2009 Vol.27, N°4 - Table of contents

July/August 2009

Imaging

CER3598
2009,27,4
Pg. 0547-0551

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Ultrasound imaging for the rheumatologist. XXII. Achilles tendon involvement in spondyloarthritis. A multi-centre study using high frequency volumetric probe
A. Iagnocco, L. Riente, A. Delle Sedie, E. Filippucci, F. Salaffi, G. Meenagh, C.A. Scirè, W. Grassi, C. Montecucco, S. Bombardieri, G. Valesini

Full Papers

CER3599
2009,27,4
Pg. 0552-0559

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Disease activity assessment of rheumatoid arthritis in daily practice: validity, internal consistency, reliability and congruency of the Disease Activity Score including 28 joints (DAS28) compared with the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI)
F. Salaffi, M.A. Cimmino, G. Leardini, S. Gasparini, W. Grassi

CER39
2009,27,4
Pg. 0560-0566

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Prevalence of low hemoglobin levels and associations with other disease parameters in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Evidence from the CORRONA registry
D.E. Furst, H. Chang, J. Greenberg, V.K. Ranganath, G. Reed, Z.E. Ozturk, J. Kremer

CER3600
2009,27,4
Pg. 0567-0573

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Effects of monthly intramuscular neridronate in rheumatic patients in chronic treatment with low-dose glucocorticoids
M. Benucci, G. Saviola, P. Baiardi, L. Abdi-Ali, M.R. Povino, S. Dolenti, L. Campostrini, S. Sacco, M. Manfredi, M. Rossini

CER117
2009,27,4
Pg. 0574-0579

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HLA-B27 Homozygosity Has No Influence on Clinical Manifestations and Functional Disability in Ankylosing Spondylitis
T.-J. Kim, K.-S. Na, H.-J. Lee, B. Lee, T.-H. Kim

CER3601
2009,27,4
Pg. 0580-0586

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Multimodal optical and Gd-based nanoparticles for imaging in inflammatory arthritis
J.S. Kim, H. An, W.J. Rieter, D. Esserman, K.M.L. Taylor-Pashow, R.B Sartor, W. Lin, W. Lin, T.K. Tarrant

CER47
2009,27,4
Pg. 0587-0593

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Examination of in vivo gelatinolytic activity in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue
W. Yoshida, M. Uzuki, J. Nishida, T. Shimamura, T. Sawai

CER194
2009,27,4
Pg. 0594-0602

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Rheumatoid arthritis, Klippel-Feil`s syndrome and Pott`s disease in Cardinal Carlo de` Medici (1595-1666)
V. Giuffra, A. Vitiello, S. Giusiani, A. Fornaciari, D. Caramella, N. Villari, G. Fornaciari

CER3602
2009,27,4
Pg. 0603-0608

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IL10R1 loss-of-function alleles in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
J. Hermann, S. Gruber, J.B. Neufeld, P. Grundtner, M. Graninger, W.B. Graninger, A. Berghold, C. Gasche

CER106
2009,27,4
Pg. 0609-0614

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Association between polymorphisms within FCGRT and lupus nephritis
X.-J. Zhou, L. Yu, L. Zhu, P. Hou, J.-C. Lv, F. Yu, H. Zhang

CER95
2009,27,4
Pg. 0615-0619

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Association of rheumatoid arthritis with Mdm2 SNP309 and genetic evidence for an allele-specific interaction between MDM2 and p53 P72R variants: a case control study
G. Assmann, J. Voswinkel, M. Mueller, J. Bittenbring, J. Koenig, A. Menzel, M. Pfreundschuh, K. Roemer, I. Melchers

CER90
2009,27,4
Pg. 0620-0625

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Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand mediated osteoclastogenesis is elevated in ankylosing spondylitis
C.H. Im, E.H. Kang, J.Y. Ki, D.W. Shin, H.J. Choi, E.J. Chang, E.Y. Lee, Y.J. Lee, E.B. Lee, H.H. Kim, Y.W. Song

CER3603
2009,27,4
Pg. 0626-0632

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Antibodies against recombinant heat shock proteins of 60 kDa from enterobacteria in the sera and synovial fluid of HLA-B27 positive ankylosing spondylitis patients
M.L. Domínguez-López, Y. Ortega-Ortega, J. C. Manríquez-Raya, R. Burgos-Vargas, A. Vega-López, E. García-Latorre

CER3604
2009,27,4
Pg. 0633-0640

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Poor to modest agreement between rheumatoid arthritis response measures in clinical practice
K. Michaud, T.R. Mikuls, S.E. Call, A.M. Reimold, R. Hooker, G.S. Kerr, J.S. Richards, L. Caplan, G.W. Cannon

Brief Papers

CER18
2009,27,4
Pg. 0641-0644

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Increased incidence of, and impaired prognosis after, stroke among patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
A. Södergren, B. Stegmayr, M.-L. Öhman, S. Wållberg-Jonsson

CER3605
2009,27,4
Pg. 0645-0648

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The role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and TNF receptor polymorphisms in susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis
A. Chatzikyriakidou, I. Georgiou, P.V. Voulgari, A.A. Drosos

CER3606
2009,27,4
Pg. 0649-0650

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Methotrexate information booklet study 2008
A. Mohammad, A. Kilcoyne, U. Bond, M. Regan, M. Phelan

CER207
2009,27,4
Pg. 0651-0653

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Quantitative and qualitative assessment of one rheumatology trainee`s experience with a self-teaching programme in videocapillaroscopy
R. De Angelis, M. Cutolo, F. Salaffi, J.P. Restrepo, W. Grassi

Case Reports

CER3607
2009,27,4
Pg. 0654-0657

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Spinal cord compression complicating aseptic spondylodiscitis in ankylosing spondylitis
É. Toussirot, H. Chataigner, L. Pépin, E. Bertolini, B. Kantelip, D. Wendling

CER48
2009,27,4
Pg. 0658-0660

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Urate oxidase (rasburicase) for treatment of severe acute gout: a case report
E. Wipfler-Freißmuth, C. Dejaco, C. Duftner, M. Gaugg, M. Kriessmayr-Lungkofler, M. Schirmer

CER89
2009,27,4
Pg. 0661-0663

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From ankylosis to pencil-in-cup deformity in psoriatic arthritis. A case report
L. Eder, V. Chandran, D.D. Gladman

CER157
2009,27,4
Pg. 0664-0667

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Experience with multiple stent implantations in primary antiphospholipid syndrome in childhood: a case report
S.A. Bakkaloglu, M.S. Keefer, S. Schroeder, P. Stanley, D.S. Harrell, A. Reiff

Review

CER3608
2009,27,4
Pg. 0668-0677

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Antiphospholipid syndrome: a comprehensive review of a complex and multisystemic disease
I. Palomo, F. Segovia, C. Ortega, S. Pierangeli

CER3
2009,27,4
Pg. 0678-0684

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Systematic review on the safety of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis regarding the reproductive system (fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding)
J.A. Martinez-Lopez, E. Loza, L. Carmona

Paediatric Rheumatology

CER3609
2009,27,4
Pg. 0685-0690

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Current educational status of paediatric rheumatology in Europe: the results of PReS survey
E. Demirkaya, S. Özen, T. Türker, W. Kuis, R.K. Saurenmann

CER3610
2009,27,4
Pg. 0691-0694

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Tarsitis as an initial manifestation of juvenile spondyloarthropathy
C. Álvarez-Madrid, R. Merino, J. De Inocencio, J. García-Consuegra

Letter

CER3611
2009,27,4
Pg. 0695

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Recurrent pericarditis in hyper-IgD syndrome
L. Breda, M. Nozzi, D. Di Marzio, S. De Sanctis, M. Gattorno, F. Chiarelli

CER3612
2009,27,4
Pg. 0696-0697

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Joint and tendineous involvement in ochronosis: clinical history and imaging of a case
C. Iannuccelli, G. Coari, M. Mastantuono, M. Osimani, G. Valesini, M. Di franco

CER3613
2009,27,4
Pg. 0698-0699

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Successful treatment of ankylosing spondylitis coexisting with pulmonary sarcoidosis by infliximab
S. Ochi, T. Nanki, H. Kaneko, K. Honne, Y. Miyazaki, Y. Komano, N. Miyasaka

CER148
2009,27,4
Pg. 0700-0701

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Autoantibodies against U1RNP and monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance: an unusual association
S.C. Plastiras, O.S. Kampessi, S. Toya