Rheumatology

EDITORIALS:

I. Griffiths, A. Silman, D. Symmons, and D. G. I. Scott

BSR Biologics Registry
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 24, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1463-1464; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh356 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Harth and J. Pope

The measure of our measures
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 12, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1465-1467; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh424 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS:

L. Goh, A. Samanta, S. Cavendish, and D. Heney

Rheumatology curriculum: passport to the future successful handling of the musculoskeletal burden?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 10, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1468-1472; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh335 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Smith, L. Barnsley, S. Kannangara, and A. Mace

Rheumatological prescribing in athletes: a review of the new World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 3, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1473-1475; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE:

J. Hulkkonen, M. Pertovaara, J. Antonen, A. Pasternack, M. Hurme, P. Pöllänen, and T. Lehtimäki

Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) gene polymorphism and MMP-9 plasma levels in primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 17, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1476-1479; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh369 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Strunk, E. Heinemann, G. Neeck, K. L. Schmidt, and U. Lange

A new approach to studying angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis by means of power Doppler ultrasonography and measurement of serum vascular endothelial growth factor
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 7, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1480-1483; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Pertovaara, T. Lehtimäki, R. Rontu, J. Antonen, A. Pasternack, and M. Hurme

Presence of apolipoprotein E 4 allele predisposes to early onset of primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 24, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1484-1487; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. J. Dawson, H. E. Allison, J. Stanbury, D. Fitzgerald, and P. M. Smith

Putative anti-muscarinic antibodies cannot be detected in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome using conventional immunological approaches
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 7, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1488-1495; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Kishimoto, S. Fukumoto, S. Nishihara, H. Mizumura, K. Hirai, and R. Teshima

Gene expression relevant to osteoclastogenesis in the synovium and bone marrow of mature rats with collagen-induced arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 7, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1496-1503; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL:

B. F. Leeb, I. Andel, J. Sautner, T. Nothnagl, and B. Rintelen

The DAS28 in rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 13, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1504-1507; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Aouba, V. Vuillemin-Bodaghi, C. Mutschler, and M. De Bandt

Crowned dens syndrome misdiagnosed as polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis, meningitis or spondylitis: an analysis of eight cases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 17, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1508-1512; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh370 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Adab, E. C. C. Rankin, A. G. Witney, K. A. Miles, S. Bowman, G. D. Kitas, D. Situnayake, and P. A. Bacon

Use of a corporate needs assessment to define the information requirements of an arthritis resource centre in Birmingham: comparison of patients’ and professionals’ views
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 24, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1513-1518; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh371 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. K. Bunn, L. Shepstone, L. M. Galpin, N. J. Wiles, and D. P. M. Symmons

The NOAR Damaged Joint Count (NOAR-DJC): a clinical measure for assessing articular damage in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis including rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 17, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1519-1525; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh372 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. J. Baek, K. C. Shin, Y. J. Lee, S. W. Kang, E. B. Lee, C. D. Yoo, and Y. W. Song

Clinical features of adult-onset ankylosing spondylitis in Korean patients: patients with peripheral joint disease (PJD) have less severe spinal disease course than those without PJD
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 17, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1526-1531; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Pankhurst, C. O. S. Savage, C. Gordon, and L. Harper

Malignancy is increased in ANCA-associated vasculitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 17, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1532-1535; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Khanna, H. Pal, R. M. Pandey, and R. Handa

The relationship between disease activity and quality of life in systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 1, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1536-1540; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

K.-H. Yu, S.-F. Luo, W.-P. Tsai, and Y.-Y. Huang

Intermittent elevation of serum urate and 24-hour urinary uric acid excretion
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 24, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1541-1545; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh379 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Lindehammar and B. Lindvall

Muscle involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 1, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1546-1554; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh381 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Mikdashi and B. Handwerger

Predictors of neuropsychiatric damage in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from the Maryland lupus cohort
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 1, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1555-1560; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh384 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

A. Stewart, L. M. Mackenzie, A. J. Black, and D. M. Reid

Predicting erosive disease in rheumatoid arthritis. A longitudinal study of changes in bone density using digital X-ray radiogrammetry: a pilot study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 24, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1561-1564; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh385 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. P. Robertson and M. J. Davis

A longitudinal study of disease activity and functional status in a hospital cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 7, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1565-1568; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh386 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. G. Cleary, G. A. Lancaster, F. Annan, J. A. Sills, and J. E. Davidson

Nutritional impairment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 5, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1569-1573; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Rinaldi, A. Doria, F. Salaffi, M. Ermani, L. Iaccarino, A. Ghirardello, S. Zampieri, P. Sarzi-Puttini, P. F. Gambari, and G. Perini

Health-related quality of life in Italian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. I. Relationship between physical and mental dimension and impact of age
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 7, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1574-1579; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Doria, S. Rinaldi, M. Ermani, F. Salaffi, L. Iaccarino, A. Ghirardello, S. Zampieri, S. Della Libera, G. Perini, and S. Todesco

Health-related quality of life in Italian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. II. Role of clinical, immunological and psychological determinants
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 14, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1580-1586; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

CASE REPORTS:

M.-G. Rivero, A.-J. Salvatore, J. A. Gómez-Puerta, J. M. Mascaró, Jr, J. D. Cañete, J. Muñoz-Gómez, and R. Sanmartí

Accelerated nodulosis during methotrexate therapy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Jaccoud's arthropathy
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1587-1588; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh393 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Rajakulendran and C. Deighton

Delayed multiple injection site reaction in a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with etanercept
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1588-1589; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh413 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. V. Kaushik and K. Binymin

Is syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1589-1590; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh418 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. P. A. Jewell, I. W. Thompson, B. A. Sullivan, and J. Bondeson

Reversible focal myositis in a patient taking venlafaxine
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1590-1593; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh420 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING:

D. W. Ramey

Inaccurate acupuncture history
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1593; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh363 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Ernst

Inaccurate acupuncture history: reply
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1593; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh330 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Holden, J. Joseph, and L. Williamson

Re: Goodacre and Goodacre. Factors influencing the beliefs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis regarding disease-modifying medication
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1594; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh402 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. J. Goodacre and J. A. Goodacre

Factors influencing the beliefs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis regarding disease modifying medication: reply
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1594; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh396 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. J. Treharne, B. Batt, E. D. Hale, A. G. Witney, C. Gordhan, D. Situnayake, E. Rankin, G. D. Kitas, and P. A. Bacon

Assessing patient, carer and healthcare professional education provided by the Birmingham Arthritis Resource Centre (BARC)
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1594-1595; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh427 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Adebajo, L. Blenkiron, and P. Dieppe

Assessing patient, carer and health-care profession education provided by the Birmingham Arthritis Resource Centre (BARC): reply
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1595-1596; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh419 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

B. P. Tsao

SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, Fourth edition. Edited by R. G. Lahita. Price: $199.95. Elsevier, Academic Press, 2004. 2343 pages. ISBN 0-12-433901-8.
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1597; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh405 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Aringer and K. Redlich

CYTOKINES AND JOINT INJURY. Edited by W. B. van den Berg and P. Miossec. 149.80. Birkhäuser, Basel-Boston-Berlin, 2004. 296 pp. ISBN 3-7643-7001-7.
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1597; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh425 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ROBIN GOODFELLOW:

Robin Goodfellow (43-12)
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1598; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh495 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATA:

Erratum
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1599; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh496 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Editor's Acknowledgement
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 17, 2003
Rheumatology 2004 43: 1600-1601; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg465 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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