Rheumatology News & Articles

1 Restrictive pulmonary function is more prevalent in patients with ankylosing spondylitis than in matched population controls and is associated with impaired spinal mobility: A comparative study Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Usefulness of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in differentiating between septic arthritis and transient synovitis in the hip joint American Journal of Roentgenology, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

3 Type II collagen fragment HELIX-II is a marker for early cartilage lesions but does not predict the progression of cartilage destruction in human knee joint synovial fluid Rheumatology International, January 27, 2012

4 Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in men aged 60–74 years Age and Aging, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Progression of cervical instabilities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 5.7 years after their first lower limb arthroplasty Modern Rheumatology, January 27, 2012

6 New advances in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome Current Opinion in Pediatrics, January 27, 2012

7 Clinical characteristics of concurrent and sequentially presented lupus-related protein-losing enteropathy: What are their differences Rheumatology International, January 27, 2012

8 Effects of SLC2A9 variants on uric acid levels in a Korean population Rheumatology International, January 27, 2012

9 Hypokalemic periodic paralysis in Sjogrens syndrome secondary to distal renal tubular acidosis Rheumatology International, January 27, 2012

10 PTU-induced ANCA-positive vasculitis: an innocent or a life-threatening adverse effect Rheumatology International, January 27, 2012

11 Osteoporosis in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Southern Medical Journal, January 27, 2012

12 Cumulative years in occupation and the risk of hip or knee osteoarthritis in men and women: a register-based follow-up study Occupational and Environmental Medicine, January 27, 2012

13 Fibromyalgia: mechanisms and potential impact of the ACR 2010 classification criteria Nature Reviews Rheumatology , January 27, 2012

14 Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatism, January 27, 2012

15 Periodontitis, Porphyromonas, and the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis Mucosal Immunology, January 27, 2012

16 Factors Related to Fatigue in Patients With Cirrhosis Before and After Liver Transplantation Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

17 Interferon-gamma induced nitric oxide-mediated apoptosis of anemia of chronic disease in rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology International, January 26, 2012    Clinical Article

18 Depression and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Prevalence rates based on a comparison of the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS) and the hospital, anxiety and depression scale (HADS) Full Text BMC Psychiatry, January 26, 2012

19 Systemic lupus and malignancies Current Opinion in Rheumatology, January 26, 2012

20 Guidance on the use of adalimumab for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Japan Modern Rheumatology, January 26, 2012

1 Abatacept with methotrexate versus other biologic agents in treatment of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate: A network meta-analysis Arthritis Research & Therapy, December 14, 2011    Free full text

2 Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injections for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip Rheumatology, November 14, 2011

3 Exposure to oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer International Journal of Cancer, December 12, 2011

4 Long-term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of azathioprine/methylprednisolone versus cyclophosphamide in patients with proliferative lupus nephritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, December 7, 2011

5 Effectiveness of sulfasalazine and methotrexate in 1102 DMARD-naïve patients with early RA Rheumatology, December 13, 2011

6 The association of treatment response and joint damage with ACPA-status in recent-onset RA: A subanalysis of the 8-year follow-up of the BeSt study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, December 7, 2011

7 Rituximab maintenance therapy for granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis Journal of Rheumatology, November 28, 2011

8 Non-infectious pulmonary toxicity of rituximab: A systematic review Rheumatology, December 9, 2011

9 Clinically relevant outcomes based on analysis of pooled data from 2 trials of duloxetine in patients with knee osteoarthritis Journal of Rheumatology, December 5, 2011

10 Effectiveness of rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Observational study from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register Journal of Rheumatology, December 16, 2011

11 A randomized, controlled, trial of rituximab for treatment of severe cryoglobulinemic vasculitis Arthritis & Rheumatism, December 8, 2011

12 Gout and Type 2 diabetes have a mutual inter-dependent effect on genetic risk factors and higher incidences Rheumatology, December 20, 2011

13 Arthritis in systemic sclerosis: Systematic review of the literature and suggestions for the performance of future clinical trials in systemic sclerosis arthritis Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, December 21, 2011

14 A phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of MDX-1100, a fully human anti-CXCL10 monoclonal antibody, in combination with methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis & Rheumatism, December 9, 2011

15 Regulatory t-cell responses to low-dose interleukin-2 in HCV-induced vasculitis New England Journal of Medicine, December 6, 2011

16 Contribution of the polymyalgia rheumatica activity score to glucocorticoid dosage adjustment in everyday practice Journal of Rheumatology, December 19, 2011

17 Sustained remission of symptoms and improved health-related quality of life in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome treated with canakinumab: Results of a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized withdrawal study Arthritis Research & Therapy, December 13, 2011    Free full text

18 Sleep disturbances and interleukin 6 receptor inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis Journal of Rheumatology, December 2, 2011

19 Scleritis: A paradoxical effect of etanercept? Etanercept-associated inflammatory eye disease Journal of Rheumatology, December 23, 2011

20 The emerging relationship between neuromyelitis optica and systemic rheumatologic autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis, December 22, 2011