali Sari
Damage index assessment and quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus patients (with long-term disease) in Northeastern Brazil
Eutília A. M. Freire, Inês O. Maia, Jamile C. A. Nepomuceno, Rozana M. Ciconelli
A case of myeloperoxidase–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positive-polyarteritis nodosa complicated by interstitial pneumonia and rapidly progressive renal failure
Toshiro Sugimoto, Keizo Kanasaki, Tetsuro Koyama, Yukiyo Yokomaku, Hitoshi Yasuda, Atsunori Kashiwagi, Daisuke Koya
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis manifesting in only limping due to flexion contraction of the knee
Takatomo Mine, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yoichiro Ishida, Ryuji Imamura, Kazusige Seki, Tosihiko Taguchi
Early assessment of rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis
Eishi Miyazaki, Masaru Ando, Tomoko Muramatsu, Tetsujiro Fukami, Osamu Matsuno, Shin-ichi Nureki, Takuya Ueno, Tomiyasu Tsuda, Toshihide Kumamoto
Dermatomyositis complicated with Kaposi sarcoma: a case report
Sara Simeoni, Antonio Puccetti, Sara Moruzzi, Elisa Tinazzi, Dimitri Peterlana, Claudio Lunardi
Psoriatic arthritis and Klinefelter syndrome: case report
N. Melillo, A. Corrado, L. Quarta, F. D’Onofrio, F. P. Cantatore
Transverse myelitis, a rare neurological manifestation of mixed connective tissue disease—a case report and a review of literature
Sumeet Bhinder, Kevin Harbour, Vikas Majithia
3-T MRI reveals cranial and thoracic inflammatory changes in giant cell arteritis
T. A. Bley, M. Uhl, N. Venhoff, J. Thoden, M. Langer, M. Markl
Diastematomyelia presenting with neck stiffness
David J. Armstrong, Louise Chadwick, Michael B. Finch
Tuberculous peritonitis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab
Alfonso Gutiérrez-Macías, Eva Lizarralde-Palacios, Pedro Martínez-Odriozola, Felipe Miguel-de la Villa
Wegener’s granulomatosis presenting as a thyroid mass
A. J. Schuerwegh, J. Verhelst, H. Slabbynck, M. M. Kockx, D. Coolen
Chronicle of a death foretold: a case of catastrophic vascular Behcet’s disease
David Planer, David Leibowitz, Yair Elitzur, Amit Korach, Nurith Hiller, Tova Chajek-Shaul
Harlequin ichthyosis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a rare combination
Siân A. Clement, Nigel P. Burrows, Alison Sansome, Brain L. Hazleman, Andrew J. K. Östör