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- Treatment Of Systemic Sclerosis: A Report From The Eular Scleroderma Trials And Research Group (Eustar)
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ACR criteria for rheumatic diseases
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EULAR classification and diagnosis criteria/ response criteria
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- Diagnosis And Initial Management Of Patients With Acute Or Recent Onset Swelling Of The Knee
- Hand Osteoarthritis
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Recommended Reading & Guidelines
- A randomized study of the effect of withdrawing hydroxychloroquine sulfate in systemic lupus erythematosus. The Canadian Hydroxychloroquine Study Group. N Engl J Med, 1991. 324(3): p. 150-4.
- Alarcon, G.S., et al., Effect of hydroxychloroquine on the survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from LUMINA, a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA L). Ann Rheum Dis, 2007. 66(9): p. 1168-72.
- American College of Rheumatology, New NOF Guidelines and the WHO Fracture Assessment Tool or FRAX. 2008. [PDF]
- American College of Rheumatology, Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density - American College of Rheumatology. 2010. [PDF]
- Appel, G.B., et al., Mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclophosphamide for induction treatment of lupus nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol, 2009. 20(5): p. 1103-12.
- Cummings, S.R., et al., Denosumab for prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. N Engl J Med, 2009. 361(8): p. 756-65.
- Erkan, D., G. Espinosa, and R. Cervera, Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: updated diagnostic algorithms. Autoimmun Rev, 2010. 10(2): p. 74-9.
- Fam, A.G., Paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol, 2000. 14(3): p. 515-33.
- Ginzler, E.M., et al., Nonrenal disease activity following mycophenolate mofetil or intravenous cyclophosphamide as induction treatment for lupus nephritis: findings in a multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group clinical trial. Arthritis Rheum, 2010. 62(1): p. 211-21.
- Houssiau, F.A., et al., Immunosuppressive therapy in lupus nephritis: the Euro-Lupus Nephritis Trial, a randomized trial of low-dose versus high-dose intravenous cyclophosphamide. Arthritis Rheum, 2002. 46(8): p. 2121-31.
- Manzi, S., et al., Effects of belimumab, a B lymphocyte stimulator-specific inhibitor, on disease activity across multiple organ domains in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: combined results from two phase III trials. Ann Rheum Dis, 2012. 71(11): p. 1833-8.
- Merrill, J.T., et al., The efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with non-life-threatening manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a twelve-month, multicenter, exploratory, phase IIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum, 2010. 62(10): p. 3077-87.
- Miyakis, S., et al., International consensus statement on an update of the classification criteria for definite antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). J Thromb Haemost, 2006. 4(2): p. 295-306.
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, IMACS FORM 07A: MYOSITIS DISEASE ACTIVITY. 2005. [PDF]
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, MANUAL MUSCLE TESTING PROCEDURES for MMT8 TESTING. 2007. [PDF]
- Petri, M., et al., Combined oral contraceptives in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. N Engl J Med, 2005. 353(24): p. 2550-8.
- Petri, M., et al., Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum, 2012. 64(8): p. 2677-86.
- Stone, J.H., et al., Mechanisms of Disease: IgG4-related disease. N Engl J Med, 2012. 366(6): p. 539-51.
- Weening, J.J., et al., The classification of glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus revisited. Kidney Int, 2004. 65(2): p. 521-30.
Recent Articles
Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Inflammatory bony spur formation in psoriatic arthritis is different from bony spur formation in hand osteoarthritis
- Whole exome sequencing reveals overlap between macrophage activation syndrome in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
- Fat metaplasia and backfill are key intermediaries in the development of sacroiliac joint ankylosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- PGC-1α and FOXO3a mediate chondroprotection by AMP-activated Protein Kinase
- Oral bisphosphonate use and total knee/hip implant survival: validation of results in an external population-based cohort
- Rituximab for the treatment of relapses in ANCA-associated vasculitis
- Dual-specificity phosphatase 5 attenuates autoimmune arthritis via reciprocal regulation of Th17/Treg balance and inhibition of osteoclastogenesis
- Role of toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in mediating endothelial dysfunction and arterial remodeling in primary arterial antiphospholipid syndrome
- Targeting multiple signaling axes and oxidative stress using a synthetic triterpenoid prevents murine lupus nephritis
- Cartilage derived from mouse induced pluripotent stem cells for osteoarthritis drug screening in vitro
- Analysis of infections and all-cause mortality in Phase II, III and long-term extension studies of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
- Structural associations of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
- Canakinumab for children with colchicine-resistant familial Mediterranean fever: A 6-month, open-label, single-arm, pilot study
- Erosions and sclerosis on radiographs precede the subsequent development of syndesmophytes at the same site: A 12-year prospective follow-up of the OASIS study in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- Reduced type IX collagen gene expression in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes is associated with epigenetic silencing by DNA hypermethylation
- ZAP-70 genotype disrupts the relationship between microbiota and host leading to spondyloarthritis and ileitis
- Differential regulatory role of Pituitary Adenylate-Cyclase Activating Polypeptide in the serum-transfer-induced arthritis model
- Regulation of early cartilage destruction in inflammatory arthritis by Death Receptor 3
- Performance of current guidelines for diagnosis of macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Tongue necrosis: An unusual clinical presentation of giant cell arteritis
- In this issue
- Editorial: Fibromyalgia: A Never-Ending Story of Central and Peripheral Pain Mechanisms
- Editorial: Animal Models of Spondyloarthritis: Do They Faithfully Mirror Human Disease?
- A Phase II Randomized Study of Subcutaneous Ixekizumab, an Anti–Interleukin-17 Monoclonal Antibody, in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Were Naive to Biologic Agents or Had an Inadequate Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
- Rheumatoid Arthritis During Pregnancy and Postnatal Catch-Up Growth in the Offspring
- Citrulline-Specific Th1 Cells Are Increased in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Frequency Is Influenced by Disease Duration and Therapy
- Inhibition of Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase Activity: A New Therapeutic Concept in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Effectiveness of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Blockers in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: Data From the DESIR Cohort
- Histomorphologic and Histomorphometric Characteristics of Zygapophyseal Joint Remodeling in Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Interleukin-23 Mediates the Intestinal Response to Microbial β-1,3-Glucan and the Development of Spondyloarthritis Pathology in SKG Mice
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin Attenuates Experimental Autoimmune Arthritis by Inducing Reciprocal Regulation of Th17 and Treg Cells in an Interleukin-10–Dependent Manner
- Palmitate Has Proapoptotic and Proinflammatory Effects on Articular Cartilage and Synergizes With Interleukin-1
- Hypoxia Modulates the Phenotype of Osteoblasts Isolated From Knee Osteoarthritis Patients, Leading to Undermineralized Bone Nodule Formation
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
- Significance of Preradiographic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in Persons at Increased Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis
- Intraarticular Sprifermin (Recombinant Human Fibroblast Growth Factor 18) in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Modifications of Gait as Predictors of Natural Osteoarthritis Progression in STR/Ort Mice
- Identification of α2-Macroglobulin as a Master Inhibitor of Cartilage-Degrading Factors That Attenuates the Progression of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis
- Carboxyl Terminus of Hsp70-Interacting Protein Regulation of Osteoclast Formation in Mice Through Promotion of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor–Associated Factor 6 Protein Degradation
- A Crucial Role of L-Selectin in C Protein–Induced Experimental Polymyositis in Mice
- Focal Myositis Demonstrated on Positron Emission Tomography
- Tear Cathepsin S as a Candidate Biomarker for Sjögren's Syndrome
- Incorrect Institutional Affiliations of Authors in the Article by Jiang et al (Arthritis Rheumatol, May 2014)
- Brief Report: A Polymorphism in TLR2 Is Associated With Arterial Thrombosis in a Multiethnic Population of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Proinflammatory Adaptive Cytokine and Shed Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Levels Are Elevated Preceding Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Flare
- Improved Transplant-Free Survival in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease
- Caveolin-1 Deficiency May Predispose African Americans to Systemic Sclerosis–Related Interstitial Lung Disease
- Predictors of Treatment Resistance and Relapse in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: A Study of 439 Cases in a Single Chinese Center
- Disturbed B Cell Homeostasis in Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Brief Report: In Search of a Candidate Pathogen for Giant Cell Arteritis: Sequencing-Based Characterization of the Giant Cell Arteritis Microbiome
- Evidence of Abnormal Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density in Fibromyalgia: Clinical and Immunologic Implications
- Is Ultrasonography Better Than Radiography for Determining the Need for Surgical Treatment in Patients With Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis?
- Brief Report: T Cell Expression of Granulocyte–Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Juvenile Arthritis Is Contingent Upon Th17 Plasticity
- To Which Lineage Do Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Type I−Positive Proinflammatory Cells Belong? Comment on the Article by Schmidt et al
- Reply
- Corroboration of the Prozone Phenomenon in IgG4-Related Disease: Comment on the Article by Khosroshahi et al
- Calibration Differences and the Prozone Phenomenon in IgG4-Related Disease: Comment on the Article by Khosroshahi et al
- Reply
- Refractory SAPHO Syndrome Involving the Mandible
- ACR Announcements
Arthritis Care & Research
- Measurement properties of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index: A systematic review
- Mapping of the OMERACT core set for ANCA-associated vasculitis to the international classification of function, disability and health
- Visits to rheumatologists for arthritis: The role of access to primary care physicians, geographic availability of rheumatologists, and socioeconomic status
- Lifetime medical costs of knee osteoarthritis management in the United States: Impact of extending indications for total knee arthroplasty
- Development and retrospective validation of the juvenile spondyloarthritis disease activity (JSpADA) index
- Definitions for the sonographic features of joints in healthy children
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of HLA-B5801 genotyping in the treatment of gout patients with chronic renal insufficiency in Korea
- Associations between body mass index and foot joint pain in middle-aged and older women: a longitudinal population-based cohort study
- Design and effects of supportive follow-up interventions in clinical care of patients with rheumatic diseases: A systematic review with meta-analysis
- Measuring physician adherence with Gout Quality indicators – a role for natural language processing
- Qualifying Unmet Needs and Improving Standards of Care in Psoriatic Arthritis
- Are Fibromyalgia patients cognitively impaired? Objective and subjective neuropsychological evidence
- Factors Associated with Pain Experience Outcome in Knee Osteoarthritis
- Factors explaining the discrepancy between physician and patient global assessment of joint and skin disease activity in psoriatic arthritis patients
- Spinal mobility in patients with spondylitis is determined by age, structural damage, and inflammation
- Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass, and Physical Disability in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Increasing Steps/Day Predicts Improvement in Physical Function and Pain Interference in Adults with Fibromyalgia
- The “weakness” link: Can muscle impairment be identified as a cause of disability in rheumatology patients?
- Men Are at Greater Risk of Lean Mass Deficits in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Use of non-drug non-operative interventions by community-dwelling people with hip and knee osteoarthritis
- What Is Fibromyalgia, How Is It Diagnosed, and What Does It Really Mean?
- Does the “Hispanic Paradox” Occur in Rheumatoid Arthritis? Survival Data From a Multiethnic Cohort
- Sociodemographic, Disease, Health System, and Contextual Factors Affecting the Initiation of Biologic Agents in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Longitudinal Study
- Risk of Hospitalized Bacterial Infections Associated With Biologic Treatment Among US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Generalization and Extrapolation of Treatment Effects From Clinical Studies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Patients' Willingness to Trade Off Between the Duration and Frequency of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments
- Effect of Methotrexate, Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor α, and Rituximab on the Immune Response to Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Nocturnal Knee Pain Increases With the Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis, Disturbing Patient Sleep Quality
- “We're All Looking for Solutions”: A Qualitative Study of the Management of Knee Symptoms
- Relationship of Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines With Health-Related Utility
- Modifying Effect of N-Acetyltransferase 2 Genotype on the Association Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Consumption of Alcohol and Caffeine-Rich Beverages
- Longitudinal Validation of the Brief Index of Lupus Damage
- Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Consensus Treatment Plans for New-Onset Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Current Evidence of Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor α Treatment Efficacy in Childhood Chronic Uveitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Approach of Individual Drugs
- Effect of Certolizumab Pegol on Multiple Facets of Psoriatic Arthritis as Reported by Patients: 24-Week Patient-Reported Outcome Results of a Phase III, Multicenter Study
- An Epidemiologic Internet Survey of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain in Japan
- Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Salivary Gland Ultrasonography Using a Simplified Scoring System
- Roles of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Rheumatology Practices in the US
- Analysis of Trial Data for Infliximab and Golimumab: Baseline C-Reactive Protein Level and Prediction of Therapeutic Response in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
- An Unusual Case of Hematuria
- Clinical Predictors in Chronic Articular Adult-Onset Still's Disease: Comment on the Article by Ichida et al
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- Is Fibromyalgia Diagnosed With New Criteria Considerably Different From Fibromyalgia Diagnosed With Old Criteria? Comment on the Article by Wolfe et al
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