OBJECTIVE--To evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS--We measured BMD by dual energy x ray …

Background. Some chronic diseases have been associated to an impairment of nutritional
status. Objective. To analyze nutritional status and its relation to dietary intake, disease activity …

Objective. To describe the clinical and imaging features of patients with osteonecrosis of the
knee, emphasizing the differences among idiopathic and secondary types. Methods. A …

Objective Sex hormone status has been proposed as an important determinant of low bone
mineral density (BMD) in both men and women. Our objective was to study the relationship …

Objective To analyze the clinical course and duration of therapy in a series of 104 patients
with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), identifying factors that influence prolonged steroid use …

Objective High prolactin (PRL) levels have been reported in systemic lupus erythematosus,
Reiter's syndrome, and psoriatic arthritis. However, results of PRL investigations in …

Although osteopenia is often reported as a complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus, its
frequency and severity remain unclear, and studies of bone mineral density in type 1 diabetics …

Objectives To evaluate, in premenopausal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients,
the possible protective role of androgens on bone mass. Methods Bone mineral density (BMD) …

Background Little information is available on the occurrence of generalized osteopenia in
psoriatic arthritis. The only two published studies of bone mass in psoriatic arthritis produced …

Objective The etiology of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is unknown, but its sudden onset and the
wide variation in incidence reported from various parts of the world suggest a genetic …