Rheumatology

EDITORIALS

I. Olivieri, S. D'Angelo, E. Scarano, and A. Padula

What is the primary lesion in SpA dactylitis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 561-562; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken032 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Thornton, M. W. Beresford, and P. Clayton

Improving the evidence base for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: the challenge and opportunity facing the MCRN/ARC Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Studies Group
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 563-566; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken055 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract P. Eggleton, R. Haigh, and P. G. Winyard

Consequence of neo-antigenicity of the ‘altered self’
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 567-571; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K. L. Limer, B. I. Nicholl, W. Thomson, and J. McBeth

Exploring the genetic susceptibility of chronic widespread pain: the tender points in genetic association studies
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 572-577; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken027 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. E. Hettema, H. Bootsma, and C. G. M. Kallenberg

Macrovascular disease and atherosclerosis in SSc
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 578-583; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken078 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. E. Simmonds and B. M. Foxwell

Signalling, inflammation and arthritis: NF-B and its relevance to arthritis and inflammation
Rheumatology Advance Access published on January 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 584-590; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [CME/CE] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract T. Asada, T. Kushida, M. Umeda, K. Oe, H. Matsuya, T. Wada, K. Sasai, S. Ikehara, and H. Iida

Prevention of corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis in rabbits by intra-bone marrow injection of autologous bone marrow cells
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 591-596; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken037 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. J. U. Lories, I. Derese, and F. P. Luyten

Inhibition of osteoclasts does not prevent joint ankylosis in a mouse model of spondyloarthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 605-608; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Iking-Konert, T. Vogl, B. Prior, C. Wagner, O. Sander, E. Bleck, B. Ostendorf, M. Schneider, K. Andrassy, and G. M. Hänsch

T lymphocytes in patients with primary vasculitis: expansion of CD8+ T cells with the propensity to activate polymorphonuclear neutrophils
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 609-616; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken028 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.-J. Chang, C.-J. Chen, F.-C. Tsai, H.-M. Lai, P.-C. Tsai, M.-H. Tsai, and Y.-C. Ko

Associations between gout tophus and polymorphisms 869T/C and –509C/T in transforming growth factor β1 gene
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 19, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 617-621; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken054 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Scheffler, U. Kuckelkorn, K. Egerer, T. Dörner, K. Reiter, A. Soza, G.-R. Burmester, and E. Feist

Autoimmune reactivity against the 20S-proteasome includes immunosubunits LMP2 (β1i), MECL1 (β2i) and LMP7 (β5i)
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 622-626; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. A. Álvarez-Soria, G. Herrero-Beaumont, O. Sánchez-Pernaute, M. Bellido, and R. Largo

Diacerein has a weak effect on the catabolic pathway of human osteoarthritis synovial fibroblast—comparison to its effects on osteoarthritic chondrocytes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 627-633; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Sahin, K. Aksu, S. Kamali, M. Bicakcigil, Z. Özbalkan, I. Fresko, H. Özer, S. Akar, A. M. Onat, V. Çobankara, S. Kiraz, M. A. Öztürk, E. Tunç, E. Yücel, A. Ates, G. Keser, M. Inanc, H. Direskeneli, G. Saruhan-Direskeneli, and for RAED Vasculitis Study Group, Turkey

PTPN22 gene polymorphism in Takayasu's arteritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 634-635; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken106 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. D'Acquisto, N. Paschalidis, K. Raza, C. D. Buckley, R. J. Flower, and M. Perretti

Glucocorticoid treatment inhibits annexin-1 expression in rheumatoid arthritis CD4⁺ T cells
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 636-639; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken062 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract L. Abrahamyan, S. R. Johnson, J. Beyene, P. S. Shah, and B. M. Feldman

Quality of randomized clinical trials in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on February 2, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 640-645; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kem366 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Perricone, C. De Carolis, B. Kröegler, E. Greco, R. Giacomelli, P. Cipriani, L. Fontana, and C. Perricone

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in pregnant patients affected with systemic lupus erythematosus and recurrent spontaneous abortion
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 646-651; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K. Graham, J. M. Burke, and M. Field

Undergraduate rheumatology: can peer-assisted learning by medical students deliver equivalent training to that provided by specialist staff?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 652-655; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken048 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.-K. Koivula, E. Savolainen, O. Kaipiainen-Seppänen, H. Kautiainen, R. Luosujärvi, M. Hakala, and J. Risteli

Sensitivity and specificity of autoantibodies binding to citrullinated carboxyterminal telopeptides of types I and II collagens in an early arthritis series
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 656-659; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. Ding, A. Hall, K. Jacobs, and J. David

Psychological functioning of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is related to physical disability but not to disease status
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 660-664; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Scascighini, V. Toma, S. Dober-Spielmann, and H. Sprott

Multidisciplinary treatment for chronic pain: a systematic review of interventions and outcomes
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 670-678; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken021 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Silva, J. L. Andréu, P. Muñoz, M. Pastrana, I. Millán, J. Sanz, C. Barbadillo, and M. Fernández-Castro

Accuracy of physical examination in subacromial impingement syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 679-683; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Nojima, Y. Masuda, Y. Iwatani, H. Kuratsune, Y. Watanabe, E. Suehisa, T. Takano, Y. Hidaka, and Y. Kanakura

Arteriosclerosis obliterans associated with anti-cardiolipin antibody / β2-glycoprotein I antibodies as a strong risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 684-689; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken124 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K. Hemminki, X. Li, K. Sundquist, and J. Sundquist

Cancer risk in hospitalized rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 30, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 698-701; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken130 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Hiramatsu, T. Kuroiwa, H. Ikeuchi, A. Maeshima, Y. Kaneko, K. Hiromura, K. Ueki, and Y. Nojima

Revised classification of lupus nephritis is valuable in predicting renal outcome with an indication of the proportion of glomeruli affected by chronic lesions
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 702-707; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L.-J. Liu, M. Chen, F. Yu, M.-H. Zhao, and H.-Y. Wang

Evaluation of a new algorithm in classification of systemic vasculitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 708-712; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken079 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. K. Choi and E. S. Ford

Haemoglobin A1c, fasting glucose, serum C-peptide and insulin resistance in relation to serum uric acid levels—the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 5, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 713-717; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken066 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. L. Reilingh, T. Kuijpers, A. M. Tanja-Harfterkamp, and D. A. van der Windt

Course and prognosis of shoulder symptoms in general practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 724-730; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken044 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

T. Cobo-Ibáñez, M. del Carmen Ordóñez, S. Muñoz-Fernández, R. Madero-Prado, and E. Martín-Mola

Do TNF-blockers reduce or induce uveitis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 731-732; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken091 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Roddy, W. Zhang, and M. Doherty

Gout and nodal osteoarthritis: a case–control study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 19, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 732-733; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken087 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Shenker

How much of what we do as doctors is ‘iatrocebo’?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 733; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken096 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Hatemi, M. Melikoglu, N. Sut, and H. Yazici

Purified protein derivative reaction is not augmented in Behçet's syndrome patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 733-734; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken075 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS

D. Malesci and G. La Montagna

Occurrence of cold agglutinin disease in RA patient during etanercept therapy successfully treated with rituximab
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 734-735; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken076 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. P. Sfikakis, V. G. Gorgoulis, C. G. Katsiari, K. Evangelou, C. Kostopoulos, and C. M. Black

Imatinib for the treatment of refractory, diffuse systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 735-737; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken104 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Lorenzi, C. Williams, and I. Griffiths

Visceral leishmaniasis mimicking disease activity in mixed connective tissue disease
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 737-738; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken072 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. L. Burr, A. P. Malaviya, J. H. Gaston, A. J. Carmichael, and A. J. K. Östör

Rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis following anti-TNF-associated tuberculosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 738-739; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken113 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. R. Slusher, M. E. Maldonado, F. Mousavi, and C. J. Lozada

Central nervous system Aspergillus fumigatus presenting as cranial nerve palsy in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis on anti-TNF therapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 1, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 739-740; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken088 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING

E. McCausland and N. Liggett

Comment on: Pyogenic sacroiliitis—a comparison between paediatric and adult patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 740-741; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken068 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Prouse, J. Reeback, and N. Betteridge on behalf of ARMA Board of Trustees

Comment on: Is it ever appropriate to discharge patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 12, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 741; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken080 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL VIGNETTES

T. Ding, E. Roddy, and I. Pande

Tophaceous pseudogout—an unusual cause of nodulosis in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 608; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken025 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Abdin-Mohamed, J. Ledingham, F. Witham, and F. McCrae

Aortic angiosarcoma mimicking large-vessel vasculitis: a diagnostic dilemma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 2, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 645; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken115 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATUM

Erratum
Rheumatology 2008 47: 742; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken134 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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