Clinical and laboratory findings in 120 patients with suspected discitis (loss of disk height
and erosions of the vertebral endplates on plain radiographs) were reviewed and compared …

OBJECTIVE: Clinical assessment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on pain and swelling
and physical examination is limited by observer error and interpretation. We compared …

Objective To describe characteristics of cases of sarcomatous degeneration in Paget's disease
(SDP) recorded over 10 years in 2 French university hospitals, with particular emphasis …

Objective To assess the incidence of osteoperiostitis of the distal phalanx of the great toe in
psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods One thousand great toes (202 of PsA, 44 of cutaneous …

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection occurs as a coinfection with hepatitis B and increases the
risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, decompensated cirrhosis, and mortality compared to …

Data on extrahepatic cancers (EHCs) in compensated viral cirrhosis are limited. The
objective of the prospective multicenter Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA et les …

… cryoglobulinemia suggest an effect of the virus on the B-cell line. Thus, the HCV has been
identified in hepatocytes and B cells. Clonal B-cell proliferation in the blood and liver has been …

The objective of this literature review is to describe the types of tumor heterogeneity in
breast cancer and their clinical implication. Two kinds of tumor heterogeneity are described: …

… La surveillance nationale de l’hépatite B chronique a été mise en place en 2008, en … pris
en charge pour une hépatite B chronique. L’hépatite B chronique est définie par le portage de l’…

Diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, initial staging of infection and monitoring
of treated and untreated patients are mainly based on clinical, biological and imaging …