purpose : the main ocular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis is dry eye. lacritin is a secreted glycoprotein of tear and when applied topically in rabbits, it increased the volume of basal tear secretion. so the aim of this study was to compare lacritin level in rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and control group. methods : this cross-sectional study was done on 40 patients with ra and 48 healthy su...

septic arthritis of the hip in children has multiple sequelae and may result in severe disability. significant morbidity can be prevented by early recognition and treatment. the authors reviewed 13 children with 14 hips with sequelae of septic arthritis of the hip. all of children had history of hip septic arthritis before age of 4 years. six were male subjects, and 7 were female subjects. we e...

objective (s):rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder, primarily targeting the synovium and articular cartilage that leads to joint damage. recent reports have suggested the role of adipocytokines in mediating joint damage; however it still is a matter of debate. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between serum values of adiopocytokines (lept...

d-penicillamine is one of the disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (dmards). drug-induced pemphigus is not frequently associated with d-penicillamine, and to date, the number of reported cases is about a hundred. most reports of d-penicillamine-induced pemphigus vulgaris are in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. it has rarely been reported in patients not taking d-penicillamine. we report a ...

honey bee sting is used in some societies as a treatment of inflammation in joint diseases such as arthritis. to investigate the effect of honey bee venom in reducing inflammation, we selected 30 male wister rats which were divided in to 6 groups. except group 1, all remaining groups received 0.5 ml of complete freund’s adjuvant to induce arthritis. after 9 days, all animals that received adjuv...

juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the leading cause of hip replacement in young children. however, arthroplasty in this population is challenging with several concerns about quality of the growing bone, young age for revision surgery, and difficulties in potential several revisions. in this study we introduce a case of a 12-year old who is one of the youngest patients to undergo revision hip art...