Rheumatology

Editorials:

S. H. Roth

Arthritis therapy: a better time, a better day
Rheumatology 2001 40: 603-606; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.603 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Ben-Chetrit and M. Sagi

Genetic counselling in familial Mediterranean fever: has the time come?
Rheumatology 2001 40: 606-609; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.606 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

A. J. Pool and J. S. Axford

The effects of exercise on the hormonal and immune systems in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2001 40: 610-614; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.610 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

D. E. Furst, P. J. Clements, W. K. Wong, M. D. Mayes, F. Wigley, B. White, M. Weisman, W. Barr, L. Moreland, R. Martin, T. A. Medsger, Jr, V. Steen, D. Collier, A. Weinstein, E. Lally, J. Varga, S. R. Weiner, B. Andrews, M. Abeles, J. B. Peter, and J. R. Seibold

Effects of the American College of Rheumatology systemic sclerosis trial guidelines on the nature of systemic sclerosis patients entering a clinical trial
Rheumatology 2001 40: 615-622; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.615 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. R. Haynes, T. N. Crotti, M. Loric, G. I. Bain, G. J. Atkins, and D. M. Findlay

Osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL) regulate osteoclast formation by cells in the human rheumatoid arthritic joint
Rheumatology 2001 40: 623-630; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.623 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Englund, E. M. Roos, H. P. Roos, and L. S. Lohmander

Patient-relevant outcomes fourteen years after meniscectomy: influence of type of meniscal tear and size of resection
Rheumatology 2001 40: 631-639; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.631 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. McEntegart, H. A. Capell, D. Creran, A. Rumley, M. Woodward, and G. D. O. Lowe

Cardiovascular risk factors, including thrombotic variables, in a population with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2001 40: 640-644; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.640 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. S. Wilson, G. D. Kitas, P. Llewellyn, D. M. Carruthers, D. C. Cheseldine, S. Harris, A. P. Huissoon, P. A. Bacon, and S. P. Young

Provision of Internet-based rheumatology education (http://rheuma.bham.ac.uk)
Rheumatology 2001 40: 645-651; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.645 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. R. J. Ames, A. Steuer, A. Pap, and A. M. Denman

Thrombosis in Behçet's disease: a retrospective survey from a single UK centre
Rheumatology 2001 40: 652-655; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.652 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hulkkonen, M. Pertovaara, J. Antonen, A. Pasternack, and M. Hurme

Elevated interleukin-6 plasma levels are regulated by the promoter region polymorphism of the IL6 gene in primary Sjögren's syndrome and correlate with the clinical manifestations of the disease
Rheumatology 2001 40: 656-661; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.656 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ahmed, K. Ihara, S. Kanemitsu, H. Nakashima, T. Otsuka, K. Tsuzaka, T. Takeuchi, and T. Hara

Association of CTLA-4 but not CD28 gene polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus in the Japanese population
Rheumatology 2001 40: 662-667; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.662 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Gül, F. A. Uyar, M. Inanc, L. Öcal, I. Tugal-Tutkun, O. Aral, M. Koniçe, and G. Saruhan-Direskeneli

Lack of association of HLA-B*51 with a severe disease course in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology 2001 40: 668-672; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.668 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Suzuki, Y. Tsutsumi, M. Nakagawa, H. Suzuki, K. Matsushita, M. Beppu, H. Aoki, Y. Ichikawa, and Y. Mizushima

Osteoclast-like cells in an in vitro model of bone destruction by rheumatoid synovium
Rheumatology 2001 40: 673-682; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.673 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Antibodies to Th/To ribonucleoprotein in patients with localized scleroderma
Rheumatology 2001 40: 683-686; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.683 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Aksu, N. Turgan, F. Oksel, G. Keser, D. Özmen, G. Kitapçioglu, G. Gümüsdis, O. Bayindir, and E. Doganavsargil

Hyperhomocysteinaemia in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology 2001 40: 687-690; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.687 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Nordahl, P. Alstergren, S. Eliasson, and S. Kopp

Radiographic signs of bone destruction in the arthritic temporomandibular joint with special reference to markers of disease activity. A longitudinal study
Rheumatology 2001 40: 691-694; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.691 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Stoll, Y. Kauer, S. Büchi, R. Klaghofer, T. Sensky, and P. M. Villiger

Prediction of depression in systemic lupus erythematosus patients using SF-36 Mental Health scores
Rheumatology 2001 40: 695-698; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.695 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Report:

P. Emery, J.-Y. Reginster, T. Appelboom, F. C. Breedveld, E. Edelmann, J. Kekow, M. Malaise, E. M. Mola, C. Montecucco, M. Sanda, J. Sany, D. L. Scott, U. Serni, and G. Seydoux

WHO Collaborating Centre consensus meeting on anti-cytokine therapy in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2001 40: 699-702; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.699 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. H. Dessein, A. E. Stanwix, Z. Moomal, D. Symmons, and B. Harrison

Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease may share similar risk factors
Rheumatology 2001 40: 703-704; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.703 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. K. Dawson, J. E. Davidson, A. Hepburn, and N. Pandit

Focal myositis due to Campylobacter infection
Rheumatology 2001 40: 704-706; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.704 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Rothschild, S. Ulrich-Bochsler, F. Ruhle, A. P. Cohen, and T. G. McWilliams

When is a geode not a geode: when LSMFT?
Rheumatology 2001 40: 706-707; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.706 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. R. MacGowan, J. Pringle, and T. C. B. Stamp

A severe case of acquired hypophosphataemic osteomalacia: the perils of a missed diagnosis
Rheumatology 2001 40: 707-709; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.707 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Rozin, M. Lorber, H. Ben-Ami, S. Reisner, J. K. Kaftori, and Y. Edoute

Acute acalculous cholecystitis and cardiac tamponade in a patient with drug-induced lupus
Rheumatology 2001 40: 709-711; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.709 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. St George, C. E. M. Hillier, and R. Hatfield

Spinal cord compression: an unusual neurological complication of gout
Rheumatology 2001 40: 711-712; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.711 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Sinha, E. J. Silverstone, and M. M. O'Sullivan

Gold-induced pneumonitis: computed tomography findings in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2001 40: 712-714; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.712 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. J. Walsh, A. J. J. McClelland, C. G. Owens, and M. E. Callender

Fever and dry cough in a patient with a prosthetic heart valve. An interesting presentation of temporal arteritis
Rheumatology 2001 40: 714-715; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.714 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Erb and G. D. Kitas

Homocysteine modulation as a reason for continuous folic acid supplementation in methotrexate-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatology 2001 40: 715-716; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.715 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. S. Helliwell, W. J. Taylor, and D. Coggon

Occupation and upper limb disorders
Rheumatology 2001 40: 716-717; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.716 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Landron, M. Paccalin, A-M. Chameau, M. Bonnefoy, P. Roblot, and B. Becq-Giraudon

Adrenal haematoma in Henoch–Schönlein purpura
Rheumatology 2001 40: 717; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.717 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:

Rheumatology 2001 40: 718; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/40.6.718 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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