1999 Vol.17, N°2 - Table of contents

March-April 1999

Editorial

CER1765
1999,17,2
Pg. 0145-0147

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The management of Behçet’s syndrome: How are we doing?
H. Yazici, S. Yurdakul, V. Hamuryudan

Evidence-based Rheumatology

CER1766
1999,17,2
Pg. 0149

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Low-dose prednisolone is more effective than NSAIDs in rheumatoid arthritis patients
J.R. O'Del

CER1767
1999,17,2
Pg. 0150

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Total joint arthroplasty in RA is predicted by severity and function and by laboratory, radiographic and clinical variables
L.B.A. van de Putte

Full Papers

CER1768
1999,17,2
Pg. 0151-0160

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Effects of nimesulide and sodium diclofenac on interleuken-6, interleukin-8, proteoglycans and prostaglandin E2 production by human articular chondrocytes in vitro
Y.E. Henrotin, A.H. Labasse, P.E. Simonis, S.-X. Zheng, G.P. Deby, J.-P. Famaey, J.-M.R. Crielaard, J.-Y.L. Reginster

CER1769
1999,17,2
Pg. 0161-0170

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Characteristics of the protease activity in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
S. Nakano, T. Ikata, I. Kinoshita, J. Kanematsu, S. Yasuoka

CER1770
1999,17,2
Pg. 0171-0177

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Systemic lupus erythematosus survival in Hungary. Results from a single center
E. Kiss, N. Regéczy, G. Szegedi

CER1771
1999,17,2
Pg. 0179-0184

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Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), CD4, CD8 and interleukin-2 receptor in patients with Behçet’s disease and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada’s disease
E. Uchio, T. Matsumoto, S.-I. Tanaka, S. Ohno

CER1772
1999,17,2
Pg. 0185-0190

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CD44 expression on chondrocytes in knees of DBA/1 mice with type II collagen-induced arthritis
M.I. Sato, T. Koshino, T. Takagi

CER1773
1999,17,2
Pg. 0191-0195

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Quantitative analysis of HLA-B27 by flow cytometry using CD3 gating in seronegative spondylarthropathies
Y.H. Lee, S.J. Choi, S.Y. Yoon, K.N. Lee, J.D. Ji, G.G. Song

CER1774
1999,17,2
Pg. 0197-0204

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Cathepsin G in degenerating and healthy discal tissue
Y.T. Konttinen, E. Kääpä, M. Hukkanen, X.H. Gu, M. Takagi, S. Santavirta, H. Alaranta, T.F. Li, A. Suda

CER1775
1999,17,2
Pg. 0205-0214

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Multicenter validation of recombinant, natural and synthetic antigens used in a single multiparameter assay for the detection of specific anti-nuclear autoantibodies in connective tissue disorders
L. Meheus, W.J. van Venrooij, A. Wiik, P.J. Charles, A.G. Tzioufas, O. Meyer, G. Steiner, D. Gianola, S. Bombardieri, A. Union, S. De Keyser, E. Veys, F. De Keyser

Brief Papers

CER1776
1999,17,2
Pg. 0215-0218

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Non-invasive assessment of pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu’s arteritis
M. Vanoli, M. Castellani, G. Bacchiani, G. Calì, B. Mietner, L. Origgi, R. Scorza

CER1777
1999,17,2
Pg. 0219-0222

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Capillary density in patients with systemic sclerosis, as determined by microscopy counts and compared with computer-based analysis
M. Wildt, R. Hesselstrand, A. Scheja, A. Åkesson

Clinico-pathological conference

CER1778
1999,17,2
Pg. 0223-0226

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Hyponatremia due to inappropriate secretion of anti-diuretic hormone in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
M.S. Elisaf, H.J. Milionis, A.A. Drosos

Case Reports

CER1779
1999,17,2
Pg. 0227-0231

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Severe cold agglutinin disease and cryoglobulinemia secondary to a monoclonal anti-Pr2 IgM lambda cryoagglutinin
J.Z. Ciejka, E.B. Cook, D. Lawler, J. Martin, R.D. Woodson, F. Graziano

CER1780
1999,17,2
Pg. 0231-0234

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Primary polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute symmetric quadriplegia
X. Bosch, M. Navarro, A. Lopez-Soto, J.M. Grau, F. Martinez-Orozco

CER1781
1999,17,2
Pg. 0235-0239

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Inclusion body myositis long after dermatomyositis: A report of two cases
A.L. McCoy, M.R. Bubb, P.H. Plotz, J.C. Davis

Review

CER1782
1999,17,2
Pg. 0240-0244

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Collagen-induced arthritis in mice: An animal model to study the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
D.D. Anthony, T.M. Haqqi

Paediatric Rheumatology

CER1783
1999,17,2
Pg. 0245-0250

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Review: Osteopenia and osteoporosis in children
J.T. Cassidy

CER1784
1999,17,2
Pg. 0251-0255

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Abnormalities in the biochemical markers of bone turnover in children with juvenile chronic arthritis
R.M.R. Pereira, V. Falco, J.E. Corrente, W.H. Chahade, N.H. Yoshinari

CER1785
1999,17,2
Pg. 0256-0259

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Clinical features of juvenile Adamantiades-Behçet’s disease in Greece
G. Vaiopoulos, V.G. Kaklamani, N. Markomichelakis, A. Tzonou, M. Mavrikakis, P. Kaklamanis

Letters to the Editor

CER1786
1999,17,2
Pg. 0260

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Treatment of severe Raynaud’s phenomenon and ischemic ulcerations with tissue plasimogen activator
S. Lakshminarayanan, D. Vázquez-Abad, S.J. Maestrello, J.R. Waterman

CER1787
1999,17,2
Pg. 0261

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Successful treatment of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a pregnant woman
M. Wislowska

CER1788
1999,17,2
Pg. 0262

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HLA associations in a family with autoimmune phenomena
O. Hübscher, L. Fernandez, M.J. Moreno

CER1789
1999,17,2
Pg. 0263

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Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and mixed connective tissue disease in a single patient
J.K. Lee, S.S. Jung, T.H. Kim, J.B. Jun, D.H. Yoo, S.Y. Kim

CER1790
1999,17,2
Pg. 0264

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Pamidronate in the treatment of progressive diaphyseal dysplasia (Camurati-Engelmann disease)
G. Chérié-Lignière, G. Santalena, A. Parafioriti

CER1791
1999,17,2
Pg. 0265-0266

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Possible mechanism underlying the efficacy of low dose cyclosporine in autoimmune diseases
M. Matsushita, N. Takeda-Hirokawa, H. Ogasawara, M. Sugiyama, S. Ando, I. Sekigawa, N. Iida, H. Hashimoto, S. Hirose

CER1792
1999,17,2
Pg. 0266

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RS3PE syndrome and chronic lymphoid leukaemia
J.C. Cobeta-Garcia, J.A. Domingo-Morera, J. Martínez-Burgui

CER1794
1999,17,2
Pg. 0267-0268

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Parvovirus B19 and systemic sclerosis
C. Ferri, G. Longombardo, A. Azzi, K. Zakrzewska

CER1793
1999,17,2
Pg. 0267

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Reply
K. Goldenberg, I. Rosner, M. Rozenbaum, J.E. Naschitz, C. Kotler