Subcutaneous tophaceous deposits of monosodium urate, in the absence of arthritis, may
occasionally occur as the initial manifestation of gout. In this report, we describe a 35‐year‐old …

Objective To assess the presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in the joints of patients
with reactive arthritis (ReA) and other arthritides. Methods DNA was prepared from synovial …

Objective. Analyses were conducted to examine the baseline burden of illness and compare
the effect of etanercept (ETN) versus placebo (PBO) on quality of life (QOL) in patients with …

Percutaneous needle biopsies of synovium are successfully used for diagnosis and investigation
of joint disease by an increasing number of groups around the world. This procedure …

… de Salud, Universidad Industrial de Santander; DL Saaibi, MD, Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle; …
Saaibi DL. Factor reumatoideo y otros auotanticuerpos en artritis reumatoide. In: Ramírez LA…

Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) diagnosis has become a challenge for primary care
physicians in areas where the Zika virus and/or Dengue virus are present. Case definitions …

Objective. Three polymorphisms of the promoter region were analyzed for interleukin-10
genes-1082,-819 and-592. Subjects were patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with a …

Objective: To assess the intra- and inter-observer reliability of Ultrasound (US) in scoring B-mode,
Doppler synovitis and combined B-mode and Doppler synovitis scores in different …

This rapid evidence assessment (REA) was conducted to explore the burden of weight-bearing
joint osteoarthritis in the developing countries of Latin America. REA methodology used …

Background We assessed the external validity of composite indices Ankylosing Spondylitis
Disease Activity Score (ASDAS), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)…