Issue 10/2013
Content (41 Articles)
Efficacy of infliximab in the treatment for dermatomyositis with acute interstitial pneumonia: a study of fourteen cases and literature review
Dan Chen, Xiao-bing Wang, Yan Zhou, Xiao-chun Zhu
Quality-of-care standards for early arthritis clinics
José Andrés Román Ivorra, Juan Antonio Martínez, Pablo Lázaro, Federico Navarro, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro, Eugenio de Miguel, Estibaliz Loza, Loreto Carmona
TNF inhibitors induce discoid fibrosis in the sublining layers of the synovium with degeneration of synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis
Shunsei Hirohata, Tetsuya Tomita, Hideki Yoshikawa, Masahisa Kyogoku
The association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the calcitonin gene with primary osteoarthritis of the knee in Mexican mestizo population
J. J. Magaña, B. Muñoz, V. M. Borgonio-Cuadra, C. Razo-Estrada, C. González-Huerta, S. Cortés-González, A. Albores, A. Miranda-Duarte
Is low-level laser therapy in relieving neck pain effective? Systematic review and meta-analysis
Amjed Kadhim-Saleh, Harinad Maganti, Michelle Ghert, Sheila Singh, Forough Farrokhyar
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Thai version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI)
Wanruchada Katchamart, Prapassorn Ussavasodhi, Praveena Chiowchanwesawakit, Wanwisa Chanapai
Aberrant CD200/CD200R1 expression contributes to painful synovium hyperplasia in a patient with primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Yan Ren, Xiao-mei Leng, Bo Yang, Xuan Zhang
Proton pump inhibitors are not the key for therapying non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-induced small intestinal injury
Shuo Zhang, Guan-qun Chao, Bin Lu
Frequency and predictors for falls in the ambulatory patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal prospective study
Derya Bugdayci, Nurdan Paker, Aylin Rezvani, Nur Kesiktas, Ozlem Yilmaz, Melike Sahin, Nurhan Ince
A systematic review investigating the efficacy of laterally wedged insoles for medial knee osteoarthritis
P. Penny, J. Geere, Toby O. Smith
A study on the association between C1GALT1 polymorphisms and the risk of Henoch–Schönlein purpura in a Chinese population
JinDan An, Qiang Lü, HongTao Zhao, Yong Cao, Bin Yan, Zhihong Ma
Punctal plugs versus artificial tears for treating primary Sjögren’s syndrome with keratoconjunctivitis SICCA: a comparative observation of their effects on visual function
Weiqiang Qiu, Ziyuan Liu, Mingxin Ao, Xuemin Li, Wei Wang
Evaluation of the association between Hispanic ethnicity and disease activity and severity in a large cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Christina F. Pelajo , Sheila T. Angeles-Han, Sampath Prahalad, Caitlin M. Sgarlat, Trevor E. Davis, Laurie C. Miller, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez
Evaluation of the mean platelet volume in secondary amyloidosis due to familial Mediterranean fever
Nihal Ozkayar, Serhan Piskinpasa, Fatma Akyel, Fatih Dede, Tolga Yildirim, Didem Turgut, Eyup Koc, İbrahim C. Haznedaroglu
Validation of an Adapted Arabic Version of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Impact Questionnaire
Mai Abd El-Naby, Mohamed Ahmed Hefny, Ayman Ekram Fahim, Magdy Ahmed Awadalla
The effect of Neydharting mud-pack therapy on knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind follow-up pilot study
Ildikó Katalin Tefner, Ramóna Gaál, András Koroknai, Adél Ráthonyi, Tamás Gáti, Péter Monduk, Edit Kiss, Csaba Kovács, Géza Bálint, Tamás Bender
Direct medical costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: analysis from National Claims Database
Onur Baser, Abdulkadir Burkan, Erdem Baser, Rasim Koselerli, Emre Ertugay, Akif Altinbas
Organ damage in high-risk patients with systemic and incomplete lupus syndromes
Nancy J. Olsen, Maha Yousif, Azza Mutwally, Melinda Cory, Nada Elmagboul, David R. Karp
Interleukin-1 gene cluster and IL-1 receptor polymorphisms in Iranian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Zahra Tahmasebi, Mahmoud Akbarian, Sedigheh Mirkazemi, Abtin Shahlaee, Zahra Alizadeh, Ali Akbar Amirzargar, Ahmad Reza Jamshidi, Shima Ghoroghi, Shiva Poursani, Keramat Nourijelyani, Mahdi Mahmoudi
Tyrosine hydroxylase expression in CD4+ T cells is associated with joint inflammatory alleviation in collagen type II-induced arthritis
Xu-Ying Zhao, Shi-Wei Cui, Xiao-Qin Wang, Yu-Ping Peng, Yi-Hua Qiu
Periodontal therapy in chronic periodontitis lowers gingival crevicular fluid interleukin-1beta and DAS28 in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Başak Bıyıkoğlu, Nurcan Buduneli, Kenan Aksu, Ayşe Nalbantsoy, David F. Lappin, Evren Evrenosoğlu, Denis F. Kinane
Performance of response scales of activity and functional measures of ankylosing spondylitis: numerical rating scale versus visual analog scale
Kivanc Akad, Dilek Solmaz, Ismail Sari, Fatos Onen, Nurullah Akkoc, Servet Akar
Effects of isotonic and isometric hand exercises on pain, hand functions, dexterity and quality of life in women with rheumatoid arthritis
Beril Dogu, Hulya Sirzai, Figen Yilmaz, Basak Polat, Banu Kuran
Do impaired memory, cognitive dysfunction and distress play a role in methotrexate-related neutropenia in rheumatoid arthritis patients? A comparative study
Omer Nuri Pamuk, Bunyamin Kisacik, Gulsum Emel Pamuk, Ahmet Mesut Onat, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Salim Donmez, Yavuz Pehlivan, Edward C. Keystone
Relation of the Fas and FasL gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis
Seyfi Yıldır, Melek Sezgin, İbrahim Ömer Barlas, Gözde Türköz, Handan Çamdeviren Ankaralı, Günşah Şahin, Mehmet Emin Erdal
Meigs’ syndrome: a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion in scleroderma
Feng Su, Kristopher W. Cummings, Hannah Krigman, Prabha Ranganathan
A four-time-recurring typical complete Kawasaki syndrome successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin: a case report with literature review
Fernanda Falcini, Grazia D’Adamo, Donato Rigante
Clinical remission in juvenile idiopathic arthritis after termination of etanercept
Jacek Postępski, Katarzyna Kobusińska, Edyta Olesińska, Violetta Osińska, Violetta Opoka-Winiarska
Quantification of IFNγ- and IL17-producing cells after stimulation with citrullinated proteins in healthy subjects and RA patients
Katleen Van Steendam, Marlies De Ceuleneer, Kelly Tilleman, Dirk Elewaut, Filip De Keyser, Dieter Deforce
Short-term efficacy of topical capsaicin therapy in severely affected fibromyalgia patients
Benigno Casanueva, Baltasar Rodero, Covadonga Quintial, Javier Llorca, Miguel A. González-Gay
Does vasculitis alone cause AVN? A review of literature
Rtika R. Abraham, John O. Meyerhoff
Valentin dancing at the Moulin Rouge: a very good depiction of joint hypermobility by Toulouse-Lautrec
Angel Checa
Impact of sphingosine kinase 2 deficiency on the development of TNF-alpha-induced inflammatory arthritis
DeAnna A. Baker, Jackie Eudaly, Charles D. Smith, Lina M. Obeid, Gary S. Gilkeson
Intra-muscular arteries are also affected in Takayasu’s arteritis
Zhi-Wei Wang, Song-Hua Li, Yong-Wei Yu, Sheng-Ming Dai
Imported case of visceral leishmaniasis presenting as pancytopenia in a Norwegian patient treated with methotrexate and etanercept for psoriasis arthritis
Emilio Besada, Rune Johan Njålla, Johannes C. Nossent
The relationship between Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and Timed Up and Go test in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
Feride Sabirli, Nurdan Paker, Derya Bugdayci
Assessment of efficacy of pamidronate in undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA): a molecular mechanism
Hamid Namazi
Antiphospholipid syndrome and polyarteritis nodosa: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Cezar Augusto M. Caldas, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho
Chronic low back pain caused by osteopetrosis type 2
Oguz Durmus, Engin Cakar, Emre Ata, Umit Dincer, Mehmet Zeki Kiralp
Erosive wrist and hand arthritis: is it a rare manifestation of Behçet’s disease?
Figen Tuncay, Ayhan Esmer, Figen Ayhan, Pınar Borman
Erratum to: Bucillamine-induced yellow nail in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: two case reports and a review of 36 reported cases
Daiki Nakagomi, Kei Ikeda, Hirotoshi Kawashima, Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Akira Suto, Hiroshi Nakajima