Table of Contents
Volume 27, June 2000
Editorials
Adhesive Capsulitis — Research Advances Frozen in Time?
S. Carette.........1329
Things Do Not Get Better by Being Left Alone. The Physician and Complementary Medicine
A.I. Perlman.........1332
Colchicine Use in Cyclosporine Treated Transplant Recipients: How Little Is Too Much?
P.A. Simkin, G.C. Gardner.........1334
Analysis of the Effect of COX-2 Specific Inhibitors and Recommendations for Their Use in Clinical Practice
P.E. Lipsky, S.B. Abramson, F.C. Breedveld, et al.........1338
Articles
Enhanced Neutrophilic Granulopoiesis in RA. Involvement of Neutrophils in Disease Progression
S. Ohtsu, H. Yagi, M. Nakamura, et al.........1341
IL-1ß Induces Elevation of Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase Activity and an Increase in the Amount of
Putrescine in Synovial Adherent Cells from Patients with RA
Y. Furumitsu, K. Yukioka, M. Yukioka, et al.........1352
In Vitro and in Vivo Inhibition of Activation Induced T Cell Apoptosis by Bucillamine
H. Okazaki, H. Sato, T. Kamimura, et al.........1358
Randomized Double Blind Trial of an Ayurvedic Plant Derived Formulation for Treatment of RA
A. Chopra, P. Lavin, B. Patwardhan, D. Chitre.........1365
Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Arthritis
F. Wolfe, S.X. Kong, D.J. Watson.........1373
IgG Glycosylation and Clinical Outcome in RA During Pregnancy
A. Alavi, N. Arden, T.D. Spector, J.S. Axford.........1379
Incidence and Prevalence of RA in the County of Troms, Northern Norway
T. Riise, B.K. Jacobsen, J.T. Gran.........1386
The Accuracy of Self-Report of Physician Diagnosed RA in Moderately to Severely Disabled Older Women
S.M. Ling, L.P. Fried, E. Garrett, et al.........1390
Patient Outcomes Following Swanson Silastic MCP Joint Arthroplasty in the Rheumatoid Hand: A Systematic Overview
K.C. Chung, C.P. Kowalski, H.M. Kim, I.S. Kazmers.........1395
Clinical Significance of Anticentromere Antibodies in Patients with SLE
M. Nakano, Y. Ohuchi, H. Hasegawa, T. Kuroda, S. Ito, F. Gejyo.........1403
Development and Testing of a Systemic Lupus-specific Risk Adjustment Index for In-Hospital Mortality
M.M. Ward.........1408
A Prospective Study of Factors Affecting Quality of Life in SLE
J. Thumboo, K-Y. Fong, S-P. Chan, et al.........1414
Do Lupus Disease Activity Measures Detect Clinically Important Change?
P.R. Fortin, M. Abrahamowicz, A.E. Clarke, et al.........1421
Thalidomide in the Treatment of Cutaneous Lupus Refractory to Conventional Therapy
J. Ordi-Ros, F. Cortés, E. Cucurull, M. Mauri,
S. Buján, M. Vilardell.........1429
Connective Tissue Disease and Other Related Rheumatic Conditions Among Patients with Finger and Hand and Temporomandibular Joint Prostheses in Denmark
J.P. Fryzek, L. Mellemkjaer, S. Friis, et al.........1434
IgG Anti-ß2-Glycoprotein I Antibodies in Adult Patients with SLE: Prevalence and Diagnostic Value for the APS
F. Tubach, G. Hayem, J-L. Marchand, et al.........1437
Serum Levels of Soluble CD44 in Primary SS
M.C. Levesque, D.A. Mackin, J.A. Fleming,
E.W. St. Clair.........1444
The Frequency and Significance of Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Scleroderma
J.E. Pope, A. Thompson.........1450
Cellular Immune Response to Klebsiella pneumoniae Antigens in Patients with HLA-B27+ AS
M.L. Domínguez-López, M.E. Cancino-Díaz, L. Jiménez-Zamudio,
J. Granados-Arreola, R. Burgos-Vargas, E. García-Latorre.........1453
IL-6 Gene Promoter Polymorphism Is Not Associated with AS
M.D. Collado-Escobar, A. Nieto, L. Matarán,
E. Raya, J. Martín.........1461
Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Examining the Efficacy of Bupivacaine Suprascapular Nerve Blocks in Frozen Shoulder
T.H.M. Dahan, L. Fortin, M. Pelletier, M. Petit,
R. Vadeboncoeur, S. Suissa.........1464
Corticosteroid Injections in PMR: a Double Blind, Prospective, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study
C. Salvarani, F. Cantini, I. Olivieri, et al.........1470
Intravenous Clodronate in the Treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome. A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study
M. Varenna, F. Zucchi, D. Ghiringhelli, et al.........1477
A Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial Using IV Pulses of MP in the Initial Treatment of Simple Forms of GCA: A One Year Followup Study of 164 Patients
P. Chevalet, J-H. Barrier, P. Pottier, et al.........1484
FMF: High Gene Frequency and Heterogeneous Disease Among an Israeli-Arab Population
M. Shinawi, R. Brik, M. Berant, L. Kasinetz,
R. Gershoni-Baruch.........1492
Patterns of Medication Use Before and After Bone Densitometry: Factors Associated with Appropriate Treatment
D.H. Solomon, E. Levin, S.M. Helfgott.........1496
The Interaction Between Uric Acid Level and Other Risk Factors on the Development of Gout Among Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Men in a Prospective Study
K-C. Lin, H-Y. Lin, P. Chou.........1501
A Canadian Survey on the Management of Corticosteroid Induced Osteoporosis by Rheumatologists
E. Soucy, N. Bellamy, J.D. Adachi, et al.........1506
Analysis of the Discordance Between Radiographic Changes and Knee Pain in OA of the Knee
M.T. Hannan, D.T. Felson, T. Pincus.........1513
Association of HLA-DR7 with Rheumatic Fever in the Brazilian Population
J.E.L. Visentainer, F.C. Pereira, M.M.O. Dalalio, L.T. Tsuneto,
P.R. Donadio, R.A. Moliterno.........1518
The Prevalence of Pain Complaints in a General Population in Israel and Its Implications for Utilization of Health Services
D. Buskila, G. Abramov, A. Biton, L. Neumann.........1521
Follicular Phase Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Function in Women with FM and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A. Korszun, E.A. Young, N.C. Engleberg, et al.........1526
Musculoskeletal Examination in RA Education: Trained Patient Educators Compared to Nonspecialist Doctors
L. Schrieber, G.D. Hendry, D. Hunter.........1531
Evaluation of Patient Partners in the Teaching of the Musculoskeletal Examination
M.D. Smith, S. Henry-Edwards, E.M. Shanahan, M.J. Ahern.........1533
Pediatric Rheumatology
Evidence of Subclinical Intestinal Inflammation by 99m Technetium Leukocyte Scintigraphy in Patients with HLA-B27+ Juvenile Onset Active SpA
P. Lionetti, A. Pupi, M. Veltroni, et al.........1538
Case Reports
Mycophenolate Mofetil in the Treatment of Severe Skin Manifestations of DM: a Series of 4 Cases
A.C. Gelber, H.C. Nousari, F.M. Wigley.........1542
Primary Cutaneous B Cell Lymphoma During MTX Therapy for RA
A.G. Fam, B. Perez-Ordonez, K. Imrie.........1546
“Coated Aorta”: A New Sign of Erdheim-Chester Disease
J. Serratrice, B. Granel, C. de Roux, et al.........1550
Splenic Infarction in Wegener’s Granulomatosis
J. Rentsch, G. McColl.........1554
Skeletal Muscle Pathology in 2 Siblings Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
E.E. Calore, R. Minkovski, Z. Khoury, A.C. Seguro,
N.M. Perez Calore, M.J. Cavaliere.........1556
Images in Rheumatology Intraarticular Osteoid Osteoma
Á. Contreras, C. Isasi, J. Silveira,
C. Barbadillo,
J. Mulero, J.L. Andreu.........1560
Images in Rheumatology Primary Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
I.C. Viola, S. Joffe, L.H. Brent.........1562
Correspondence
Ultrasonography and Psoriatic Arthritis
R.J. Wakefield, P. Emery, D. Veale.........1564
Reply D. Kane, O. FitzGerald.........1564
Reducing Serologic Tests for Rheumatic Diseases
A.S. Russell.........1565
Reply D.H. Solomon.........1565
Cost Effectiveness Analysis — Assessing the Assumptions Behind the Assumptions
K. Johnson.........1565
Reply F. Guillemin, S.E. Gabriel.........1567
Minocycline Induced Lupus and Autoimmune Hepatitis
I. Colmegna, C.E. Perandones, J.G. Chaves.........1567
Reply J. Angulo, L.R. Espinoza.........1567
Revision of the Proposed Classification Criteria for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Durban, 1997
A.G. Cleary, J.A. Sills, J.E. Davidson.........1568
Reply R.E. Petty.........1568
High Prevalence of H. pylori type I Virulent Strains in Patients with SSc
S. Danese, A. Zoli, F. Cremonini, A. Gasbarrini.........1568
Reply N. Yazawa, K. Tamaki.........1569
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Induced Reactive Arthritis
M.D. Smith.........1570
Reply N. Buchs, G. Chevrel, P. Miossec.........1570
Letters
Inhibition of Collagenase by a Bisphosphonate-group Drug in Patients with RA
H. Valleala, C. Friman, Y. Konttinen, S. Solovieva, O. Teronen, T. Sorsa.........1570
Adverse Reaction to Hylan GF-20
E. Allen, K. Krohn.........1572
Remission of RA with Taxol in a Patient with Breast Carcinoma
W-H. Yoo, H-S. Baek.........1572
Use of Alternative Drug Therapies by Patients with RA in Korea
J.D. Ji, B-C. Chun, G.G. Song.........1573
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Abnormalities in Patients with Antiphospholipid Antibodies
A. Sulli, C. Pizzorni, M. Cutolo.........1574
Book Reviews
Biology of the Synovial Joint.........1576
Lupus Nephritis.........1577
Rheumatic Diseases. Immunological Mechanisms and Prospects for New Therapies.........1577
Corrections
Innovative Studies for Trial Design
B.M. Feldman.........1577
Treatment of Whiplash Associated with Neck Pain with Botulinum Toxin-A: A Pilot Study
B.J. Freund, M.S. Schwartz.........1577
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