Rheumatology

Editorials:

M. R. Ehrenstein

Antinuclear antibodies and lupus: causes and consequences
Rheumatology 1999 38: 691-693; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.691 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. J. Flower

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: back to the future
Rheumatology 1999 38: 693-696; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.693 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

F. C. Hall, A. P. Cope, S. D. Patel, and G. Sønderstrup

Isolating the molecular suspect: HLA transgenic mice in the study of human autoimmune disease
Rheumatology 1999 38: 697-704; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.697 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

S. Inokuma, K. Setoguchi, T. Ohta, Y. Matsuzaki, and A. Yoshida

Serum leucine aminopeptidase as an activity indicator in systemic lupus erythematosus: a study of 46 consecutive cases
Rheumatology 1999 38: 705-708; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.705 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Généreau, O. Lortholary, L. Guillevin, P. Cacoub, N. Galezowski, P. Chérin, P. Babinet, G. Herreman, B. Wechsler, P. Cohen, S. Herson, and N. Caillat-Vigneron

Temporal ⁶⁷gallium uptake is increased in temporal arteritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 709-713; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.709 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Manabe, H. Oda, K. Nakamura, Y. Kuga, S. Uchida, and H. Kawaguchi

Involvement of fibroblast growth factor-2 in joint destruction of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatology 1999 38: 714-720; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.714 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Atsumi, A. Tsutsumi, O. Amengual, M. A. Khamashta, G. R. V. Hughes, Y. Miyoshi, K. Ichikawa, and T. Koike

Correlation between ß2-glycoprotein I valine/leucine²⁴⁷ polymorphism and anti-ß2-glycoprotein I antibodies in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Rheumatology 1999 38: 721-723; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.721 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Formiga, I. Moga, M. Pac, F. Mitjavila, A. Rivera, and R. Pujol

High disease activity at baseline does not prevent a remission in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 1999 38: 724-727; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.724 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. B. Bhakta, P. Brennan, T. E. James, M. A. Chamberlain, B. A. Noble, and A. J. Silman

Behçet's disease: evaluation of a new instrument to measure clinical activity
Rheumatology 1999 38: 728-733; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.728 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Hamuryudan, I. Fresko, H. Direskeneli, M. J. Tenant, S. Yurdakul, T. Akoglu, and H. Yazici

Evaluation of the Turkish translation of a disease activity form for Behçet's syndrome
Rheumatology 1999 38: 734-736; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.734 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatric Rheumatology: Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood:

W. Kuis, N. M. Wulffraat, and R. E. Petty

Autologous stem cell transplantation: an alternative for refractory juvenile chronic arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 737-738; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.737 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. E. Petty

Prognosis in children with rheumatic diseases: justification for consideration of new therapies
Rheumatology 1999 38: 739-742; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.739 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. M. Laxer

Long-term toxicity of immune suppression in juvenile rheumatic diseases
Rheumatology 1999 38: 743-746; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.743 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Niethammer, J. Kümmerle-Deschner, and G. E. Dannecker

Side-effects of long-term immunosuppression versus morbidity in autologous stem cell rescue: striking the balance
Rheumatology 1999 38: 747-750; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.747 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. C. M. Slaper-Cortenbach, M. J. G. J. Wijngaarden-du Bois, A. de Vries-van Rossen, H. P. E. Borst, H. van der Lelie, H. G. van Heugten, L. F. Verdonck, N. M. Wulffraat, and P. M. Hoogerbrugge

The depletion of T cells from haematopoietic stem cell transplants
Rheumatology 1999 38: 751-754; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.751 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Bierings

The role of T-cell depletion of autografts for autoimmune diseases
Rheumatology 1999 38: 755-756; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.755 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. W. van Bekkum

Effectiveness and risks of total body irradiation for conditioning in the treatment of autoimmune disease with autologous bone marrow transplantation
Rheumatology 1999 38: 757-761; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.757 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Vossen, D. M. C. Brinkman, B. Bakker, P. M. Hoogerbrugge, and R. ten Cate

Rationale for high-dose cyclophosphamide and medium-dose total body irradiation in the conditioning of children with progressive systemic and polyarticular juvenile chronic arthritis before autologous stem cell transplantation
Rheumatology 1999 38: 762-763; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.762 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. M. Wulffraat and W. Kuis

Autologous stem cell transplantation: a possible treatment for refractory juvenile chronic arthritis?
Rheumatology 1999 38: 764-766; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.764 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Traynor and R. K. Burt

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for active systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 1999 38: 767-772; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.767 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Martini, R. Maccario, A. Ravelli, D. Montagna, F. De Benedetti, F. Bonetti, S. Viola, M. Zecca, C. Perotti, and F. Locatelli

Marked and sustained improvement 2 years after autologous stem cell transplantation in a girl with systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 773; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.773 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Tyndall

Haematological stem cell transplantation in the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases: first experiences from an international project
Rheumatology 1999 38: 774-776; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.774 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. M. Wulffraat, W. Kuis, and R. Petty

Addendum: proposed guidelines for autologous stem cell transplantation in juvenile chronic arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 777-778; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.777 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Report:

P. Brooks, P. Emery, J. F. Evans, H. Fenner, C. J. Hawkey, C. Patrono, J. Smolen, F. Breedveld, R. Day, M. Dougados, E. W. Ehrich, J. Gijon-Baños, T. K. Kvien, M. H. Van Rijswijk, T. Warner, and H. Zeidler

Interpreting the clinical significance of the differential inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2
Rheumatology 1999 38: 779-788; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.779 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. P. Hurst

Combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 789; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.789 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. C. Verhoeven, M. Boers, and P. Tugwell

Combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 789a-790a; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.789a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

K. E. J. Park, D. R. Chipps, and E. M. Benson

Necrotizing vasculitis secondary to propylthiouracil presenting as purpura fulminans
Rheumatology 1999 38: 790-792; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.790 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Al-Adsani, M. N. Niazy, and M. Mohd

Ewing's sarcoma of the ilium mimicking sacroiliitis
Rheumatology 1999 38: 792-793; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.792 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. K. P. Jones

Re: Gastrointestinal tolerability of meloxicam compared to diclofenac in osteoarthritis patients (C. Hawkey et al., Br J Rheumatol 1998;37:937–45)
Rheumatology 1999 38: 793; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.793 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Inoue, K. Shichikawa, and H. Ota

Prevalence of hip osteoarthritis and acetabular dysplasia in Kamitonda: from a longitudinal population-based epidemiological study of rheumatic diseases in Japan
Rheumatology 1999 38: 793a-794a; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.793a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

M. Basaranoglu, A. Mert, F. Tabak, S. Apaydin, Y. Aktuglu, and H. Ozdogan

A case of familial Mediterranean fever and polyarteritis nodosa complicated by spontaneous bilateral perirenal and subcapsular splenic haemorrhage
Rheumatology 1999 38: 794-796; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.794 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Jimenez-Mazuecos, M. Yebra-Bango, A. Sanchez-Ruiz, and M. Villarreal-Garcia-Lomas

Weber–Christian disease associated with lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies
Rheumatology 1999 38: 796-797; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.796 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Villaverde, S. Muñoz-Fernández, V. Hidalgo, I. Cortés, A. Fonseca, J. Gijón-Baños, and E. Martín-Mola

Acute anterior uveitis in a patient with sacroiliitis and acne conglobata
Rheumatology 1999 38: 797-798; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/38.8.797 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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