Clinical Rheumatology

Patients with Systemic Vasculitis: Plea for their Inclusion into Large Multicentre Trials

D. Blockmans

Malignancy in Behçet’s Disease: A Report of 13 Cases and a Review of the Literature

M. Cengiz, M. K. Altundag, A. F. Zorlu, I. H. Güllü, E. Özyar, I. L. Atahan

Cerebral Atrophy Related to Corticotherapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

V. A. Zanardi, L. A. Magna, L. T. L. Costallat

Colonic Transit Disorders in Systemic Sclerosis

S.-J. Wang, J.-L. Lan, D.-Y. Chen, Y.-H. Chen, T.-Y. Hsieh, W.-Y. Lin

The Role of Scintigraphy with Technetium-99m Nanocolloid in Patients with Peripheral Joint Pain

H. M. Al Attia, Z. Y. Al Haider, R. A. Khadim, M. El Higrisy, B. K. Adams

Survey of Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin Gene Mutations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

R. Topaloglu, C. Akıerli, A. Bakkaloglu, O. Aydıntug, S. Ozen, N. Besbas, T. Ozcelik

Radiologic Changes of Cervical Spine in Ankylosing Spondylitis

H.-S. Lee, T.-H. Kim, H. R. Yun, Y.-W. Park, S.-S. Jung, S.-C. Bae, K.-B. Joo, S.Y. Kim

Recurrent Venous Thrombosis in Behçet’s Disease: Successful Endovascular Treatment with Thrombolysis and Stent

I. Uthman, A. Al-Kutoubi, J. Sawaya

Bilateral Tibia and Fibula Fractures in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

M. E. Lloyd, S. Davitt, J. R. W. Hall

A Severely Disabling Disorder: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

H. Kocyigit, N. Hizli, A. Memis, D. Sabah, A. Memis

Malignant Tumor with Chest Wall Pain Mimicking Tietze’s Syndrome

T. Thongngarm, L. B. Lemos, N. Lawhon, V. Harisdangkul

Food Allergy and Seronegative Arthritis: Report of Two Cases

M. L. Pacor, C. Lunardi, G. Di Lorenzo, D. Biasi, R. Corrocher

Kartagener’s Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Unusual Association

L. Riente, P. Fadda, M. Mazzantini, S. Frigelli, B. Fattori, E. Neri

Secondary Amyloidosis in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis

G. E. Pamuk, Ö. N. Pamuk, M. R. Altiparmak, M. Tanverdi, N. Uygun, S. Yurdakul

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Gout

K. Pavithran, M. Thomas

Life-Threatening Complications of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Polyarteritis Nodosa Developing Despite Interferon-α2b Therapy: Successful Treatment with a Combination of Interferon, Lamivudine, Plasma Exchanges and Steroids

P. Dele´aval, P. Stadler, E. Descombes, E. Hecker, G. Schrago, C. Chizzolini, A. Nicole, P. Pugin, C. Regamey

Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 6-Year-Old Boy with Henoch–Scho¨nlein Purpura

N. Besbas, A. Duzova, R. Topaloglu, F. Gok, F. Ozaltin, S. Ozen, A. Bakkaloglu

Rheumatoid Arthritis Induced by α-Interferon Therapy

E. Passos de Souza, P. Teles Evangelista Segundo, F. Freire José, D. Lemaire, M. Santiago

A Decreased Serum Leptin Level in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

A. Kotulska, E. J. Kucharz, L. Brzezińska-Wcisło, U. Wadas

Reactive Arthritis in Brazil

E. S. Meirelles, E. M. H. Pastor, D. P. de-Oliveira, M. A. X. de-Oliveira, T. Rosales

Blue-coloured Skin over Involved Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis

J. Jajic

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