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Contents: Volume 42, Number 2 : February 2003   [Index by Author]  Other Issues: Previous Next  
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      Down Grand Rounds in Rheumatology
      Down Education Series
      Down Paediatric Rheumatology
      Down Robin Goodfellow

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Editorials:Back

R. A. Hughes
Telephone helplines in rheumatology
Rheumatology 2003 42: 197-199; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg087 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:Back

G. Sanna, M. L. Bertolaccini, M. J. Cuadrado, M. A. Khamashta, and G. R. V. Hughes
Central nervous system involvement in the antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome
Rheumatology 2003 42: 200-213; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg080 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Yasutomo
Pathological lymphocyte activation by defective clearance of self-ligands in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 2003 42: 214-222; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg081 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:Back

L. F. Flores-Suárez, J. Cabiedes, A. R. Villa, F. J. van der Woude, and J. Alcocer-Varela
Prevalence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies in patients with tuberculosis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 223-229; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg066 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Sultan, S. Begum, and D. A. Isenberg
Prevalence, patterns of disease and outcome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who develop severe haematological problems
Rheumatology 2003 42: 230-234; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg069 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Drewe, E. M. McDermott, P. T. Powell, J. D. Isaacs, and R. J. Powell
Prospective study of anti-tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily 1B fusion protein, and case study of anti-tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily 1A fusion protein, in tumour necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS): clinical and laboratory findings in a series of seven patients
Rheumatology 2003 42: 235-239; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg070 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Jinnin, H. Ihn, K. Yamane, Y. Asano, N. Yazawa, and K. Tamaki
Plasma plasmin–{alpha}2-plasmin inhibitor complex levels are increased in systemic sclerosis patients with pulmonary hypertension
Rheumatology 2003 42: 240-243; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg071 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. S. Smolen, F. C. Breedveld, M. H. Schiff, J. R. Kalden, P. Emery, G. Eberl, P. L. van Riel, and P. Tugwell
A simplified disease activity index for rheumatoid arthritis for use in clinical practice
Rheumatology 2003 42: 244-257; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg072 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. M. Cicuttini, A. Wluka, M. Bailey, R. O'Sullivan, C. Poon, S. Yeung, and P. R. Ebeling
Factors affecting knee cartilage volume in healthy men
Rheumatology 2003 42: 258-262; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg073 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-A. Fitzcharles and P. Boulos
Inaccuracy in the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome: analysis of referrals
Rheumatology 2003 42: 263-267; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg075 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Berglin, R. Lorentzon, L. Nordmark, B. Nilsson-Sojka, and S. Rantapää Dahlqvist
Predictors of radiological progression and changes in hand bone density in early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 268-275; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg077 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.-S. Yee, H. Hussein, J. Skan, S. Bowman, D. Situnayake, and C. Gordon
Association of damage with autoantibody profile, age, race, sex and disease duration in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 2003 42: 276-279; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg078 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hill, H. Bird, and R. Thorpe
Effects of rheumatoid arthritis on sexual activity and relationships
Rheumatology 2003 42: 280-286; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg079 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Timonen, K. Viilo, H. Hakko, T. Särkioja, M. Ylikulju, V. B. Meyer-Rochow, E. Väisänen, and P. Räsänen
Suicides in persons suffering from rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 287-291; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. K. Alkaabi, M. Ho, R. Levison, T. Pullar, and J. J. F. Belch
Rheumatoid arthritis and macrovascular disease
Rheumatology 2003 42: 292-297; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg083 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y.-L. Chung, W. S. Wassif, J. D. Bell, M. Hurley, and D. L. Scott
Urinary levels of creatine and other metabolites in the assessment of polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 298-303; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg084 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Steer, S. A. Fisher, M. Fife, A. Cuthbert, J. Newton, P. Wordsworth, C. M. Lewis, C. G. Mathew, and J. S. Lanchbury
Development of rheumatoid arthritis is not associated with two polymorphisms in the Crohn's disease gene CARD15
Rheumatology 2003 42: 304-307; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg091 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Cuenca, M. Cuchacovich, C. Pérez, L. Ferreira, A. Aguirre, I. Schiattino, L. Soto, A. Cruzat, F. Salazar-Onfray, and J. C. Aguillón
The -308 polymorphism in the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) gene promoter region and ex vivo lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF expression and cytotoxic activity in Chilean patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 308-313; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Kaufmann, A. Mueller, A. Voigt, H. D. Carl, A. Gursche, J. Zacher, G. Stein, and G. Hein
Hydroxypyridinium collagen crosslinks in serum, urine, synovial fluid and synovial tissue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with osteoarthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 314-320; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg102 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. D. Feher, A. L. Hepburn, M. B. Hogarth, S. G. Ball, and S. A. Kaye
Fenofibrate enhances urate reduction in men treated with allopurinol for hyperuricaemia and gout
Rheumatology 2003 42: 321-325; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg103 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Kobelt, L. Jönsson, A. Young, and K. Eberhardt
The cost-effectiveness of infliximab (Remicade®) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Sweden and the United Kingdom based on the ATTRACT study
Rheumatology 2003 42: 326-335; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Yasumoto, J. L. E. Bird, K. Sugimoto, R. M. Mason, and M. T. Bayliss
The G1 domain of aggrecan released from porcine articular cartilage forms stable complexes with hyaluronan/link protein
Rheumatology 2003 42: 336-342; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Niu, Y. Zhang, M. LaValley, C. E. Chaisson, P. Aliabadi, and D. T. Felson
Symmetry and clustering of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in elderly men and women: the Framingham Study
Rheumatology 2003 42: 343-348; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Chevrel, J. P. Borsotti, and P. Miossec
Lack of evidence for a direct involvement of muscle infection by parvovirus B19 in the pathogenesis of inflammatory myopathies: a follow-up study
Rheumatology 2003 42: 349-352; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg085 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Tanaka, K. Tatsumi, T. Tomita, M. Kimura, T. Takano, H. Yoshikawa, and N. Amino
Novel autoantibodies to pituitary gland specific factor 1a in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 353-356; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg088 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. P. A. Ioannidis, G. E. Katsifis, E. D. Stavropoulos, M. N. Manoussakis, and H. M. Moutsopoulos
Evaluation of the association of autoantibodies with mortality in the very elderly: a cohort study
Rheumatology 2003 42: 357-361; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg096 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grand Rounds in Rheumatology:Back

S. Mpofu, L. S. Teh, P. J. Smith, R. J. Moots, and P. N. Hawkins
Cytostatic therapy for AA amyloidosis complicating psoriatic spondyloarthropathy
Rheumatology 2003 42: 362-366; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Education Series:Back

I. Haq and J. Dacre
Computer-assisted learning in undergraduate and postgraduate rheumatology education
Rheumatology 2003 42: 367-370; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg111 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatric Rheumatology:Back

I. Kobayashi, M. Yamada, Y. Takahashi, N. Kawamura, M. Okano, Y. Sakiyama, and K. Kobayashi
Interstitial lung disease associated with juvenile dermatomyositis: clinical features and efficacy of cyclosporin A
Rheumatology 2002 42: 371-374; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg040 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. M. Wulffraat, G. T. Rijkers, E. Elst, R. Brooimans, and W. Kuis
Reduced perforin expression in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis is restored by autologous stem-cell transplantation
Rheumatology 2003 42: 375-379; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg074 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Stathopulu and E. Baildam
Anterior knee pain: a long-term follow-up
Rheumatology 2003 42: 380-382; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg093 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. La Civita, P. Fadda, C. Gaudiano, C. Bentivenga, and I. Olivieri
Can hepatitis C virus infection and interferon-{alpha} undo the HLA-DRB1*0402/DQB1*0302 protection against rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology 2003 42: 383-384; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg055 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Narvaez and J. A. Narvaez
Post-partal sacral fatigue fracture
Rheumatology 2003 42: 384-385; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg057 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Kane and S. Menon
Carcinoma of the prostate presenting as polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatology 2003 42: 385-387; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg058 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. E. Ehrlich
Symmetry in inflammatory polyarthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 387; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg061 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Kelly and V. Saravanan
Helicobacter pylori infection in rheumatoid arthritis: effect of drugs on prevalence and correlation with gastroduodenal lesions
Rheumatology 2003 42: 388; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg063 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Ishikawa and T. Matsumoto
Reply
Rheumatology 2003 42: 388; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg064 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Selvi, R. De Stefano, S. Manganelli, and R. Marcolongo
Kaposi's sarcoma in psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 389; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg065 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Y. Hoi and E. F. Morand
Churg–Strauss syndrome: the use of cyclophosphamide in mononeuritis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 390-391; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg067 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Queiro-Silva, T. Tinturé-Eguren, and I. López-Lagunas
Successful therapy with low-dose colchicine in intermittent hydrarthrosis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 391-392; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg068 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U. A. Walker, M. Kirschfink, and H. H. Peter
Improvement of acquired partial lipodystrophy with rosiglitazone despite ongoing complement activation
Rheumatology 2003 42: 393-394; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg076 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Morita, A. Ogose, T. Hotta, H. Kawashima, T. Higuchi, K. Suzuki, and N. Endo
Pathological fractures due to intraosseous fat necrosis associated with pancreatitis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 394-397; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg086 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. A. DeRemee
Trimethoprim–sulphamethoxazole for the treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis
Rheumatology 2003 42: 396; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg089 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Sangle, Y. Karim, G. R. Hughes, and D. P. D'Cruz
Reply
Rheumatology 2003 42: 396-397; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg090 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Filer, J. Freeguard, and I. Rowe
Methotrexate prescribing records: a primary and secondary care audit
Rheumatology 2003 42: 397-398; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg098 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:Back


Rheumatology 2003 42: 399; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg279 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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