JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology - Current Table Of Contents

JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology - August 2008, Volume 14, Issue 4

Refractory Vertebral Sarcoidosis Responding to Infliximab. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Vertebral lesions and refractory back and leg pain resolved only after addition of anti TNF therapy to the patient&x0027;s prednisone and methotrexate therapy.Page: 238DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e318181b45aAuthors: Garg, Sanjay MD ; Garg, Kusum MD +; Altaf, Mujeeb MD, MRCP ; Magaldi, John A. MD ++
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00011.htm

Healthcare Associated Discitis in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Four patients exposed to recent health care with invasive procedures developed back pain found to be related to discitis.Page: 234DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e318181adddAuthors: Lillie, Patrick MRCP ; Thaker, Hiten FRCP ; Moss, Peter FRCP ; Baruah, Joy MD +; Cullen, Lorraine MPharm ++; Taylor, Damien FRCR S; Barlow, Gavin MRCP
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00010.htm

Role Delineation of Rheumatology Physician Assistants. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

This survey begins to look at the roles of PAs in our practices. PAs are often seeing new patients, prescribing DMARDs and biologicals, and doing drug injections.Page: 202DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e31817a23f7Authors: Hooker, Roderick S. PhD, PA; Rangan, Bavana V. BDS, MPH
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00002.htm

Health-Related Quality of Life In Primary Raynaud Phenomenon. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Measures of psychological well being seem to be most affected in these patients with isolated Raynaud phenomenon and no systemic rheumatic disease.Page: 206DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e31817a2485Authors: De Angelis, Rossella; Salaffi, Fausto; Grassi, Walter
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00003.htm

Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Eosinophilia in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Argentina. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

In this population of RA patients in Buenos Aires eosinophilia was not associated with more severe RA as previously suggested, but with evidence for parasitic infection.Page: 211DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e31817738ceAuthors: Chiardola, Flavia MD ; Schneeberger, Emilce Edith MD ; Citera, Gustavo MD ; Rosemffet, Gabriel Marcos MD ; Kuo, Lien PhD +; Santillan, Graciela PhD ++; Maldonado-Cocco, Jose Antonio MD
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00004.htm

Speed of Mental Operations in Fibromyalgia: A Selective Naming Speed Deficit. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

A group of fibromyalgia patients who were complaining of difficulty with memory were found to have decreased speed in reading words and naming colors. These would be missed with visual cognitive testing and the patients complaints perhaps dismissed.Page: 214DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e31817a2472Authors: Leavitt, Frank PhD ; Katz, Robert S. MD +
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00005.htm

A Patient With Antihistidyl-tRNA Synthetase Positive Polymyositis Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

ARDS is proposed to have been the presenting feature of this 48 year old woman eventually diagnosed with the anti-synthetase syndrome.Page: 219DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e31817de0d4Authors: Polosa, Riccardo MD, PhD ; Di Mauro, Cosimo MD +; Spampinato, Barbaro MD ; Castelli, Luigi MD ; D'Amico, Giuseppe MD ; Edwards, Cristopher J. MD, FRCP ++; Russo, Cristina MD
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00006.htm

Protracted Febrile Myalgia Mimicking Polyarteritis Nodosa. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

This severe febrile myalgia with hypertension which is a recently recognized pattern in Familial Mediterranean Fever can be confused with PAN or other systemic diseases leading to costly studies. All responded with 24 hours to corticosteroid therapy.Page: 222DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e318181b46bAuthors: Bircan, Zelal MD ; Usluer, Hale MD +
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00007.htm

Recognizing Concomitant Lupus Enteritis and Lupus Cystitis. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

This case and literature review reminds us that lupus cystitis with bladder wall edema and even hydronephrosis rather often coexists with lupus enteritis.Page: 226DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e318181a8ecAuthors: Kornu, Roger MD ; Oliver, Qian Z. MD +; Reimold, Andreas M. MD
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00008.htm

Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy in the Hepatopulmonary Syndrome. - (Found September 17, 2008 )

This 17 year old male had been misdiagnosed as having JRA. The association of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy with chronic liver disease is important to recognize.Page: 230DOI: 10.1097RHU.0b013e31817de06cAuthors: Ede, Kaleo MD; McCurdy, Deborah MD; Garcia-Lloret, Maria MD
http://www.jclinrheum.com/pt/re/jcr/abstract.00124743-200808000-00009.htm