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Publication date: June 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume 10, Issue 2 (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - June 7, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Edward Calvin Kendall (8.3.1886–4.8.1972)
Publication date: June 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume 10, Issue 2 Author(s): V.R. Joshi , V.B. Poojary (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - June 7, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Serum sclerostin levels in rheumatoid arthritis
Conclusion Increased serum levels of sclerostin may play a role in joint damage and bone erosion in RA. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - June 3, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Ultrasound in musculoskeletal disorder – A new horizon in rheumatology
Publication date: Available online 21 May 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sumantro Mondal , Alakendu Ghosh Early detection of rheumatological diseases is an important step in prevention of permanent damage and deformities. Conventional radiography has traditionally been used as a diagnostic tool in rheumatology but is incapable to detect early changes in the periarticular tissues and bones. MRI has gained undoubted superiority for detection of soft tissue pathologies and early bony inflammatory changes but its widespread use is restricted by multiple factors. Ultrasonography (USG) is a promising...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - May 21, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Epidemiology of vasculitis – Lessons learnt from the differences in different geographical areas
Publication date: Available online 21 May 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Richard A. Watts The epidemiology of the vasculitides has been increasingly investigated over the past 30 years and we have now gathered significant knowledge about the occurrence of vasculitis in many populations. There is however still a lack of reliable data from the Indian subcontinent. For most types of vasculitis it is not known if differences in occurrence represent variation in genes, environment, or ascertainment. Giant cell arteritis is most common in populations of Northern Europe or Scandinavian origin and is ra...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - May 21, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Disease burden of rheumatic diseases in India: COPCORD perspective
Publication date: Available online 16 May 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Arvind Chopra The maiden WHO ILAR COPCORD (community oriented program for control of rheumatic diseases) Bhigwan (1996–2014) demonstrated that musculoskeletal (MSK) pain was the commonest self-reported ailment in the community, soft tissue rheumatism, ill-defined MSK symptoms and osteoarthritis (OA) were the predominant disorders and about 10% cases suffered from inflammatory arthritis. The burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was high with point prevalence of 0.7%. Bone and joint decade (BJD) India conducted several stand...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - May 17, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
A case of acute gout in the background of chronic tophaceous gout caused by Essential Thrombocythemia
Publication date: Available online 12 May 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Rebeen R. Saeed , Taha O. Mahwi (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - May 14, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Treatment of refractory arthritis with intra-articular methotrexate, a report of four cases
Publication date: Available online 7 May 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Behzad Heidari , Yayha Javadian (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - May 8, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis demystified
Publication date: Available online 8 May 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Vinod Ravindran , Subramanian Shankar Systematic reviews and meta-analysis both form essential research in today's scientific world with plethora of primary research in every filed. A systematic review is an overview of primary studies which contains an explicit statement of objectives, materials, and methods and is conducted according to the explicit and reproducible methodology. When systematic reviews provide a quantitative (statistical) estimate of net benefit aggregated over all the included studies, it is termed meta-...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - May 8, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Antimalarials in rheumatology: Expanding therapeutic armamentarium
Publication date: Available online 27 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Molly Thabah , Vinod Ravindran (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 29, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Clinical and radiographic involvement of cervical spine in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Conclusion Cervical spine disease is not an uncommon clinical and radiographic finding in patients with PsA. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 24, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis: Are they a different spectrum of the same disease?
Publication date: Available online 23 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Lorraine O'Neill , Cristina Ponte , Jan Sznajd , Anna P. Rodrigues , Benjamin Seeliger , Raashid A. Luqmani Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu Arteritis (TAK) are the two major forms of large vessel vasculitis (LVV). Traditionally GCA and TAK have been considered as two separate diseases based on a number of differences including age of onset, ethnicity, clinical features and vascular distribution. However, the realisation that large vessel involvement in GCA is more common than previously thought, has prompted ...
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 24, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Correlation of QT interval with disease activity in newly detected SLE patients at baseline and during flare
Conclusions Patients with high disease activity have higher prevalence of QTc prolongation, QTc interval may be used as a surrogate marker for assessing disease activity in SLE. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 24, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Bilateral visual loss as presenting manifestation – Takayasu arteritis
Publication date: Available online 21 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sham Santhanam , Rajeswari Sankaralingam , Tirunchengodu Natesan Tamilselvam , Madeshwaran Mani (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 22, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Diversity in HLA B*27 frequency in different linguistic sub-populations from India
Publication date: Available online 20 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Leenam Dedhia , Sunil Parekh , Kanjaksha Ghosh (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 20, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
