Rheumatology -- Table of Contents (July 2008, 47 [7])

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Contents: Volume 47, Number 7, July 2008   [Index by Author]

EDITORIALS

REVIEWS

BASIC SCIENCE

CLINICAL

GUIDELINES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

     CASE REPORTS

     MATTERS ARISING

CLINICAL VIGNETTE

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EDITORIALS

K. Lindsay and A. Gough: Psoriatic arthritis, methotrexate and the liver—are rheumatologists putting their patients at risk?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 12, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 939-941; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken158 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. J. Pradeep, A. Keat, and K. Gaffney: Predicting outcome in ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 942-945; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken195 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract Q. Yao and D. E. Furst: Autoinflammatory diseases: an update of clinical and genetic aspects
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 946-951; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract U. A. Walker, A. Tyndall, and T. Daikeler: Rheumatic conditions in human immunodeficiency virus infection
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 952-959; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken132 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract Z. Avram and E. Krishnan: Hyperuricaemia—where nephrology meets rheumatology
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 960-964; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken070 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BASIC SCIENCE

Get checked abstract E. S. Molloy, M. P. Morgan, G. A. Doherty, B. McDonnell, M. Hilliard, J. O’Byrne, D. J. Fitzgerald, and G. M. McCarthy: Mechanism of basic calcium phosphate crystal-stimulated cyclo-oxygenase-1 up-regulation in osteoarthritic synovial fibroblasts
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 30, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 965-971; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken144 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. Wipff, J. Avouac, D. Borderie, D. Zerkak, H. Lemarechal, A. Kahan, C. Boileau, and Y. Allanore: Disturbed angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis: high levels of soluble endoglin
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 972-975; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. C. Parker, R. W. Burlingame, T. T. Webb, and C. C. Bunn: Anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies in patients with systemic sclerosis detected by indirect immunofluorescence and ELISA
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 976-979; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken201 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS

CLINICAL

Get checked abstract G. Westhoff, F. Buttgereit, E. Gromnica-Ihle, and A. Zink: Morning stiffness and its influence on early retirement in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 980-984; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken137 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. Thornton, M. Lunt, D. M. Ashcroft, E. Baildam, H. Foster, J. Davidson, J. Gardner-Medwin, M. W. Beresford, D. Symmons, W. Thomson, and R. A. Elliott: Costing juvenile idiopathic arthritis: examining patient-based costs during the first year after diagnosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 985-990; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS

Get checked abstract N. Adib, K. Hyrich, J. Thornton, M. Lunt, J. Davidson, J. Gardner-Medwin, H. Foster, E. Baildam, L. Wedderburn, and W. Thomson: Association between duration of symptoms and severity of disease at first presentation to paediatric rheumatology: results from the Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 991-995; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken085 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS

Get checked abstract I. Kim, N. W. Hur, H. D. Shin, B. L. Park, H. S. Cheong, and S.-C. Bae: Associations of DNase IV polymorphisms with autoantibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 996-999; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken125 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract K. L. Hyrich, M. Lunt, W. G. Dixon, K. D. Watson, D. P. M. Symmons, and on behalf of the BSR Biologics Register: Effects of switching between anti-TNF therapies on HAQ response in patients who do not respond to their first anti-TNF drug
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1000-1005; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken127 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS

Get checked abstract Ø. R. Riise, A. Lee, M. Cvancarova, K. S. Handeland, K.-O. Wathne, B. Nakstad, P. Gaustad, and B. Flatø: Recent-onset childhood arthritis—association with Streptococcus pyogenes in a population-based study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1006-1011; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken122 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract M. Rossi, L. Bazzichi, C. Di Maria, F. Franzoni, K. Raimo, A. Della Rossa, G. Santoro, and S. Bombardieri: Blunted increase of digital skin vasomotion following acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside iontophoresis in systemic sclerosis patients
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1012-1017; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken117 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract Y. Kuwahara, Y. Shima, D. Shirayama, M. Kawai, K. Hagihara, T. Hirano, J. Arimitsu, A. Ogata, T. Tanaka, and I. Kawase: Quantification of hardness, elasticity and viscosity of the skin of patients with systemic sclerosis using a novel sensing device (Vesmeter): a proposal for a new outcome measurement procedure
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1018-1024; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken145 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] OPEN ACCESS

Get checked abstract S. Hewlett, B. Clarke, A. O’Brien, A. Hammond, S. Ryan, L. Kay, P. Richards, and C. Almeida: Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: standards, challenges and solutions
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 28, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1025-1030; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS

Get checked abstract G. Marhaug, V. Shah, R. Shroff, H. Varsani, L. R. Wedderburn, C. A. Pilkington, and P. A. Brogan: Age-dependent inhibition of ectopic calcification: a possible role for fetuin-A and osteopontin in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis with calcinosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1031-1037; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken136 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract M. Sumitani, S. Miyauchi, C. S. McCabe, M. Shibata, L. Maeda, Y. Saitoh, T. Tashiro, and T. Mashimo: Mirror visual feedback alleviates deafferentation pain, depending on qualitative aspects of the pain: a preliminary report
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1038-1043; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken170 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. C. Cole, T. Li, P. Lin, R. MacLean, and G. V. Wallenstein: Treatment impact on estimated medical expenditure and job loss likelihood in rheumatoid arthritis: re-examining quality of life outcomes from a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial with abatacept
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 17, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1044-1050; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken141 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. B. Kuemmerle-Deschner, N. Tzaribachev, C. Deuter, M. Zierhut, M. Batra, and I. Koetter: Interferon- ${alpha}$ —a new therapeutic option in refractory juvenile Behçet's disease with CNS involvement
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1051-1053; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken172 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract Y. Yazici, N. M. Adler, and H. Yazici: Most tumour necrosis factor inhibitor trials in rheumatology are undeservedly called ‘efficacy and safety’ trials: a survey of power considerations
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 21, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1054-1057; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken190 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract S. R. Sangle, R. J. Davies, M. Mora, M. A. Baron, G. R. V. Hughes, and D. P. D'Cruz: Ankle-brachial pressure index: a simple tool for assessing cardiovascular risk in patients with systemic vasculitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1058-1060; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken155 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract C. G. Grijalva, C. P. Chung, C. M. Stein, E. F. Mitchel, Jr, and M. R. Griffin: Changing patterns of medication use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a Medicaid population
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1061-1064; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract M. J. Harrison, C. Deighton, and D. P. M. Symmons: An update on UK rheumatology consultant workforce provision: the BSR/ARC Workforce Register 2005–07: assessing the impact of recent changes in NHS provision
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 18, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1065-1069; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken099 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] OPEN ACCESS

Get checked abstract L. Belloli, N. Carlo-Stella, G. Ciocia, A. Chiti, M. Massarotti, and B. Marasini: Myocardial involvement in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1070-1072; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken186 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. M. Pocock, J. C. Vasconcelos, and A. J. K. Östör: Assessment of anti-TNF- ${alpha}$ efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis: is 3 months sufficient?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1073-1076; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract E. Castelnuovo, P. Cross, S. Mt-Isa, A. Spencer, and M. Underwood on behalf of the TOIB study team: Cost–effectiveness of advising the use of topical or oral ibuprofen for knee pain; the TOIB study [ISRCTN: 79353052]
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1077-1081; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken128 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract H. Forsblad d’Elia, R. Pullerits, H. Carlsten, and M. Bokarewa: Resistin in serum is associated with higher levels of IL-1Ra in post-menopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1082-1087; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken187 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract J. Carbonell, T. Cobo, A. Balsa, M. Á. Descalzo, L. Carmona, and SERAP Study Group: The incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Spain: results from a nationwide primary care registry
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1088-1092; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Get checked abstract S. Durán-Barragán, G. McGwin, Jr, L. M. Vilá, J. D. Reveille, and G. S. Alarcón: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors delay the occurrence of renal involvement and are associated with a decreased risk of disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus—results from LUMINA (LIX): a multiethnic US cohort
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1093-1096; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken208 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GUIDELINES

E. R. Soriano, C. Galarza-Maldonado, M. H. Cardiel, B. A. Pons-Estel, L. Massardo, C. V. Caballero-Uribe, A. F. Achurra-Castillo, L. A. Barile-Fabris, J. Chávez-Corrales, J. F. Díaz-Coto, M. H. Esteva-Spinetti, M. Guibert-Toledano, F. Irazoque Palazuelos, M. W. Keiserman, A. V. Lomonte, L. M. H. Mota, C. Pineda Villaseñor, and G. S. Alarcón on behalf of GLADAR (Grupo Latino Americano de Estudio de Artritis Reumatoide): Use of rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: the Latin American context
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1097-1099; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken015a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [full guidelines] [Request Permissions]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

S. G. Dubey, J. Leeder, and K. Gaffney: Physical therapy in anti-TNF treated patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 21, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1100-1101; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken191 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CASE REPORTS

E. C. Derrett-Smith and D. A. Isenberg: Autoimmunity manifesting as dermatomyositis associated with oligoastrocytoma and dendritic cell immunotherapy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 27, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1101-1102; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken135 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Millar, D. O’Kane, and A. Taggart: Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis: a lesson in screening for malignancy
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1102-1103; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken131 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. J. Evans, D. K. Watson, and M. O'Sullivan: Reversible Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with Epstein–Barr virus occurring during azathioprine therapy for SLE
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1103-1104; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken188 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. J. Pepper, M. A. Fabre, C. Pavesio, G. Gaskin, R. B. Jones, D. Jayne, C. D. Pusey, and A. D. Salama: Rituximab is effective in the treatment of refractory Churg–Strauss syndrome and is associated with diminished T-cell interleukin-5 production
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1104-1105; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken175 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. García-Muñoz, E. Panizo, P. Rodriguez-Otero, M. C. Mugueta-Uriaque, J. Rifon, L. Llorente, and C. Panizo: Systemic lupus erythematosus and Franklin's disease: when the somatic mutation mechanism makes a mistake
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1105-1106; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken178 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MATTERS ARISING

R. F. van Vollenhoven: Comment on: Modelling the cost effectiveness of TNF antagonists in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Registry
Rheumatology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1106-1107; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken105 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Bansback, A. Brennan, D. Symmons, R. Nixon, J. Madan, M. Harrison, and K. Watson: Comment on: Modelling the cost effectiveness of TNF- ${alpha}$ antagonists in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Registry: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1107; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken173 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Scott-Russell, E. Dennison, P. Taylor, and C. Cooper: Comment on: Comparing morphometric X-ray absorptiometry and radiography in defining vertebral wedge fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on April 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1107-1108; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken133 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. Vosse, C. Heijckmann, R. Landewé, D. van der Heijde, S. van der Linden, and P. Geusens: Comment on: Comparing morphometric X-ray absorptiometry and radiography in defining vertebral wedge fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 13, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1108-1109; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken167 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CLINICAL VIGNETTE

S. Karthiga, S. Dubey, S. Garber, and R. Watts: Scurvy: MRI appearances
Rheumatology Advance Access published on May 22, 2008
Rheumatology 2008 47: 1109; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken160 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]