Rheumatology

Editorials:

S. Kary, J. Fritz, H. U. Scherer, and G. R. Burmester

Do we still miss the chance of effectively treating early rheumatoid arthritis? New answers from a new study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 8, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 819-820; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh258 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. J. Wakefield, A. K. Brown, P. J. O'Connor, Z. Karim, A. Grainger, and P. Emery

Musculoskeletal ultrasonography: what is it and should training be compulsory for rheumatologists?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on June 1, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 821-822; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh227 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS:

D. Kane, P. V. Balint, R. Sturrock, and W. Grassi

Musculoskeletal ultrasound—a state of the art review in rheumatology. Part 1: Current controversies and issues in the development of musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 823-828; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh214 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

D. Kane, W. Grassi, R. Sturrock, and P. V. Balint

Musculoskeletal ultrasound—a state of the art review in rheumatology. Part 2: Clinical indications for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 25, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 829-838; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh215 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE:

J. C. C. Wei, W. C. Tsai, H. S. Lin, C. Y. Tsai, and C. T. Chou

HLA-B60 and B61 are strongly associated with ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27-negative Taiwan Chinese patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 839-842; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Koarada, Y. Haruta, Y. Tada, O. Ushiyama, F. Morito, A. Ohta, and K. Nagasawa

Increased entry of CD4⁺ T cells into the Th1 cytokine effector pathway during T-cell division following stimulation in Behçet's disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 18, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 843-851; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh195 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Jakob, O. Démarteau, R. Suetterlin, M. Heberer, and I. Martin

Chondrogenesis of expanded adult human articular chondrocytes is enhanced by specific prostaglandins
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 852-857; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh197 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

K. Takada, M. Takiguchi, A. Konno, and M. Inaba

Spontaneous development of multiple glandular and extraglandular lesions in aged IQI/Jic mice: a model for primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 858-862; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh209 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL:

C. Langley, D. S. Memel, J. R. Kirwan, J. Pollock, S. Hewlett, D. Gubbay, and J. Powell

Using the Health Assessment Questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 863-868; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh184 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Alvarez, P. Peris, N. Guañabens, S. Vidal, Ll. Quintó, A. Monegal, F. Pons, A. M. Ballesta, and J. Muñoz-Gómez

Long-term biochemical response after bisphosphonate therapy in Paget's disease of bone. Proposed intervals for monitoring treatment
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 30, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 869-874; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh185 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. K. Niemelä, R. Takalo, E. Pääkkö, I. Suramo, M. Päivänsalo, T. Salo, and M. Hakala

Ultrasonography of salivary glands in primary Sjögren's syndrome. A comparison with magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance sialography of parotid glands
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 875-879; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh187 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. McCarthy, P. M. Mills, R. Pullen, C. Roberts, A. Silman, and J. A. Oldham

Supplementing a home exercise programme with a class-based exercise programme is more effective than home exercise alone in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 880-886; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh188 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. M. El Miedany, S. A. Aty, and S. Ashour

Ultrasonography versus nerve conduction study in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: substantive or complementary tests?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 20, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 887-895; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh190 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. G. Dubey, C. Roberts, A. O. Adebajo, and M. L. Snaith

Rheumatology training in the United Kingdom: the trainees' perspective
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 896-900; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh192 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

D. Berry, A. Bradlow, and E. Bersellini

Perceptions of the risks and benefits of medicines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other painful musculoskeletal conditions
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 901-905; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh196 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. P. K. Nell, K. P. Machold, G. Eberl, T. A. Stamm, M. Uffmann, and J. S. Smolen

Benefit of very early referral and very early therapy with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 906-914; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh199 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Varjú, C. F. Pieper, J. B. Renner, and V. B. Kraus

Assessment of hand osteoarthritis: correlation between thermographic and radiographic methods
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 915-919; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. A. Watts, J. Mooney, S. E. Lane, and D. G. I. Scott

Rheumatoid vasculitis: becoming extinct?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 4, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 920-923; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh210 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Bessant, A. Hingorani, L. Patel, A. MacGregor, D. A. Isenberg, and A. Rahman

Risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in a large British cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 18, 2004
Rheumatology 2004 43: 924-929; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh213 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HEBERDEN HISTORICAL SERIES:

G. O. Storey

James Alison Glover (1874–1963)
Rheumatology 2004 43: 930; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg010 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Kane, W. Grassi, R. Sturrock, and P. V. Balint

A brief history of musculoskeletal ultrasound: ‘From bats and ships to babies and hips’
Rheumatology 2004 43: 931-933; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh004 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

A. Bharadwaj and N. Haroon

Peripheral neuropathy in patients on leflunomide
Rheumatology 2004 43: 934; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh191 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS:

R. ten Cate, P. H. Nibbering, and R. G. M. Bredius

Therapy-refractory systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis successfully treated with statins
Rheumatology 2004 43: 934-935; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh194 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

S. Sollima, M. Corbellino, R. Piolini, S. Calattini, S. Imparato, and S. Antinori

Visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis
Rheumatology 2004 43: 935-937; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh220 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Korkmaz, G. Temiz, F. Çetinbas, and B. Büyükkidan

Successful treatment of alveolar hypoventilation due to dermatomyositis with anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha
Rheumatology 2004 43: 937-938; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh226 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING:

L. Williamson, J. L. Dockerty, and N. Dalbeth

Treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatology 2004 43: 938-939; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh189 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

V. R. Winrow

HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS AND INFLAMMATION. Edited by W. van Eden. 125.00. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel. 296 pages. ISBN 3-7643-6932-9.
Rheumatology 2004 43: 940; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh208 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. T. Nash

PAIN FREE ARTHRITIS. By Harris H. McIlwain and Debra Fulghum Bruce. $15.00. Henry Holt and Company, New York. 304 pages. ISBN: 0-8050-7325-6
Rheumatology 2004 43: 940; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh219 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Haq

SOFT TISSUE RHEUMATOLOGY. Edited by Brian Hazleman, Graham Riley and Cathy Speed. £115.00. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 568 pages. ISBN: 0-19-263093-8.
Rheumatology 2004 43: 940-941; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh221 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:

Rheumatology 2004 43: 942; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh272 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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