Rheumatology

Editorials:

CL Verweij and TW Huizinga

Tumour necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphisms and rheumatic diseases
Rheumatology 1998 37: 923-926; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.923 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JD Isaacs and H Waldmann

Regaining self-control--regulation and immunotherapy
Rheumatology 1998 37: 926-929; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.926 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

P Hickling, RK Jacoby, and JR Kirwan

Joint destruction after glucocorticoids are withdrawn in early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism Council Low Dose Glucocorticoid Study Group
Rheumatology 1998 37: 930-936; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.930 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Hawkey, A Kahan, K Steinbruck, C Alegre, E Baumelou, B Begaud, J Dequeker, H Isomaki, G Littlejohn, J Mau, and S Papazoglou

Gastrointestinal tolerability of meloxicam compared to diclofenac in osteoarthritis patients. International MELISSA Study Group. Meloxicam Large-scale International Study Safety Assessment [published erratum appears in Br J Rheumatol 1998 Oct;37(10):1142]
Rheumatology 1998 37: 937-945; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.937 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Dequeker, C Hawkey, A Kahan, K Steinbruck, C Alegre, E Baumelou, B Begaud, H Isomaki, G Littlejohn, J Mau, and S Papazoglou

Improvement in gastrointestinal tolerability of the selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, meloxicam, compared with piroxicam: results of the Safety and Efficacy Large-scale Evaluation of COX- inhibiting Therapies (SELECT) trial in osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 946-951; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.946 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CM Black, L Halkier-Sorensen, JJ Belch, S Ullman, R Madhok, AJ Smit, JD Banga, and HR Watson

Oral iloprost in Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: a multicentre, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison study
Rheumatology 1998 37: 952-960; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.952 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Conrozier, CA Jousseaume, P Mathieu, AM Tron, J Caton, J Bejui, and E Vignon

Quantitative measurement of joint space narrowing progression in hip osteoarthritis: a longitudinal retrospective study of patients treated by total hip arthroplasty
Rheumatology 1998 37: 961-968; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.961 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DJ Walker, PS Heslop, LJ Kay, and C Chandler

Spontaneous ambulatory activity as a quantifiable outcome measure for osteoarthritis of the knee
Rheumatology 1998 37: 969-971; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.969 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MR Gonzalez-Crespo, JA Navarro, J Arenas, E Martin-Mola, J De La Cruz, and JJ Gomez- Reino

Prospective study of serum and urinary nitrate levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 1998 37: 972-977; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.972 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MS Kuster, P Podsiadlo, and GW Stachowiak

Shape of wear particles found in human knee joints and their relationship to osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 978-984; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.978 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JH Barlow, AP Turner, and CC Wright

Comparison of clinical and self-reported diagnoses for participants on a community-based arthritis self-management programme
Rheumatology 1998 37: 985-987; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.985 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Coakley, CC Mok, AH Hajeer, WE Ollier, D Turner, PJ Sinnott, IV Hutchinson, GS Panayi, and JS Lanchbury

Interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis and Felty's syndrome
Rheumatology 1998 37: 988-991; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.988 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JD Jessop, MM O'Sullivan, PA Lewis, LA Williams, JP Camilleri, MJ Plant, and EC Coles

A long-term five-year randomized controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine, sodium aurothiomalate, auranofin and penicillamine in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 992-1002; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.992 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PP Youssef, TJ Smeets, B Bresnihan, G Cunnane, O Fitzgerald, F Breedveld, and PP Tak

Microscopic measurement of cellular infiltration in the rheumatoid arthritis synovial membrane: a comparison of semiquantitative and quantitative analysis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1003-1007; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1003 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MJ Rood, EA Van Der Velde, R Ten Cate, FC Breedveld, and TW Huizinga

Female sex hormones at the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus affect survival
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1008-1010; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1008 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Lock, M Strotzer, RH Straub, J Scholmerich, S Feuerbach, A Holstege, and B Lang

Air oesophagogram: a frequent, but not a specific sign of oesophageal involvement in connective tissue diseases
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1011-1014; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1011 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Specker, J Richter, A Take, O Sangha, and M Schneider

RheumaNet--a novel Internet-based rheumatology information network in Germany
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1015-1019; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1015 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AL Herrick and AJ Silman

Manchester experience in establishing a part-time MSc course in rheumatology
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1020-1022; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1020 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

B Grimbacher, M Huber, J von Kempis, P Kalden, M Uhl, G Kohler, HE Blum, and HH Peter

Successful treatment of gastrointestinal vasculitis due to systemic lupus erythematosus with intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide: a clinical case report and review of the literature
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1023-1028; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1023 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Leanos-Miranda, D Pascoe-Lira, and F Blanco-Favela

Re: Prolactin and systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1029-1030; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1029 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Uthman, AF Masri, K Kassak, and S Arnaout

Angiographic findings of Takayasu's arteritis in Lebanon
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1030a; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1030a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Gomez-Rodriguez, JL Ferreiro-Seoane, J Ibanez-Ruan, and J Sevillano-Castano

Spondylodiscitis caused by Streptococcus equisimilis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1030b-1032b; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1030b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DA Walsh and PI Mapp

Joint physiology and synovial cell proliferation
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1032-1033; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1032 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PD Kiely, D Johnson, and BE Bourke

An open study of oxpentifylline in early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1033-1035; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1033 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GE Ehrlich

Depression in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1998 37: 1035; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/37.9.1035 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.