Rheumatology

Editorials:

C. G. Barnes and H. Yazici

Behçet's syndrome
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1171-1174; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1171 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. S. Helliwell and J. Hetthen

Primary care rheumatology—leading the way?
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1174-1176; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1174 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

M. Salmon and C. Gordon

The role of apoptosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1177-1183; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1177 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Njobvu, I. Hunt, D. Pope, and G. Macfarlane

Pain amongst ethnic minority groups of South Asian origin in the United Kingdom: a review
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1184-1187; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1184 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

C.-H. Tay

Eosinophilic arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1188-1194; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1188 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Muro, Y. Waguri-Nagaya, Y. Mukofujiwara, T. Iwahashi, T. Otsuka, N. Matsui, A. Moriyama, K. Asai, and T. Kato

Autocrine induction of gliostatin/platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (GLS/PD-ECGF) and GLS-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinases in rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1195-1202; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1195 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. M. Corrigall, A. Garyfallos, and G. S. Panayi

The relative proportions of secreted interleukin-2 and interleukin-10 determine the magnitude of rheumatoid arthritis T-cell proliferation to the recall antigen tuberculin purified protein derivative
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1203-1207; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1203 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Petursdottir, H. Johansson, E. Nordborg, and C. Nordborg

The epidemiology of biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis: special reference to cyclic fluctuations
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1208-1212; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1208 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. van der Heijde, A. Boonen, M. Boers, P. Kostense, and S. van der Linden

Reading radiographs in chronological order, in pairs or as single films has important implications for the discriminative power of rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1213-1220; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1213 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. L. Mattey, A. B. Hassell, M. J. Plant, N. T. Cheung, P. T. Dawes, P. W. Jones, W. Thomson, K. V. Poulton, A. H. Hajeer, and W. E. R. Ollier

The influence of HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding the DERAA amino acid motif on radiological outcome in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1221-1227; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1221 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. P. Mavragani, J. P. A. Ioannidis, A. G. Tzioufas, I. E. Hantoumi, and H. M. Moutsopoulos

Recurrent pregnancy loss and autoantibody profile in autoimmune diseases
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1228-1233; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1228 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. J. Walker, E. Kidd, P. S. Heslop, and C. Chandler

Spontaneous ambulatory activity as a quantifiable outcome measure for rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1234-1238; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1234 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. W. C. Kung, T. M. Chan, C. S. Lau, R. W. S. Wong, and S. S. C. Yeung

Osteopenia in young hypogonadal women with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving chronic steroid therapy: a randomized controlled trial comparing calcitriol and hormonal replacement therapy
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1239-1244; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1239 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. M. Squirrell, J. Winfield, and R. S. Amos

Peripheral ulcerative keratitis `corneal melt' and rheumatoid arthritis: a case series
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1245-1248; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1245 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Torsteinsdóttir, L. Håkansson, R. Hällgren, B. Gudbjörnsson, N.-G. Arvidson, and P. Venge

Serum lysozyme: a potential marker of monocyte/macrophage activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1249-1254; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Dechow, R. K. Davies, A. J. Carr, and P. W. Thompson

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sclerosing injections in patients with chronic low back pain
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1255-1259; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1255 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Woodburn, D. E. Turner, P. S. Helliwell, and S. Barker

A preliminary study determining the feasibility of electromagnetic tracking for kinematics at the ankle joint complex
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1260-1268; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Q. Yao and B. B. Seedhom

Ultrasonic measurement of the thickness of human articular cartilage in situ
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1269-1271; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Seror, P. Pluvinage, F. Lecoq d'Andre, P. Benamou, and G. Attuil

Frequency of sepsis after local corticosteroid injection (an inquiry on 1160000 injections in rheumatological private practice in France)
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1272-1274; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. R. Chen, M. Takahashi, M. Suzuki, K. Kushida, S. Miyamoto, and T. Inoue

Comparison of the concentrations of pentosidine in the synovial fluid, serum and urine of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1275-1278; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Aksu, Y. Kabasakal, A. Sayiner, G. Keser, F. Oksel, A. Bilgiç, G. Gümüsdis, and E. Doganavsargil

Prevalences of hepatitis A, B, C and E viruses in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1279-1281; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Gerli, O. Bistoni, C. Lunardi, R. Giacomelli, C. Tomassini, P. Biagini, and C. Pitzalis

Soluble CD30 in early rheumatoid arthritis as a predictor of good response to second-line therapy
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1282-1284; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1282 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grand Rounds in Rheumatology:

A. Gül, D. Yilmazbayhan, N. Büyükbabani, J. T. Lie, M. Tunaci, A. Tunaci, M. Inanç, L. Öcal, O. Aral, and M. Koniçe

Organizing pneumonia associated with pulmonary artery aneurysms in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1285-1289; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1285 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Report:

C. Gordon and M. Salmon

Postgraduate degrees for rheumatology trainees: an options appraisal of MD, PhD and MSc degrees
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1290-1293; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1290 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hetthen and P. S. Helliwell

A comparison between primary care-led rheumatology services and secondary care provision
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1294-1295; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1294 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-M. Gordon and R. Madhok

Recurrent focal myositis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1295-1296; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1295 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Neumann-Andersen

Two ultraviolet radiation-induced episodes of optic neuritis in a patient with antinuclear antibody
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1296-1297; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1296 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Gül, A. B. Aslantas, T. Tekinay, M. Koniçe, and T. Özçelik

Procoagulant mutations and venous thrombosis in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1298-1299; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1298 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Fernández-Gutiérrez, J. Zamorano, E. Batlle, F. Alfonso, A. Conde, L. Sánchez-Harguindey, and J. A. Jover

Coronary dissection associated with hepatitis C virus-related cryoglobulinaemia
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1299-1301; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1299 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. D. Melsom

Familial hypersensitivity to allopurinol with subsequent desensitization
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1301; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1301 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Cavallo, L. Sabadini, L. Rollo, M. Catenaccio, S. Lorenzini, N. Pipitone, R. Marcolongo, and T. Yamamoto

Nitric oxide synthesis in peripheral blood mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cells from patients with systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1301-1304; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1301-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. D. Hordon, P. Le Gallez, and A. H. Isdale

Oral methotrexate: hazard of different tablet strengths
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1304; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1304 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. H. Dessein, E. A. Shipton, and K. Budd

Oral low-dose glucocorticosteroids as compared with intravenous methylprednisolone pulses in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 1304-1305; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1304-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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