Rheumatology

EDITORIALS:

C. Sheehy, E. Murphy, and M. Barry

Depression in rheumatoid arthritis—underscoring the problem
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 14, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1325-1327; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel231 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. L. Matteson and A. Woywodt

Eponymophilia in rheumatology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1328-1330; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel259 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW:

Y. D. Kwon, M. H. Pittler, and E. Ernst

Acupuncture for peripheral joint osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1331-1337; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE:

T. Raine, D. Brown, P. Bowness, J. S. Hill Gaston, A. Moffett, J. Trowsdale, and R. L. Allen

Consistent patterns of expression of HLA class I free heavy chains in healthy individuals and raised expression in spondyloarthropathy patients point to physiological and pathological roles
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1338-1344; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Ikari, S. Momohara, E. Inoue, T. Tomatsu, M. Hara, H. Yamanaka, and N. Kamatani

Haplotype analysis revealed no association between the PTPN22 gene and RA in a Japanese population
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 11, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1345-1348; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. A. Davies, M. Jeziorska, A. J. Freemont, and A. L. Herrick

Expression of osteonectin and matrix Gla protein in scleroderma patients with and without calcinosis
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1349-1355; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kei277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. Cid, M. P. Hoffman, J. Hernández-Rodríguez, M. Segarra, M. Elkin, M. Sánchez, C. Vilardell, A. García-Martínez, M. Pla-Campo, J. M. Grau, and H. K. Kleinman

Association between increased CCL2 (MCP-1) expression in lesions and persistence of disease activity in giant-cell arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1356-1363; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-K. Koivula, S. Åman, E. Alasaarela, A. Karjalainen, M. Hakala, and J. Risteli

Inhibitory characteristics of citrullinated telopeptides of type I and II collagens for autoantibody binding in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1364-1369; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL:

F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, and E. F. Chakravarty

Rates and predictors of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and non-inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 26, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1370-1375; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. J. Kay, and I. D. Griffiths for the BSR Biologics Register Management committee

UK consultant rheumatologists' access to biological agents and views on the BSR Biologics Register
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1376-1379; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel333 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. M. Andrade, G. McGwin, Jr, G. S. Alarcón, M. L. Sanchez, A. M. Bertoli, M. Fernández, B. J. Fessler, M. Apte, A. M. Arango, H. M. Bastian, L. M. Vilá, and J. D. Reveille for the LUMINA Study Group

Predictors of post-partum damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from LUMINA, a multiethnic US cohort (XXXVIII)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1380-1384; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Marcora, F. Casanova, E. Williams, J. Jones, R. Elamanchi, and A. Lemmey

Preliminary evidence for cachexia in patients with well-established ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1385-1388; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenneth D. Brandt, Steven A. Mazzuca, and Kenneth A. Buckwalter

Acetaminophen, like conventional NSAIDs, may reduce synovitis in osteoarthritic knees
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1389-1394; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

M. R. Akram, C. E. Handler, M. Williams, M. T. Carulli, M. Andron, C. M. Black, C. P. Denton, and J. G. Coghlan

Angiographically proven coronary artery disease in scleroderma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 10, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1395-1398; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Pelaez-Ballestas, M. Romero-Mendoza, L. Ramos-Lira, R. Caballero, A. Hernández-Garduño, and R. Burgos-Vargas

Illness trajectories in Mexican children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1399-1403; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Raj, L. J. Badcock, G. A. Brown, C. M. Deighton, and S. C. O'Reilly

Undergraduate musculoskeletal examination teaching by trained patient educators—a comparison with doctor-led teaching
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1404-1408; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Staud, C. J. Vierck, M. E. Robinson, and D. D. Price

Overall fibromyalgia pain is predicted by ratings of local pain and pain-related negative affect—possible role of peripheral tissues
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1409-1415; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. J. Harrison, K. D. Morley, and D. P. M. Symmons

Developments in rheumatology consultant manpower provision: the BSR/arc Workforce Register 2003–05
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1416-1421; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Sutaria, R. Katbamna, and M. Underwood

Effectiveness of interventions for the treatment of acute and prevention of recurrent gout—a systematic review
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1422-1431; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Stasi, E. Stipa, G. Del Poeta, S. Amadori, A. C. Newland, and D. Provan

Long-term observation of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis treated with rituximab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1432-1436; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Steel, D. Melzer, E. Gardener, and B. McWilliams

Need for and receipt of hip and knee replacement—a national population survey
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1437-1441; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

G. Orozco, G. Robledo, M. V. P. Linga Reddy, A. García, D. Pascual-Salcedo, A. Balsa, M. A. González-Gay, A. Eimon, S. Paira, H. R. Scherbarth, B. A. Pons-Estel, I. F. Petersson, M. Alarcón-Riquelme, and J. Martín

Study of the role of a functional polymorphism of MHC2TA in rheumatoid arthritis in three ethnically different populations
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1442-1444; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel272 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS:

F. Falcini, L. Ricci, G. M. Poggi, G. Simonini, G. B. Calabri, and M. de Martino

Severe cutaneous manifestations in a child with refractory Kawasaki disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 15, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1444-1445; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel194 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Dziadzio, V. Reddy, S. Rahman, C. Mummery, and A. Keat

Is TNF really a good therapeutic target in motoneuronal degeneration? A case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a patient with RA receiving infliximab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1445-1446; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel232 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Bassetti, C. Pizzorni, L. Gradoni, V. Del Bono, M. Cutolo, and C. Viscoli

Visceral leishmaniasis infection in a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with adalimumab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 3, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1446-1448; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel235 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Kuek, B. L. Hazleman, J. H. Gaston, and A. J. K. Östör

Successful treatment of refractory polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis with rituximab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1448-1449; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel301 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Volpe, P. Caramaschi, A. Angheben, A. Marchetta, G. Monteiro, L. M. Bambara, and Z. Bisoffi

Chikungunya outbreak—remember the arthropathy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1449-1450; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel275 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. V. Maher and J. G. Wilson

Successful treatment of rheumatoid vasculitis-associated foot drop with rituximab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 27, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1450-1451; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel318 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING:

B. J. Sweetman

Physiotherapy management of non-specific back and neck pain
Rheumatology Advance Access published on August 9, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1451-1452; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel274 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

N. de Vries

FAST FACTS: RHEUMATOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS 2005–06, Edited by John D. Isaacs. Price £15.00. Health Press, 2006. 106 pp. ISBN 1-903734-86-X.
Rheumatology Advance Access published on September 26, 2006
Rheumatology 2006 45: 1453; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel325 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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