Ausgabe 8/2012
Inhalt (63 Artikel)
Cutaneous manifestations associated with adult-onset Still’s disease: important diagnostic values
- Review
Toshiyuki Yamamoto
TNF promoter -308 G>A and LTA 252 A>G polymorphisms in Portuguese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
- Original Article
Maria José Santos, Diana Carmona-Fernandes, Joana Caetano-Lopes, Inês P. Perpétuo, Bruno Vidal, Susana Capela, José Canas da Silva, João Eurico Fonseca
Physical performance and knee osteoarthritis among community-dwelling women in Japan: the Hizen-Oshima Study, cross-sectional study
- Original Article
Makoto Osaki, Masato Tomita, Yasuyo Abe, Zhaojia Ye, Sumihisa Honda, Shoji Yoshida, Hiroyuki Shindo, Kiyoshi Aoyagi
Mannose-binding lectin 2 gene haplotype analysis in Korean patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- Original Article
Churl Hyun Im, Jinhyun Kim, Yun Jong Lee, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Kyung Sook Park, Yeong Wook Song
G109T polymorphism of SLC22A12 gene is associated with serum uric acid level, but not with metabolic syndrome
- Original Article
Won Cheoul Jang, Youn Hyoung Nam, Young Chang Ahn, Su Min Park, Il Kyu Yoon, Jung-Yoon Choe, Sung-Hoon Park, Minyoung Her, Seong-Kyu Kim
Normal range of spinal mobility for healthy young adult Turkish men
- Original Article
Muharrem Cidem, Ilhan Karacan, Murat Uludag
The use of low-dose etanercept as an alternative therapy for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: a case series
- Original Article
Jamileh Moghimi, Mehrdad Sheikhvatan, Vahid Semnani
Prevalence of osteochondritis among preparatory and primary school children in an Egyptian governorate
- Original Article
Amany M. Abou El- Soud, Hala A. Gaballa, Manal Abdo Ali
The effect of oral and parenteral vitamin D supplementation in the elderly: a prospective, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study
- Original Article
Hakan Sakalli, Didem Arslan, Ahmet Eftal Yucel
Effectiveness of physical activity in reducing pain in patients with fibromyalgia: a blinded randomized clinical trial
- Original Article
Andrea Harumi Kayo, Maria Stella Peccin, Carla Munhoz Sanches, Virgínia Fernandes Moça Trevisani
Renal function assessment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
- Original Article
Marco Ulises Martínez-Martínez, Jaime Antonio Borjas-García, Martín Magaña-Aquino, Enrique Cuevas-Orta, Lilia Llamazares-Azuara, Carlos Abud-Mendoza
Association of rheumatoid arthritis risk with EGFR genetic polymorphisms in Taiwan’s Han Chinese population
- Original Article
Sui-Foon Lo, Lei Wan, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Chung-Ming Huang, Shih-Yin Chen, Su-Ching Liu, Fuu-Jen Tsai
Serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor are associated with rheumatoid arthritis course
- Original Article
Mara Anaís Llamas-Covarrubias, Yeminia Valle, Rosa Elena Navarro-Hernández, Iris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán, María Guadalupe Ramírez-Dueñas, Héctor Rangel-Villalobos, Ciro Estrada-Chávez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle
Sonographic assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence and correlation with disease activity
- Original Article
Omer Karadag, Umut Kalyoncu, Ali Akdogan, Yesim Sucullu Karadag, Sule Apras Bilgen, Senay Ozbakır, Emilio Filippucci, Sedat Kiraz, Ihsan Ertenli, Walter Grassi, Meral Calgüneri
Secondary neuropsychiatric manifestations caused by Epstein–Barr virus encephalitis in a new onset systemic lupus erythematosus patient
- Original Article
Chen Hongbo, Ma Hongzhen, He Lingzhi, Xu Maosheng, Chen Mei
Association of CD4 enhancer gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in Egyptian female patients
- Original Article
Yousri M. Hussein, Shereen A. El Tarhouny, Randa H. Mohamed, Amal S. El-Shal, Amany M. Abul-Saoud, Manal Abdo
Changes and significance of IL-25 in chicken collagen II-induced experimental arthritis (CIA)
- Original Article
Wang Kaiwen, Su Zhaoliang, Zhao Yinxia, Sandoghchian Shotorbani Siamak, Jiao Zhijun, Xue Yuan, Yang Heng, Zheng Dong, Liu Yanfang, Shen Pei, Wang Shengjun, Shao Qixiang, Huang Xinxiang, Lu Liwei, Xu Huaxi
Efficacy of radiosynoviorthesis and its impact on chosen inflammatory markers
- Open Access
- Original Article
Robert Zwolak, Maria Majdan, Marcin Skórski, Beata Chrapko
An unusual pediatric case with neurofibromatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
- Original Article
Sare Gülfem Akyüz, Aysun Çaltik, Mehmet Bülbül, Özlem Erdoğan, Rahime Renda, Gülay Demircin
The relationship between plasma homocysteine level and different treatment modalities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- Original Article
Erhan Capkin, Murat Karkucak, Ayşe Akyüz, Ahmet Alver, Aysegul Kucukali Turkyilmaz, Elif Zengin
The role of human xanthine oxidoreductase (HXOR), anti-HXOR antibodies, and microorganisms in synovial fluid of patients with joint inflammation
- Original Article
Najah Al-Muhtaseb, Elham Al-Kaissi, Abdul Jalil Thawaini, Zuhair Muhi Eldeen, Sabah Al-Muhtaseb, Badiee Al-Saleh
Frequency of musculoskeletal complications among the patients receiving solid organ transplantation in a tertiary health-care center
- Original Article
Shafieh Movassaghi, Mohsen Nasiri Toosi, Alireza Bakhshandeh, Fatemeh Niksolat, Zahra Khazaeipour, Ali Tajik
Using TNF-alpha antagonist Adalimumab for treatment for multisystem sarcoidosis: a case study
- Original Article
Tobias Lahmer, Andreas Knopf, Ines Lanzl, Uwe Heemann, Klaus Thuermel
Evaluation of liver function tests in scleroderma patients
- Original Article
Gehan Ibrahim Abdelrazek Salem, Awni Ali Abdulrahman
A comparative analysis of serological parameters and oxidative stress in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
- Original Article
Rachana Mishra, Aastha Singh, Vishal Chandra, Mahendra P. S. Negi, Baishnab C. Tripathy, Jaya Prakash, Varsha Gupta
The coping flexibility questionnaire: development and initial validation in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases
- Original Article
Johanna E. Vriezekolk, Wim G. J. M. van Lankveld, Agnes M. M. Eijsbouts, Toon van Helmond, Rinie Geenen, Cornelia H. M. van den Ende
Seasonal distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus activity and its correlation with climate factors
- Original Article
Jie Yang, Yu-Wei Lu, Hai-Feng Pan, Jin-Hui Tao, Yan-Feng Zou, Wei Bao, Dong-Qing Ye
The effects of NSAIDs on types I, II, and III collagen metabolism in a rat osteoarthritis model
- Original Article
Yun-Sheng Ou, Chao Tan, Hong An, Dian-Ming Jiang, Zheng-Xue Quan, Ke Tang, Xiao-Ji Luo
Protective effect of soy protein on collagen-induced arthritis in rat
- Original Article
Majid Mohammad Shahi, Mohammad-Reza Rashidi, Soltanali Mahboob, Fatemeh Haidari, Bahman Rashidi, Jalal Hanaee
Methotrexate attenuates the Th17/IL-17 levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy individuals and RA patients
- Original Article
Yanshan Li, Lindi Jiang, Si Zhang, Lianhua Yin, Lili Ma, Dongyi He, Jie Shen
Bilirubin levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: increased or decreased?
- Original Article
Zaixing Yang, Yan Liang, Chang Li, Weiqiang Xi, Renqian Zhong
Cyclophosphamide for scleroderma lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Original Article
Hadi Poormoghim, Maziar Moradi Lakeh, Mastoureh Mohammadipour, Faezeh Sodagari, Neda Toofaninjed
Nonrenal and renal activity of systemic lupus erythematosus: a comparison of two anti-C1q and five anti-dsDNA assays and complement C3 and C4
- Original Article
Heikki Julkunen, Susanne Ekblom-Kullberg, Aaro Miettinen
Bone mineral density in familial Mediterranean fever
- Original Article
Neslihan Berkdemir Siverekli, Ozlem Sahin, Soner Senel, Emrullah Hayta, Ece Kaptanoglu, Hasan Elden
ISN/RPS 2003 class II mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis: a comparison between cases that progressed to class III or IV and cases that did not
- Original Article
Seung Geun Lee, Yong Mee Cho, Min Wook So, Sung Soo Kim, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo
The correlation between durometer score and modified Rodnan skin score in systemic sclerosis
- Original Article
Ki Won Moon, Ran Song, Jin Hyun Kim, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song
Profile of gastrointestinal involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis
- Original Article
T. Schmeiser, P. Saar, D. Jin, M. Noethe, A. Müller, N. Soydan, P. D. Hardt, C. Jaeger, O. Distler, E. Roeb, R. G. Bretzel, U. Müller-Ladner
A brain-derived neurotrophic factor polymorphism Val66Met identifies fibromyalgia syndrome subgroup with higher body mass index and C-reactive protein
- Original Article
Yangming Xiao, I. Jon Russell, Ya-Guang Liu
Is Still’s disease still one disease? A case of Adult-onset Still’s disease showing accumulation in the carotids and the large vessels of the legs on positron emission tomography: CT images
- Original Article
L. C. G. de Graaff, M. R. J. ten Broek, D. H. Schweitzer
Rising hospitalization rates of Kawasaki Disease in Chile between 2001 and 2007
- Original Article
Arturo Borzutzky, Rodrigo Hoyos-Bachiloglu, Jaime Cerda, Eduardo Talesnik
Efficacy of a multidisciplinary treatment program in patients with severe fibromyalgia
- Original Article
Benigno Casanueva-Fernández, Javier Llorca, Josep Blanch i Rubió, Baltasar Rodero-Fernández, Miguel A. González-Gay
Altered expression of TPP1 in fibroblast-like synovial cells might be involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
- Original Article
Yu-Feng Qing, Jing-Guo Zhou, Ming-Cai Zhao, Wen-Guang Xie, Qi-Bin Yang, Yan Xing, Sheng-Ping Zeng, Hong Jiang
Evaluation of the T helper 17 axis in ankylosing spondylitis
- Original Article
Ali Taylan, Ismail Sari, Didem L. Kozaci, Arif Yuksel, Safak Bilge, Yasar Yildiz, Gulten Sop, Isil Coker, Necati Gunay, Nurullah Akkoc
Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis: evidence for the role of ERAP1, TGFb1 and TLR9 gene polymorphisms
- Original Article
Wenliang Wu, Yan Ding, Yunzhen Chen, Zhao Hua, Haichun Liu, Hongliang Wang, Guangjun Jiao
Dickkopf-1 level is lower in patients with ankylosing spondylitis than in healthy people and is not influenced by anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy
- Original Article
Seong-Ryul Kwon, Mie-Jin Lim, Chang-Hee Suh, Shin-Goo Park, Yeon-Sik Hong, Bo-Young Yoon, Hyoun-Ah Kim, Hyo-Jin Choi, Won Park
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with ANCA-associated vasculitis
- Case Report
Alexandra Gonzalez Fuentes, Ashwini Komarla, John I. Gomez
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the medial clavicular head mimicking Tietze Syndrome
- Case Report
In-Ho Jeon, Won-Ju Jeong, Jae-Hyuck Yi, Hyo-Jin Kim, Il-Hyung Park
Solitary osseous sarcoidosis: a rare reason for pathologic fracture
- Case Report
Bin Liu, Xuan Zhang, Wen Zhang, Ji-bo Wang, Feng-chun Zhang
An adult onset Still’s disease mimicking pneumonia
- Case Report
Oznur Ak, Serdar Ozer, Yasemin Cağ, Gül Karagöz
Vasculitic multiplex mononeuritis: polyarteritis nodosa versus cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
- Case Report
Corinna Steidl, Martin W. Baumgaertel, Eva Neuen-Jacob, Peter Berlit
Negative serology: could exclude the diagnosis of brucellosis?
- Case Report
Aygul Dogan Çelik, Zerrin Yulugkural, Cumhur Kilincer, Mustafa Kemal Hamamcioglu, Figen Kuloglu, Filiz Akata
Urticaria and dermographism in patients with adult-onset Still’s disease
- Short Communication
Paulo Ricardo Criado, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Liliane Akemi Ayabe, Hebert Roberto Clivati Brandt, Ricardo Romiti, Celina W. Maruta
Polyarthritis and posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with gastric carcinoma
- Short Communication
Kensuke Ochi, Yukio Horiuchi, Miyoka Seki, Kazuo Nishi, Hiroyuki Nozaki, Hiroki Yabe
Coexistence of primary aldosteronism and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Open Access
- Short Communication
Robert Krysiak, Bogusław Okopien
−383 A/C tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 polymorphism and ankylosing spondylitis in Mexicans: a preliminary study
- Short Communication
Esther Guadalupe Corona-Sanchez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez, Julia Dolores Sanchez-Hernandez, Monica Vazquez-Del Mercado, Heriberto Ontiveros-Mercado, Miguel Huerta, Xochitl Trujillo, Alberto Daniel Rocha-Muñoz, Alfredo Celis, Ricardo Ortega-Flores, Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava
Proposing a method of regional assessment and a novel outcome measure in rheumatoid arthritis
- Short Communication
Susumu Nishiyama, Tetsushi Aita, Yasuhiko Yoshinaga, Hiroki Kishimoto, Michio Toda, Yoshiki Yoshihara, Shinya Miyoshi, Akira Manki, Shoji Miyawaki
Osteomalacia caused by tumors in facies cranii mimicking rheumatoid arthritis
- Short Communication
Wang Xian-Ling, Ba Jian-Ming, Zhong Wen-wen, Lü Zhao-Hui, Dou Jing-Tao, Lu Ju-Ming, Mu Yi-Ming
Evaluation of lower limb disability in joint hypermobility syndrome
- Short Communication
Claudia Celletti, Marco Castori, Paola Grammatico, Filippo Camerota
Use of glycosylated ferritin assay to aid the diagnosis of adult-onset Still’s disease: a local laboratory experience in Hong Kong
- Letter to the Editor
Jeffrey Sung-Shing Kwok, Priscilla Ching-Han Wong, Ming Chi Luk, Michael Ho-Ming Chan
Longitudinal myelitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a paediatric case
- Letter to the Editors
Andrea Campana, Paola Sabrina Buonuomo, Antonella Insalaco, Claudia Bracaglia, Matteo Di Capua, Elisabetta Cortis, Alberto G. Ugazio
Anasarca as the initial presentation of juvenile polymyositis: an uncommon occurrence
- Letter to the Editor
Dhrubajyoti Sharma, Surjit Singh, Deepti Suri, Amit Rawat, Upender Shava, Kushaljit S. Sodhi
Behcet disease and celiac disease: to screen or not?
- Letter to the Editors
Bilal Ergül, Erdem Koçak, Seyfettin Köklü
