Madelung's Deformity and bilateral rupture of triangular fibrocartilage
Publication date: Available online 7 December 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): María Francisca Cegarra-Navarro, Alexandra Eleonor Castillo-Burns, José Antonio Díaz-Manzano, María Jesús Fernández-Ferrando (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - December 8, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Endothelial progenitor cell biology in psoriatic arthritis patients in the absence of traditional cardiovascular risk
Conclusions EPC population is depleted in PsA patients in the absence of traditional cardiovascular risk. Inflammation appears to play a key role in EPC depletion and the latter contributes to endothelial dysfunction in PsA. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - December 4, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Which way is vasculitis research heading?
Publication date: December 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume 10, Supplement 1 Author(s): Paul Bacon Clinical research is driving the improved prognosis for patients with systemic vasculitis. The major progress has been in ANCA-related vasculitis, where the need now is to incorporate the lessons from limited term controlled trials into evidence-based treat-to-target regimes related to individual responses over a prolonged period. This perspective examines the research aimed to establish the biomarkers needed for such an approach to succeed. It also looks at the more basic research needed to establish ...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - November 30, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Vasculitis
Publication date: December 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume 10, Supplement 1 Author(s): Aman Sharma, Richard A. Watts (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - November 30, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL1Ra) VNTR polymorphism influences circulatory IL1Ra levels and development of SLE in South Indian Tamils
Conclusion IL1Ra VNTR polymorphism analysis in South Indian Tamil SLE patients revealed that the genotype A1A2 was associated with lupus susceptibility. The VNTR polymorphism encoding the allele with two repeats was associated with reduced circulatory concentration of IL1Ra in SLE patients, likely predisposing them to develop clinically severe form of the disease. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - November 28, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
A rare presentation of SLE
Publication date: Available online 25 November 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Harpreet Singh, Pranav Ish, Anuradha Subramaniam, Richa Dewan, Sumeet Singla, Shobhit Agarwal (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - November 27, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
An uncommon cause of ischemic stroke in systemic lupus erythematosus: Giant Lambl's excrescence
Publication date: Available online 25 November 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Maroua Slouma, Kawther Ben Abdelghani, Rami Tlili, Selma Kassab, Ahmed Laatar, Leith Zakraoui (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - November 27, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Osteoporosis: From concepts to T scores and now absolute fracture risk
Publication date: Available online 29 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sanjeev Patel The definition of osteoporosis has always been challenging. Historically the clinical definition could only be based on the presence or occurrence of an osteoporotic fracture. However waiting for a fracture to occur before making a diagnosis has limitations, not least that high risk individuals cannot be identified for treatment prior to fracture. With the availability of bone density measurements, the definition moved to the use of T-scores. Whilst widely used, this approach has limitations that include ...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 30, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Comparison of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with non-radiographic-axial Spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) among Indians
Publication date: Available online 21 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Anand N. Malaviya (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 23, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Predicting flow-mediated dilation of brachial artery in systemic lupus erythematosus patients by reproducible and operator-independent inflammatory and immunologic markers and development of a novel score
Conclusion Inflammatory markers of SLE, such as hsCRP, fibrinogen, insulin resistance, and uric acid positively correlate with FMD values. FMD can be predicted from the value of these biochemical parameters. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 20, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
EMR in rheumatology: Has its time come for India?
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sanjiv N. Amin (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 18, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Behçet's disease: Review of management
Publication date: Available online 9 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Jagdish R. Nair, Robert J. Moots Introduction Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting vasculitis of unknown aetiology, which has the potential to affect almost all body systems due to its capacity to involve both arterial and venous sides of the vascular system and results in significant organ-specific morbidity and mortality. Whilst occurring worldwide, the prevalence is highest along the traditional ‘silk road’. The pathological processes underlying BD remain poorly understood and the evidenc...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 11, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Imaging in Takayasu arteritis
Publication date: Available online 1 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Santosh Kumar Mandal, Nikhil Gupta, Ruchika Goel, Aswin Nair, Suvrat Arya, Arvind Ganapati, Ashish Jacob Mathew, George Joseph, Shyamkumar Nindugala Keshava, Debashish Danda (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Kawasaki disease – A common childhood vasculitis
Publication date: Available online 1 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Dhrubajyoti Sharma, Surjit Singh Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limiting vasculitis of children predominantly affecting the medium sized arteries. The disease was first described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967 from Japan. KD has now been reported from more than 60 countries and is the commonest cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed countries. Japan reports the highest incidence of KD at 265/100,000 children below 5 years, followed by Korea and Taiwan. In North America and Europe, the i...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Arthritides
Publication date: Available online 1 October 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sapan C. Pandya, Banwari Sharma (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - October 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
