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VOLUME 28: NO. 5 MAY 2001
Editorials
Growing Pains: The ILAR Classification of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 R.E. Petty .........927
Treatment of Refractory Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 N.M. Wulffraat, W. Kuis .........929
Osteoarthritis: Simple Analgesics versus NSAID
 R.W. Moskowitz .........932
Articles
The Influence of Mannose Binding Lectin Polymorphisms on Disease Outcome in Early Polyarthritis

S. Jacobsen, H.O. Madsen, M. Klarlund, et al .........935
Zymosan Modulates CD44 Isoform Expression in a Murine Model of Inflammation Resembling RA Synovitis
 P.V. Cabrera, G. Blanco, M.J. Gravisaco,
E. Alvarez, S. Hajos .........943
Therapeutic Effect of Anti-Fas Antibody on a Collagen Induced Arthritis Model
 Y. Ogawa, H. Kuwahara, T. Kimura, et al .........950
Inflammatory Arthropathy in MRL Hematopoietic Chimeras Undergoing Fas Mediated Graft-versus-Host Syndrome
 D. Bonardelle, P. Bobé, M. Reynès, et al .........956
Genetic Anticipation in RA in Europe
 T.R.D.J. Radstake, P. Barrera, M.J.C. Albers, et al .........962
Noninherited Maternal Antigens Do Not Increase the Susceptibility for Familial RA
 P. Barrera, A. Balsa, H. Alves, et al .........968
Lessons from an International Survey of Paper Cases of 10 Real Patients from an Early Arthritis Clinic
 J-M. Berthelot, M. Klarlund, D. McGonagle, et al .........975
Which HAQ Is Best? A Comparison of the HAQ, MHAQ and RA-HAQ, a Difficult 8 Item HAQ (DHAQ), and a Rescored 20 Item HAQ (HAQ20): Analyses in 2491 RA Patients Following Leflunomide Initiation
 F. Wolfe .........982
Anti-Apolipoprotein A-I Autoantibody: Characterization of Monoclonal Autoantibodies from Patients with SLE
 H. Abe, N. Tsuboi, S. Suzuki, et al .........990
Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture, Extracapsular Silicone, and Health Status in a Population of Women
 S.L. Brown, G. Pennello, W.A. Berg, M.S. Soo,
M.S. Middleton .........996
Minocycline Induced Lupus: Case Series in the
West of Scotland
 M-M. Gordon, D. Porter .........1004
Microflora in Oral Ecosystems in pSS
 A. Almståhl, M. Wikström, U. Kroneld .........1007
Polymorphism at Codon 469 of the Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Locus Is Associated with Protection Against Severe GI Complications in HSP

M.M. Amoli, D.L. Mattey, M.C. Calviño, et al .........1014
Predictive Factors for Renal Sequelae in
Adults with HSP
 C. García-Porrúa, C. González-Louzao,
J. Llorca, M.A. González-Gay .........1019
Wegener's Granulomatosis: The Relationship
Between Ocular and Systemic Disease
 S.L. Harper, E. Letko, C.M. Samson, et al .........1025
Behçet's Disease in Israel: the Influence of Ethnic Origin on Disease Expression and Severity
 I. Krause, R. Mader, J. Sulkes, et al .........1033
MTX in the Management of Immune Mediated Cochleovestibular Disorders: Clinical Experience with 53 Patients
 L.H. Salley Jr, M. Grimm, A. Sismanis,
R.F. Spencer, C.M. Wise .........1037
Comparison of Radiological Severity in PsA and RA
 P. Rahman, E. Nguyen, C. Cheung, C.T. Schentag,
D.D. Gladman .........1041
Remission in PsA
 D.D. Gladman, E.N.T. Hing,
C.T. Schentag, R.J. Cook .........1045
Shoulder Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of PMR:
A Case-Control Study
 F. Cantini, C. Salvarani, I. Olivieri, et al .........1049
Work Status and Its Determinants Among Patients with AS. A Systematic Literature Review
 A. Boonen,
H. de Vet, D. van der Heijde, S. van der Linden .........1056
Osteoporosis with Low Dose Corticosteroids: Contribution of Underlying Disease Effects and Discriminatory Ability of Ultrasound versus Bone Densitometry
 P. Sambrook, A. Raj, D. Hunter,
V. Naganathan, R. Mason, B. Robinson .........1063
Coping, Pain, and Disability in OA: A Longitudinal Study
 M.P.M. Steultjens, J. Dekker, J.W.J. Bijlsma .........1068
Severity of Knee Pain Does Not Predict a Better Response to an Antiinflammatory Dose of Ibuprofen than to Analgesic Therapy in Patients with OA
 J.D. Bradley, B.P. Katz, K.D. Brandt .........1073
The Contribution of Arthritis and Arthritis
Disability to Nonparticipation in the Labor Force:
A Canadian Example
 E.M. Badley, P.P. Wang .........1077
Pediatric Rheumatology
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritides Evaluated Prospectively in a Single Center According to the Durban Criteria
 M.F. Hofer, R. Mouy, A-M. Prieur .........1083
Pain Experience and Pain Coping Strategies in
Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 M. Thastum, R. Zachariae, T. Herlin .........1091
The Relationship Between Impairments in Joint Function and Disabilities in Independent Function in Children with Systemic JIA
 W.P. Bekkering, R. ten Cate, L.W.A. van Suijlekom-Smit,
D. Mul, E.A. van der Velde, C.H.M. van den Ende .........1099
Validation of the Childhood HAQ in the Juvenile Idiopathic Myopathies
 A.M. Huber, J.E. Hicks, P.A. Lachenbruch, et al .........1106
Images in Rheumatology
A Cholesterol "Ganglion"
 E. Selvi, M. Hammoud,
R. De Stefano, M.R. Cicero, R. Marcolongo .........1112
Bilateral Spontaneous Fractures of the Acromion Associated with Amyloid Arthropathy
 T. Yamamoto, K. Tanaka, M. Kurosaka, K. Mizuno .........1114
Case Reports
Large Artery Vasculitis Following Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccination: 2 Cases
 A. Zaas, P. Scheel, A. Venbrux, D.B. Hellmann .........1116
Cobalt-specific T Lymphocytes in Synovial Tissue After an Allergic Reaction to a Cobalt Alloy Joint Prosthesis
 H. Thomssen, B. Hoffmann, M. Schank, et al .........1121
Treatment of Calcinosis in JDM with Probenecid: the Role of Phosphorus Metabolism in the Development of Calcifications
 L. Harel, G. Harel, L. Korenreich,
R. Straussberg, J. Amir .........1129
OMERACT 5
International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology, Toulouse, France,
May 4-8, 2000
OMERACT 5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Module: Introduction
 J. Edmonds .........1133
MRI in RA: Current Status and Future Directions
 C.G. Peterfy .........1134
Interreader Agreement in the Assessment of MRI
of RA Wrist and Finger Joints -- An International Multicenter Study
 M. Østergaard, M. Klarlund, M.N.D. Lassere, et al .........1143
Measurement of RA Disease Activity and Damage Using MRI. Truth and Discrimination: Does MRI
Make the Grade?
 M.N.D. Lassere, P. Bird .........1151
MRI in RA: Summary of OMERACT Activities, Current Status, and Plans
 P. Conaghan, J. Edmonds, P. Emery, et al .........1158
OMERACT 5 Drug Safety Working Group Report: Introduction
 P.M. Brooks, R.O. Day .........1162
Standardizing Assessment of Adverse Effects in Rheumatology Clinical Trials. Status of OMERACT Toxicity Working Group March 2000: Towards a Common Understanding of Comparative Toxicity/Safety Profiles for Antirheumatic Therapies
 T.G. Woodworth, D.E. Furst, V. Strand .........1163
A Proposal for Developing a Large Patient Population Cohort for Longterm Safety Monitoring in RA
 J.A. Lipani, V. Strand, K. Johnson, et al .........1170
Arthritis, Rheumatism and Aging Medical Information System Post-Marketing Surveillance Program
 G. Singh .........1174
The WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, Its Database, and the Technical
Support of the Uppsala Monitoring Center
 M. Lindquist, I.R. Edwards .........1180
Patient Based Method of Assessing Adverse
Events in Clinical Trials in Rheumatology:
the Revised Stanford Toxicity Index
 V. Welch, G. Singh, C.V. Strand, et al .........1188
Drug Safety Module: Summary and Recommendations
 P.M. Brooks, R.O. Day .........1192
OMERACT 5: Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology: Acknowledgments .........1194
Correspondence
H. pylori Infection in RA
B. Seriolo, M. Cutolo, P. Zentilin, V. Savarino .........1195
Reply S. Danese, A. Gasbarrini .........1196
Letters
Association Between Infection and Onset of GCA: Can Seasonal Patterns Provide the Answer?
E. Liozon, V. Loustaud, K. Ly, E. Vidal .........1197
Enlargement of Iliopsoas Bursa in a Patient with PMR
Y. Tani, I. Nishimura, T. Mimura, T. Ushiyama, K. Inoue,
M. Murakami .........1198
Colchicine Induced Toxicity and Pancytopenia at Usual Doses and Treatment with Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor K.H. Yoon .........1199
Corrections
Absence of Conduction Defects in the Echocardiograms of Mothers with Children with Congenital Complete Heart Block P.A. Gordon,
E. Rosenthal, M.A. Khamashta, G.R.V. Hughes .........1200
Relapsing Polychondritis and Erythema Elevatum Diutinum: an Unusual Association Refractory to Dapsone J. Delgado, J. Gomez-Cerezo, F.J. Barbado,
J.J. Vazquez, M. Sigüenza, J-L. Dupond .........1200
Notices
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