Clinical Rheumatology

Haematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis in the Elderly

J. Belzunegui, J. J. Intxausti, J. R. De Dios, N. Del Val, V. Rodríguez Valverde, C. González, R. Queiro, M. Figueroa

Synchronous Pyomyositis and Septic Hip Arthritis

I-Ming Jou, Nan-Tsing Chiu, Kuo-An Lai, Yin-Ching Chuang

Oral Prednisolone Improved Acetylcholine-Induced Sweating in Sjögren's Syndrome-Related Anhidrosis

Sacral Insufficiency Fractures. High Association with Pubic Rami Fractures

Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy Initiated by Physical Trauma

J.-B. Jun, T.-H. Kim, S. S. Jung, D.-H. Yoo, T.-Y. Kim, S. Y. Kim

Elevation of Serum Soluble Tumour Necrosis Factor Receptors in Patients with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

T. Shimizu, Y. Tomita, K. Son, S. Nishinarita, S. Sawada, T. Horie

Elevated Nitric Oxide Production in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

A. Wanchu, M. Khullar, A. Sud, P. Bambery

COX-2-Specific Inhibitors – the Emergence of a New Class of Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Drugs

B. Everts, P. Währborg, T. Hedner

Clinical and Serological Aspects of Patients with Anti-Jo-1 Antibodies – an Evolving Spectrum of Disease Manifestations

W. A. Schmidt, W. Wetzel, R. Friedländer, R. Lange, H. F. K. Sörensen, H.-J. Lichey, E. Genth, R. Mierau, E. Gromnica-Ihle

Significance of Low mRNA Levels of Interleukin-4 and -10 in Mononuclear Cells of the Synovial Fluid of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

M. Miyata, H. Ohira, T. Sasajima, S. Suzuki, M. Ito, Y. Sato, R. Kasukawa

Systemic Sclerosis: Another Rheumatic Disease Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

M. Abu-Shakra, S. Sukenik, D. Buskila

Urticaria as a Presenting Manifestation of Adult-Onset Still’s Disease

F. Salaffi, G. Filosa, L. Bugatti, M. D. Maestrini

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Associated with Skin Defects of Livedoid Vasculitis

Y. B. Oh, J.-B. Jun, C. K. Kim, C. W. Lee, C. K. Park, T.-Y. Kim, D.-H. Yoo, S. Y. Kim

Pulmonary Nodule and Aggressive Tibialis Posterior Tenosynovitis in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

H. Joosen, B. Mellaerts, G. Dereymaeker, R. Westhovens

Nails ‘Obstructing’ Finger Growth in Length in Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy (PHO)

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