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EULAR report on the use of ultrasonography in painful knee osteoarthritis. Part 1: Prevalence of inflammation in osteoarthritis

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of inflammation in subjects with chronic painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), as determined by the presence of synovitis or joint effusion at ultrasonography (US); ...
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Long-term outcome in polymyositis and dermatomyositis

1 Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ...
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Defining active sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: a consensual approach by the ASAS/OMERACT MRI group

Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of sacroiliac joints has evolved as the most relevant ...
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Novel and reliable DACTylitis glObal Sonographic (DACTOS) score in psoriatic arthritis

Correspondence to Professor Annamaria Iagnocco, Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin 10043, Italy; annamaria.iagnocco1{at}gmail.com Objectives Dactylitis is one of ...
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Lipoma arborescens co-existing with psoriatic arthritis releases tumour necrosis factor alpha and matrix metalloproteinase 3

A 41-year-old man was referred with bilateral swollen knees. He reported a 6-year history of pain and swelling in the knees and feet. Past medical history revealed psoriasis and a recent diagnosis of ...
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Patient and provider barriers to effective management of gout in general practice: a qualitative study

Correspondence to Michael Doherty, University of Nottingham, Department of Academic Rheumatology, Academic Rheumatology Clinical Sciences Building City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; ...
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Germline genetic patterns underlying familial rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and primary Sjögren’s syndrome highlight T cell-initiated autoimmunity

Objectives Familial aggregation of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and co-aggregation of these autoimmune diseases (ADs) (also called ...
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Studies with pain rating scales.

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...
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Withdrawal of low-dose prednisone in SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease for more than 1 year: a randomised clinical trial

1 Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupement Hospitalier Pitié–Salpêtrière, French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Antibody ...
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A Phase II study of the efficacy and safety of rontalizumab (rhuMAb interferon-α) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (ROSE)

Objectives To examine the safety and efficacy of rontalizumab, a humanised IgG1 anti-interferon α (anti-IFN-α) monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus ...
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Rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic value, associations with radiological progression rate, and extra-articular ...

3 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM CJF 96-02, IFR30), Purpan School of Medicine, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France 4 Department of Electrical Energy, ...
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The efficacy of anti-TNF in rheumatoid arthritis, a comparison between randomised controlled trials and clinical practice

Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of antagonists to tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) showed high response percentages in the groups treated with active drugs.