OBJECTIVE: The use of colchicine to prevent acute gout flares during initiation of allopurinol
therapy is widely practiced despite lack of proven benefit. We investigated if colchicine …

In the evaluation of patients with a painful atraumatic mass in an extremity, the clinician should
consider a number of clinical entities: primary tumor of muscle, focal or localized nodular …

Objective To prospectively assess the efficacy of intramuscular (im) triamcinolone acetonide
in the treatment of pseudogout. Methods Fourteen patients with crystal proven pseudogout …

Mycobacterium marinum is an atypical acid-fast organism that is rarelyassociated with septic
arthritis. Most often this is seen in patients with monarticular synovitis of the hands or wrists, …

Quinidine is a commonly used antiarrhythmic agent that is rarely associated with rheumatologic
toxicity. However, quinidine-induced lupus, antinuclear antibody negative lupus-like …

Sir: Hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D is a rare disorder characterised by periodic fever with a
high serum IgD level. Until now, arthritis has not been recognised aswa manifestation of the …

… To Jeff Alloway, my wonderfully supportive husband, you have my heartfelt appreciation for
understanding why I was at school nights and weekends, and for always being there when I …

We report on the use of our Sniffy program to teach operant conditioning to 900 introductory
psychology students. The simulation is designed primarily to teach the principles of shaping …

Sir: von Willebrand factor antigen (vWFAg) is the antigenic component of von Willebrand
factor and is synthesised by endothelial cells and megakaryocytes. Raised concentrations of …

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