Table of Contents
Volume 27, May 2000
Editorials
The Epidemiology of Psoriatic Arthritis:
Fact or Fiction?
D.J. Veale.........1105
HLA-B27 Misfolding and Spondyloarthropathies:
Not So Groovy After All?
R.A. Colbert.........1107
HLA-B27 Polymorphism and Association with Disease
M.A. Khan.........1110
For Example Is Not Evidence: Fibromyalgia and the Law
F. Wolfe.........1115
Articles
Effects of MTX on the Oxidative Metabolism of Cultured Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes
G. Hayem, O. Domarle, M. Thuong-Guyot,
J-J. Pocidalo, O. Meyer .........1117
A Histochemical Study of the Rheumatoid Synovium: Focus on NO, Nerve Growth Factor High Affinity Receptor, and Innervation
M. Pozza, M. Guerra, E. Manzini, L. Calzà.........1121
Analysis of Th1 and Th2 Cytokines Expressing CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells in RA by Flow Cytometry
B. Berner, D. Akça, T. Jung, G.A. Muller,
M.A. Reuss-Borst.........1128
Serum CRP Does Not Predict RA
K. Aho, T. Palosuo, P. Knekt, P. Alha, A. Aromaa,
M. Heliövaara.........1136
Factors Influencing Length of Time Taking MTX in RA
M. Ortendahl, J.D. Schettler, J.F. Fries.........1139
Radiological and Clinical Results of Longterm Treatment of RA with MTX and Azathioprine
P.J.S.M. Kerstens, A.M.T. Boerbooms, M.E.C. Jeurissen,
R. de Graaf, J. Mulder, L.B.A. van de Putte.........1148
Direct and Indirect Costs Associated with the Onset of Seropositive RA
K. Newhall-Perry, N.J. Law, B. Ramos, et al.........1156
KL-6 as a Novel Serum Marker for Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Collagen Diseases
H. Nakajima, M. Harigai, M. Hara, et al.........1164
RA in Sweden. Drug Prescriptions, Costs,
and Adverse Drug Reactions
P. Blomqvist, N. Feltelius, A. Ekbom, L. Klareskog.........1171
Craniocervical Junction Involvement in RA:
A Clinical and Radiological Study
A. Zoli, F. Priolo, A. Galossi, et al.........1178
Disease Associated Time Consumption in Early RA
I.H. Kuper, M.L.L. Prevoo, M.A. van Leeuwen, et al.........1183
Fibrinogen in SLE: More Than an Acute Phase Reactant?
P.R.J. Ames, J. Alves, Á.F. Pap, P. Ramos,
M.A. Khamashta, G.R.V. Hughes.........1190
Studies of HLA-DR and DQ Alleles in SSc Patients with Autoantibodies to RNA Polymerases and U3-RNP (Fibrillarin)
D. Falkner, J. Wilson, N. Fertig, K. Clawson,
T.A. Medsger Jr, P.A. Morel.........1196
Autonomic Nervous System and Smooth Muscle Cell Involvement in SSc: Ultrastructural Study of 3 Cases
A. Malandrini, E. Selvi, M. Villanova, et al.........1203
The Relationship Between Serum Ig Levels and Pulmonary Involvement in SSc
T. Yuhara, H. Takemura, T. Akama, K. Yamane,
T. Sumida.........1207
ICAM-1 Gene Polymorphisms in PMR/GCA:
Association with Disease Risk and Severity
B. Salvarani, B. Casali, L. Boiardi, et al.........1215
Abnormal Blood Flow to the Submandibular Glands of Patients with SS: Doppler Waveform Analysis
T. Chikui, K. Yonetsu, M. Izumi, K. Eguchi,
T. Nakamura.........1222
Salivary Gland Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Primary SS. Comparison with Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy
F. Salaffi, G. Argalia, M. Carotti,
F.B. Giannini, C. Palombi.........1229
Longterm Outcome of Wegener’s Granulomatosis in Patients with Renal Disease Requiring Dialysis
T.M. Mekhail, G.S. Hoffman.........1237
Microscopic Inflammatory Changes in Colon of Patients with Both Active Psoriasis and PsA without Bowel Symptoms
R. Scarpa, F. Manguso, A. D’Arienzo, et al.........1241
The Epidemiology of PsA in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA, 1982–1991
M.I. Shbeeb, K.M. Uramoto, L.E. Gibson,
W.M. O’Fallon, S.E. Gabriel.........1247
Sensitivity to Change of Mobility Tests; Effect of Short Term Intensive Physiotherapy and Exercise on Spinal, Hip, and Shoulder Measurements in SpA
S. Heikkilä, J.V. Viitanen, H.J. Kautiainen,
M.J. Kauppi.........1251
HLA-B27 Has No Effect on the Phenotypic Expression of Progressive Ankylosis in ank/ank Mice
H.E. Krug, J.D. Taurog.........1257
Isometric Progressive Resistive Exercise for Osteoporosis
R.L. Swezey, A.M. Swezey, J. Adams.........1260
Glucocorticoid Dose Dependent Downregulation of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
S. Sanden, R. Tripmacher, R. Weltrich, et al.........1265
Factors of Importance for Work Disability in Women with FM
C. Henriksson, G. Liedberg.........1271
Force Production Capacity and Acute Neuromuscular Responses to Fatiguing Loading in Women with FM Are Not Different from Those of Healthy Women
A. Häkkinen, K. Häkkinen, P. Hannonen, M. Alen.........1277
Pediatric Rheumatology
Comparison of Criteria for the Classification of Childhood Arthritis
S.E. Ramsey, R.K. Bolaria, D.A. Cabral, P.N. Malleson,
R.E. Petty.........1283
Effects on Bone Metabolism of One Year Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Administration to Children with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis Undergoing Chronic Steroid Therapy
G. Touati, J-C. Ruiz, D. Porquet, C. Kindermans,
A-M. Prieur, P. Czernichow.........1287
X-Ray Absorptiometry of Bone in Obese and Eutrophic Children from Valparaiso, Chile
S. Fischer, A. Milinarsky, V. Giadrosich, G. Dib,
M. Arriagada, R. Arinoviche.........1294
Images in Rheumatology Primary Angiitis of the CNS Presenting as a Mass Lesion in a Child
M.M. Katsicas, R. Russo, A. Taratuto, J. Pociecha,
M. Zelazko.........1297
Case Reports
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Mycobacterium szulgai
A. Horusitzky, X. Puéchal, D. Dumont, T. Bégué,
M. Robineau, M-C. Boissier.........1299
Severe Xerostomia in a Young Man
C. Brunt, P. Cove, D. Main, A. Gough.........1303
Nocardiosis in Patients with SLE
K.P. Leong, N.W.S. Tee, W.M. Yap, T.S.G. Chee,
E.T. Koh, and the Singapore Lupus Study Group.........1306
Femoral Neuropathy Secondary to Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum
F. Debiais, B. Bataille, P. Debiais, I. Azais,
D. Bontoux, M. Alcalay.........1313
Chronic Pain in a Family of 6 in the Context of Litigation
A.H. Mailis, W. Furlong, A. Taylor.........1315
Images in Rheumatology Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis Showing Marked Improvement with Corticosteroid Treatment
K. Ishikawa-Nakayama, E. Sugiyama,
S. Sawazaki, et al.........1318
Images in Rheumatology Dramatic Aneurysm Regression in PAN Following High Dose Pulse Cyclophosphamide
K. Raza, D.M. Carruthers, A.R. Exley, J. Thambyrajah,
P.A. Bacon, I.F. Rowe.........1320
Correspondence
Complications of NSAID Gastropathy and Use of Gastric Cytoprotection: Experience at a Tertiary Care Health Center
J-M. Berthelot, Y. Maugars.........1322
Reply V.S. Bakowsky, J.G. Hanly.........1322
HIV Infection and Arthritis
J. Rivera, A. Garcia-Monforte.........1322
Reply L.R. Espinoza, A. Berman.........1322
Letters
Premature Coronary Artery Disease in SLE in the Absence of Corticosteroid Use
P. Rahman, D.D. Gladman, M.B. Urowitz.........1323
Sjögren’s Syndrome and Multiple Amyloidomas
H. Ideura, Y. Tsukada, A. Maezawa, K. Ueki,
Y. Nojima, T. Naruse.........1325
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in Adults and Autoimmune Thyroiditis
C. García-Porrúa, M.A. González-Gay, M. Botana,
A. Sanchez-Andrade.........1326
Accuracy of Self-Reported Family History in PsA
P. Rahman, M. Beaton, C.T. Schentag, D.D. Gladman.........824
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