Anti-rheumatic activity of chloroquine-SLN gel on wistar rats using complete freund's adjuvant (CFA) model
Conclusion The chloroquine-SLN loaded gel had greater protective potential over chloroquine phosphate gel. It may be possible to target the affected site locally and overcome the problems of gastrointestinal as well as dose dependent systemic side effects associated with oral administration of chloroquine. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 17, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

A case of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis
Publication date: Available online 15 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Alpana Parmar , Rohini Samant , G.C. Yathish , Parikshit Sagdeo , Taral Parikh , Piyush Joshi (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 15, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Pyomyositis: Imaging spectrum
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sumantro Mondal , Rudra Prosad Goswami , Debanjali Sinha , Alakendu Ghosh (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 10, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Successful treatment with rituximab in relapse of granulomatosis with polyagiitis presenting with diabetes insipidus
Publication date: Available online 9 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Punit Pruthi , Bhupendra Vaishnav , Bhowmik Meghnathi , Amreen Dhindsa , Sharmila Mitra (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 10, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

International publications of interest from India (December 2014 – February 2015)
Publication date: Available online 3 April 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Vivek Arya (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 3, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Increased prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis
Conclusions This study revealed an increased prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in AS patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - April 3, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm in Behcet's disease
Publication date: Available online 18 March 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Yathish G.C. , Canchi Balakrishnan , Taral Parikh , Neha Sawant (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 18, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Charcot's arthropathy of elbow joint
Publication date: Available online 18 March 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo , Sampathkumar Saravana Sukriya , Sarit Sekhar Pattnaik , Udaya Bhanu Rout , Siva Pattnaik , Bidyut Kumar Das (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 18, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

“A beginners dilemma” – To write a scientific paper
Publication date: Available online 18 March 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Santhanam Sham (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 18, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Diffuse infiltrative lymphocytosis syndrome as a mimic of Sjogren's syndrome
Publication date: Available online 18 March 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Taral Parikh , Yathish G.C. , Canchi Balakrishnan , Gurmeet Mangat (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 18, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

ESR, uric acid and its correlation with disease activity in SLE – Is it myth or reality!
Publication date: Available online 18 March 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Sham Santhanam , Madeshwaran Mani , Tirunchengodu Natesan Tamilselvam , Rajeswari Sankaralingam (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 18, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Dr. Hulusi Behcet
Publication date: March 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume 10, Issue 1 Author(s): V.R. Joshi , V.B. Poojary (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 5, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Generalised calcinosis in systemic sclerosis
Publication date: Available online 21 February 2015 Source:Indian Journal of Rheumatology Author(s): Gokhan Sargin , Taskin Senturk (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

How to plan a good case–control study?
This article explains the basic steps in the design and conduct of case–control studies, and also explains their usual pitfalls, from the perspective of a clinical researcher. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - March 1, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Retinopathy in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus successfully treated with plasma exchange
We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and severe retinopathy. Her retinopathy was discovered during high SLE disease activity that included neuropsychiatric complications. She was successfully treated with aggressive immunosuppressive therapies and plasma exchange. (Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - February 3, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research