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Contents: Volume 43, Number 4 : April 2004   [Index by Author]  Other Issues: Previous Next  
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Editorials:Back

M. D. Smith and J. G. Walker
Apoptosis a relevant therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 16, 2003
Rheumatology 2004 43: 405-407; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh084 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. N. Birrell
Patterns of joint pain: lessons from epidemiology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 408-409; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh129 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:Back

G. Grateau
Clinical and genetic aspects of the hereditary periodic fever syndromes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 24, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 410-415; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Basic Science:Back

M. G. Juarranz, B. Santiago, M. Torroba, I. Gutierrez-Cañas, G. Palao, M. Galindo, C. Abad, C. Martinez, J. Leceta, J. L. Pablos, and R. P. Gomariz
Vasoactive intestinal peptide modulates proinflammatory mediator synthesis in osteoarthritic and rheumatoid synovial cells
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 1, 2003
Rheumatology 2004 43: 416-422; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh061 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Saruhan-Direskeneli, F. A. Uyar, A. Çefle, S. Ç. Onder, E. Eksioglu-Demiralp, S. Kamali, M. Inanç, L. Ocal, and A. Gül
Expression of KIR and C-type lectin receptors in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 16, 2003
Rheumatology 2004 43: 423-427; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh063 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Larsson, H. Erlandsson Harris, A. Larsson, B. Månsson, T. Saxne, and L. Klareskog
Corticosteroid treatment of experimental arthritis retards cartilage destruction as determined by histology and serum COMP
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 6, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 428-434; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh073 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Takano, T. Tomita, T. Toyosaki-Maeda, M. Maeda-Tanimura, H. Tsuboi, E. Takeuchi, M. Kaneko, K. Shi, K. Takahi, A. Myoui, H. Yoshikawa, T. Takahashi, R. Suzuki, and T. Ochi
Comparison of the activities of multinucleated bone-resorbing giant cells derived from CD14-positive cells in the synovial fluids of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 435-441; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh077 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. T. Ravirajan, Y. Wang, L. A. Matis, L. Papadaki, M. H. Griffiths, D. S. Latchman, and D. A. Isenberg
Effect of neutralizing antibodies to IL-10 and C5 on the renal damage caused by a pathogenic human anti-dsDNA antibody
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 6, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 442-447; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh083 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Yamasaki, T. Nakashima, A. Kawakami, T. Miyashita, F. Tanaka, H. Ida, K. Migita, T. Origuchi, and K. Eguchi
Cytokines regulate fibroblast-like synovial cell differentiation to adipocyte-like cells
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 20, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 448-452; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. H. Van Krinks, M. K. Matyszak, and J. S. Hill Gaston
Characterization of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in inflammatory arthritis synovial fluid
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 453-460; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh115 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical:Back

D. Mukerjee, D. St. George, C. Knight, J. Davar, A. U. Wells, R. M. Du Bois, C. M. Black, and J. G. Coghlan
Echocardiography and pulmonary function as screening tests for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 6, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 461-466; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh067 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. L. Hennell, C. Brownsell, and J. K. Dawson
Development, validation and use of a patient knowledge questionnaire (PKQ) for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 6, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 467-471; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh069 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Sultan, J. E. Pope, and P. J. Clements
The health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) is strongly predictive of good outcome in early diffuse scleroderma: results from an analysis of two randomized controlled trials in early diffuse scleroderma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 16, 2003
Rheumatology 2004 43: 472-478; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh070 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Saito, S. Nakayamada, K. Nakano, M. Tokunaga, S. Tsujimura, K. Nakatsuka, T. Adachi, and Y. Tanaka
Detection of Pneumocystis carinii by DNA amplification in patients with connective tissue diseases: re-evaluation of clinical features of P. carinii pneumonia in rheumatic diseases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 479-485; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh071 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. C. Barnes, A. Daroszewska, W. D. Fraser, and R. C Bucknall
Bone turnover in untreated polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 13, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 486-490; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh072 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Riley, S. M. Maillard, L. R. Wedderburn, P. Woo, K. J. Murray, and C. A. Pilkington
Intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in juvenile dermatomyositis. A review of efficacy and safety
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 13, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 491-496; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Dawson, L. Linsell, K. Zondervan, P. Rose, T. Randall, A. Carr, and R. Fitzpatrick
Epidemiology of hip and knee pain and its impact on overall health status in older adults
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 3, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 497-504; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh086 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Sulli, M. Ghio, G. P. Bezante, L. Deferrari, C. Craviotto, V. Sebastiani, M. Setti, A. Barsotti, M. Cutolo, and F. Indiveri
Blunted coronary flow reserve in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 20, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 505-509; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh087 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Gómez-Zumaquero, F. J. Tinahones, E. De Ramón, M. Camps, L. Garrido, and F. J. Soriguer
Association of biological markers of activity of systemic lupus erythematosus with levels of anti-oxidized low-density lipoprotein antibodies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 10, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 510-513; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. McCarthy and J. A. Oldham
The reliability, validity and responsiveness of an aggregated locomotor function (ALF) score in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 13, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 514-517; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh081 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K.-H. Yu, H.-H. Ho, J.-Y. Chen, and S.-F. Luo
Gout complicated with necrotizing fasciitis—report of 15 cases
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 13, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 518-521; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh097 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Back

E. Molloy, S. Ramakrishnan, E. Murphy, and M. Barry
Morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid patients during treatment with adalimumab and infliximab
Rheumatology 2004 43: 522-523; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh076 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. A. Wright and A. J. Taggart
Pneumococcal vaccination for RA patients on TNF-{alpha} antagonists
Rheumatology 2004 43: 523; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh167 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:Back

D. Hutchinson and R. Mascarenhas
Painful hips in a shipyard worker
Rheumatology 2004 43: 524; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh060 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Sprott, M. Glatzel, and B. A. Michel
Treatment of myositis with etanercept (Enbrel®), a recombinant human soluble fusion protein of TNF-{alpha} type II receptor and IgG1
Rheumatology 2004 43: 524-526; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh062 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

S. Stojanov, P. Lohse, M. F. McDermott, E. D. Renner, A. Kéry, R. Mirakian, L. J. Hammond, E. Aganna, F. Hoffmann, S. Zellerer, and B. H. Belohradsky
Periodic fever due to a novel TNFRSF1A mutation in a heterozygous Chinese carrier of MEFV E148Q
Rheumatology 2004 43: 526-527; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh066 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Armbrust, S. S. M. Kamphuis, T. W. F. Wolfs, T. J. W. Fiselier, P. G. Nikkels, W. Kuis, and N. M. Wulffraat
Tuberculosis in a nine-year-old girl treated with infliximab for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology 2004 43: 527-529; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh074 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

W. M. Chan, D. T. L. Liu, A. Y. K. Chan, C. H. Y. Lai, P. C. L. Choi, and D. S. C. Lam
ANCA-associated giant cell arteritis presenting with mononeuritis multiplex and central retinal artery occlusion: a case report
Rheumatology 2004 43: 529-531; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh078 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Labioche, E. Liozon, B. Weschler, V. Loustaud-Ratti, P. Soria, and E. Vidal
Refractory polymyositis responding to infliximab: extended follow-up
Rheumatology 2004 43: 531-532; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh079 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-O. Chandesris, S. Gayet, N. Schleinitz, B. Doudier, J.-Robert Harlé, and G. Kaplanski
Infliximab in the treatment of refractory vasculitis secondary to hepatitis C-associated mixed cryoglobulinaemia
Rheumatology 2004 43: 532-533; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh080 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. D. Mckay, C. D. Holland, I. S. Talkhani, and T. Featherstone
Acute-onset thigh pain
Rheumatology 2004 43: 533-535; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh089 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matters Arising:Back

P. Croft
Reply: Symptoms without pathology
Rheumatology 2004 43: 535; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh064 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. E. Ehrlich
Symptoms without pathology
Rheumatology 2004 43: 535; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh065 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. E. Ehrlich
Concurrence of interphalangeal osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2004 43: 536; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh085 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. G. Dubey
Musculoskeletal assessment of general medical inpatients
Rheumatology 2004 43: 536-537; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh090 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Mpofu, V. V. Kaushik, G. Grundy, and R. J. Moots
Microalbuminuria: is it a predictor of ischaemic heart disease in rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology 2004 43: 537-538; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh091 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. S. Lillicrap, E. Byrne, and C. A. Speed
Reply: Musculoskeletal assessment of general medical in-patients
Rheumatology 2004 43: 537; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh107 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. D. Kitas and N. Erb
Reply: Microalbuminuria: is it a predictor of ischaemic heart disease in rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology 2004 43: 538; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh114 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:Back

A. Hassell
DEVELOPING A UNIFIED PATIENT RECORD: A PRACTICAL GUIDE. By D. Thompson and K. Wright. £19.95. Radcliffe Medical Press, Abingdon, UK 2003. 140 pages. ISBN 1 85775 939 7.
Rheumatology 2004 43: 539; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh068 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:Back


Rheumatology 2004 43: 540; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh173 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:Back


Rheumatology 2004 43: 541; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh174 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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