rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is an inflammatory progressive disease which in the absence of appropriate treatment can lead to joint destruction and disability. prognosis of ra may be predicted based on the presence of some clinical and laboratory evidences.new criteria for classification of ra provides opportunity for earlier treatment. initiation of treatment particularly by combination of dmards...

background: the effectiveness of t cell vaccination has been demonstrated in a variety of animal models of both induced and spontaneous autoimmune diseases. objective: the purpose of this study was to test the t cell vaccination protocol to treat and prevent collagen induced arthritis (cia) in a rheumatoid arthritis model. methods: cia was induced by an intradermal injection of an artheritogen ...

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 ...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of rheumatologic manifestations associated with mds. methods: eighty patients with mds were evaluated by history and physical examination for inflammatory rheumatologic disorders from jan 2013 to may 2014. patients who had any signs or symptoms of rheumatologic disorders underwent evaluation by laboratory test...

a number of patients with inflammatory arthritis due to inadequate clinical or laboratory data do not fulfill diagnostic criteria for a clinical disease categories. these patients with initial diagnosis of undifferentiated arthritis (ua) may remit or progress to a definite well- defined condition such as rheumatoid arthritis (ra) or remain as ua with persistence of inflammatory arthritis. the m...

Background: Changes in patients’ bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, which can be due to the use of corticosteroid drugs to reduce patients' symptoms or due to the aging process in patients. In this study, we decided to compare BMD in patients with psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: This study as a cross-sectional descrip...

  Background   Septic arthritis is an acute infection of the joint space and a pediatric emergency. Delay in proper diagnosis and treatment, while prolonging the course of treatment, can have serious complications. The present study aimed to assess the clinical and laboratory profile of septic arthritis among patients hospitalized in the pediatric war...

background :juvenile idiopathic arthritis (jia) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic diseases in children with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. it also has no diagnostic test and its clinical diagnosis is made through ruling out other types of arthritis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the level of ada (adenosine deaminase) in the serum of jia patients and to compare it with that...