OBJECTIVE To describe the main indications and the technical steps to perform ultrasound guided procedures in patients with rheumatic diseases. To access procedures accuracy, safety and effectiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS 27 patients with pain related to articular complications of rheumatic diseases and according to previous radiographic or US exam were submitted to several US-guided procedu...

Background The definition for early spondyloarthritis (SpA) implies the correct identification of initial symptom SpA. There is currently no consensus on whether only musculoskeletal manifestations (MM) or also extra-MM (EMM) should be considered as onset Objectives a) To describe (either MM EMM) in different SpA subtypes; b) to stratified by clinical diagnosis and presence HLA-B27; c) analyze ...

Objectives. To validate van der Helm-van Mil score (vHvM) and new ACR/EULAR criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with undifferentiated arthritis (UA). Patients and Methods. Adult patients with UA (swelling ≥2 joints of less than 6 months duration, without diagnosis, and never treated with disease modifying drugs). Results. Ninety-one patients were included. Mean a...

Objective. Serum samples taken before the onset of RA suggest that one of the first features of RA is BMD loss. We determined the ability of radiographic BMD loss to predict RA development and arthritis persistency in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis (UA). Methods. Five hundred and seventeen patients with early UA, included in the Leiden Early Arthritis Clinic, were assessed. Of t...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to describe clinical features and serological findings of children with idiopathic arthritis in south-western iran.methods: this descriptive study included 60 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who were referred to a pediatric rheumatology clinic at a university hospital during 6-month period. initial manifestations, first laboratory tests an...

background : an accurate and prompt diagnosis of bacterial arthritis is essential for earlier treatment and a good outcome. superantigens produced by staph. aureus are among the most lethal toxins. the paper objective was identification of common bacterial antigens and s.aureus superantigens in synovial fluid (sf) of children with negative culture and direct smear for other bacteria except for ...