Objective. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) may overlap with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Little
is known about the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and survival of SSc-SLE overlap…

Objective A limited retrospective study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) found that
serum secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity correlates with disease activity (J …

Objective To evaluate the predictive value of clinical variables for the finding of a positive
minor salivary gland biopsy (focus score> or= 2) in patients investigated for Sjögren's …

Rheumatologic manifestations of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). -
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BACKGROUND: Although 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) preparations used to treat inflammatory
bowel disease are reported to have fewer side effects than sulphasalazine, increased …

Thirty-nine patients with idiopathic Raynaud's syndrome were randomized into a double-blind
controlled trial comparing nifedipine 10 mg TID to placebo during the winter months …

OBJECTIVE: To determine what, if any, barriers exist that prevent rheumatologists from
providing adequate rheumatology care. METHODS: All 158 identified rheumatologists in Ontario …

Digital blood flow was assessed by photoplethysmography, ultrasonic arterial flow tracing and
measurement of systolic blood pressure, and compared to nailfold capillary microscopy in …

The success of ciclosporin (CyA) in organ transplantation naturally raises the question of its
usefulness in treating collagen diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …

Pseudotumour cerebri is a disorder characterized by elevated intracranial pressure in the
absence of hydrocephalus and intracranial mass lesions. The cause of this disease remains …