Rheumatology

Editorials:

M. Koutantji, S. Pearce, and E. Harrold

Psychological aspects of vasculitis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1173-1179; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1173 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

T. W. J. Huizinga, V. Keijsers, G. Yanni, M. Hall, W. Ramage, J. Lanchbury, C. Pitzalis, W. K. Drossaers-Bakker, R. G. J. Westendorp, F. C. Breedveld, G. Panayi, and C. L. Verweij

Are differences in interleukin 10 production associated with joint damage?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1180-1188; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. VanderBorght, P. Geusens, C. Vandevyver, J. Raus, and P. Stinissen

Skewed T-cell receptor variable gene usage in the synovium of early and chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients and persistence of clonally expanded T cells in a chronic patient
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1189-1201; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Másdóttir, T. Jónsson, V. Manfreðsdóttir, A. Víkingsson, Á. Brekkan, and H. Valdimarsson

Smoking, rheumatoid factor isotypes and severity of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1202-1205; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1202 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Keberle, H.-P. Tony, R. Jahns, M. Hau, R. Haerten, and M. Jenett

Assessment of microvascular changes in Raynaud's phenomenon and connective tissue disease using colour Doppler ultrasound
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1206-1213; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1206 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. R. Ferrell, P. V. Balint, and R. D. Sturrock

Novel use of laser Doppler imaging for investigating epicondylitis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1214-1217; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1214 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. E. Chaisson, D. R. Gale, E. Gale, L. Kazis, K. Skinner, and D. T. Felson

Detecting radiographic knee osteoarthritis: what combination of views is optimal?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1218-1221; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Peris, L. Alvarez, J. Oriola, N. Guañabens, A. Monegal, M. J. Martínez de Osaba, J. Jo, F. Pons, A. M. Ballesta, and J. Muñoz-Gómez

Collagen type I1 gene polymorphism in idiopathic osteoporosis in men
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1222-1225; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1222 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. J. Dawson, S. E. Christmas, and P. M. Smith

An investigation of interactions between the immune system and stimulus–secretion coupling in mouse submandibular acinar cells. A possible mechanism to account for reduced salivary flow rates associated with the onset of Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1226-1233; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1226 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Quintana, I. Aróstegui, J. Azkarate, J. I. Goenaga, I. Guisasola, A. Alfageme, and A. Diego

Evaluation by explicit criteria of the use of total hip joint replacement
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1234-1241; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1234 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. Cross, L. M. March, H. M. Lapsley, K. L. Tribe, A. J. M. Brnabic, B. G. Courtenay, and P. M. Brooks

Determinants of willingness to pay for hip and knee joint replacement surgery for osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1242-1248; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1242 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. M. Tench, I. McCurdie, P. D. White, and D. P. D'Cruz

The prevalence and associations of fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1249-1254; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Nagashima, K. Wauke, D. Hirano, S. Ishigami, H. Aono, M. Takai, M. Sasano, and S. Yoshino

Effects of combinations of anti-rheumatic drugs on the production of vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in cultured synoviocytes and patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1255-1262; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1255 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Sosa, P. Láinez, A. Arbelo, and M. C. Navarro

The effect of 25-dihydroxyvitamin D on the bone mineral metabolism of elderly women with hip fracture
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1263-1268; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1263 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Yamane, H. Ihn, Y. Asano, N. Yazawa, M. Kubo, K. Kikuchi, Y. Soma, and K. Tamaki

Clinical and laboratory features of scleroderma patients with pulmonary hypertension
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1269-1271; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Laine, R. Luukkainen, J. Jalava, J. Ilonen, P. Kuusistö, and A. Toivanen

Prolonged arthritis associated with Sindbis-related (Pogosta) virus infection
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1272-1274; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Koné Paut, M. Dubuc, J. Sportouch, P. Minodier, J. M. Garnier, and I. Touitou

Phenotype–genotype correlation in 91 patients with familial Mediterranean fever reveals a high frequency of cutaneomucous features
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1275-1279; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grand Rounds in Rheumatology:

N. Pipitone, V. A. Jolliffe, A. Cauli, D. G. I. Scott, and C. Pitzalis

Do B cells influence disease progression in chronic synovitis? Lessons from primary hypogammaglobulinaemia
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1280-1285; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Castellino, M. Govoni, F. Trotta, C. Montecucco, and R. Caporali

Rheumatoid arthritis in ß-thalassaemia trait
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1286-1287; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1286 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. M. Drewes, K. D. Nielsen, B. Hansen, S. Jørgensen Taagholt, K. Bjerregård, and L. Svendsen

A longitudinal study of clinical symptoms and sleep parameters in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1287-1289; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1287 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Filaci, P. Contini, P. Barbera, L. Bernardini, and F. Indiveri

Autoantibodies to neutrophilic proteases in a case of panniculitis by deficit of 1-antitrypsin
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1289-1290; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1289 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Dudler, R.-F. Stucki, and J.-C. Gerster

Aseptic psoas pyomyositis and erosive discitis in a case of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1290-1292; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1290 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Guilar, I. Wamuo, E. H. S. Choy, M. Hossain, and D. L. Scott

Who is referred for specialist rheumatology care?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1292-1294; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1292 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Vincent, K. Moss, B. Colaco, and P. J. W. Venables

Kaposi's sarcoma in two patients following low-dose corticosteroid treatment for rheumatological disease
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1294-1296; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1294 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. D. Smith, P. J. Roberts-Thomson, M. J. Ahern, P. H. Dessein, E. A. Shipton, K. Budd, and A. E. Stanwix

The role of intravenous methylprednisolone pulses in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1296-1297; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1296 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. T. Chou and H. R. Schumacher

Human leucocyte antigens (class I and II) in central Taiwan aborigines: can these explain the observed differences in rheumatic disease patterns compared with Han Chinese?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1297-1299; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1297 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U. Srinivasan, T. Lawson, R. Goodfellow, and B. D. Williams

Progressive scleroderma in a patient with recent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1299-1301; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1299 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Hundt, K. Manger, T. Dörner, B. Grimbacher, P. Kalden, A. Rascu, D. Weber, G. R. Burmester, H. H. Peter, J. R. Kalden, and R. E. Schmidt

Treatment of acute exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1301-1302; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1301 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. E. Wilkinson and F. Nichol

Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease associated with polymyositis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1302-1304; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1302 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Kallarackal, T. M. Lawson, and B. D. Williams

Community-acquired septic arthritis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1304-1305; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1304 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:

Rheumatology 2000 39: 1306; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1306 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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