Modern Rheumatology, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2008)

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Modern Rheumatology, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2008)

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Review Article

Review Article
Clinical strategies for amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis
Tadashi Nakamura
Pages: 109-118
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical strategies for amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (349.5 KB)
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Review Article
Hughes syndrome (the antiphospholipid syndrome): 25 years old
C. J. Edwards & G. R. V. Hughes
Pages: 119-124
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforHughes syndrome (the antiphospholipid syndrome): 25 years old | References | PDF (145.2 KB)
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Review Article
Limits and perspectives of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases
Andrea Delle Sedie, Lucrezia Riente & Stefano Bombardieri
Pages: 125-131
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforLimits and perspectives of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases | References | PDF (239.9 KB)
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Original Article

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Regenerative effects of transplanting autologous mesenchymal stem cells on corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis in rabbits
Hiroyuki Matsuya, Taketoshi Kushida, Taku Asada, Masayuki Umeda, Takahiko Wada & Hirokazu Iida
Pages: 132-139
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRegenerative effects of transplanting autologous mesenchymal stem cells on corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis in rabbits | References | PDF (631.7 KB)
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In vivo change of elastic property in polyethylene acetabular components
Atsushi Kusaba, Saiji Kondo, Yujiro Mori & Yoshikatsu Kuroki
Pages: 140-145
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforIn vivo change of elastic property in polyethylene acetabular components | References | PDF (299.5 KB)
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Retrospective clinical study on the notable efficacy and related factors of infliximab therapy in a rheumatoid arthritis management group in Japan: one-year clinical outcomes (RECONFIRM-2)
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Eisuke Inoue, Kazuyoshi Saito, Naoya Sekiguchi, Eri Sato, Masao Nawata, Hideto Kameda, Shigeru Iwata, Kouichi Amano & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 146-152
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforRetrospective clinical study on the notable efficacy and related factors of infliximab therapy in a rheumatoid arthritis management group in Japan: one-year clinical outcomes (RECONFIRM-2) | References | PDF (255.6 KB)
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Prevalence of disease-specific antinuclear antibodies in general population: estimates from annual physical examinations of residents of a small town over a 5-year period
Nobuhide Hayashi, Masahiro Koshiba, Kunihiro Nishimura, Daisuke Sugiyama, Tomoko Nakamura, Sahoko Morinobu, Seiji Kawano & Shunichi Kumagai
Pages: 153-160
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforPrevalence of disease-specific antinuclear antibodies in general population: estimates from annual physical examinations of residents of a small town over a 5-year period | References | PDF (222.6 KB)
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Clinical manifestations and clinical syndromes of Filipino patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Charles A. C. Villamin & Sandra V. Navarra
Pages: 161-164
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical manifestations and clinical syndromes of Filipino patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | References | PDF (164.7 KB)
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Life expectancies of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a review of deaths over a 20-year period
Fumio Shinomiya, Noriaki Mima, Keiichirou Nanba, Kenji Tani, Shunji Nakano, Hiroshi Egawa, Toshinori Sakai, Hideaki Miyoshi & Daisuke Hamada
Pages: 165-169
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforLife expectancies of Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a review of deaths over a 20-year period | References | PDF (288.2 KB)
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Characteristics of fracture and related factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Akihide Nampei, Jun Hashimoto, Junichiro Koyanagi, Takeshi Ono, Hideo Hashimoto, Noriyuki Tsumaki, Tetsuya Tomita, Kazuomi Sugamoto, Norihiro Nishimoto, Takahiro Ochi & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 170-176
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforCharacteristics of fracture and related factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (201.6 KB)
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CASE REPORT

Case Report
Successful treatment of new onset Wegener’s granulomatosis with IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) during pregnancy: a case report
Seo Young Kim, Julie M. Linton & Sharon L. Kolasinski
Pages: 177-180
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforSuccessful treatment of new onset Wegener’s granulomatosis with IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) during pregnancy: a case report | References | PDF (183.1 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Hyperostosis frontalis interna in a patient with giant cell arteritis
Hilal Kocabas, Ilhan Sezer, Meltem Alkan Melikoglu, Ulku Gurbuz, Ozge Illeez, Irem Hicran Ozbudak & Bulent Butun
Pages: 181-183
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforHyperostosis frontalis interna in a patient with giant cell arteritis | References | PDF (301 KB)
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Case Report
Aseptic meningitis in mixed connective tissue disease: cytokine and anti-U1RNP antibodies in cerebrospinal fluids from two different cases
Yoshimasa Fujita, Takao Fujii, Ran Nakashima, Masao Tanaka & Tsuneyo Mimori
Pages: 184-188
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforAseptic meningitis in mixed connective tissue disease: cytokine and anti-U1RNP antibodies in cerebrospinal fluids from two different cases | References | PDF (205.6 KB)
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Case Report
A case of planned pregnancy with an interruption in infliximab administration in a 27-year-old female patient with rheumatoid-factor-positive polyarthritis juvenile idiopathic arthritis which improved after restarting infliximab and methotrexate
Yasuhito Nerome, Hiroyuki Imanaka, Yukiko Nonaka, Yumiko Tsuru, Nobuaki Maeno, Tomoko Takezaki, Hirosumi Mori, Harumi Akaike, Tomohiro Kubota, Yoshifumi Kawano & Syuji Takei
Pages: 189-192
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of planned pregnancy with an interruption in infliximab administration in a 27-year-old female patient with rheumatoid-factor-positive polyarthritis juvenile idiopathic arthritis which improved after restarting infliximab and methotrexate | References | PDF (182.6 KB)
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Case Report
Therapeutic efficacy of intravenous cyclophosphamide concomitant with moderate- to high-dose prednisolone in two patients with fasciitis panniculitis syndrome
Takashi Kato, Ayako Nakajima, Makoto Soejima, Reon Nagai, Toru Yago, Kiyoko Tanohara, Hisae Ichida, Ikuko Masuda, Toru Yamada, Atsuo Taniguchi, Yuji Akiyama, Toshihide Mimura, Tetsuya Tsuchida, Naoyuki Kamatani & Masako Hara
Pages: 193-199
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTherapeutic efficacy of intravenous cyclophosphamide concomitant with moderate- to high-dose prednisolone in two patients with fasciitis panniculitis syndrome | References | PDF (591.8 KB)
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Case Report
Hodgkin lymphoma as a complication of primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Isabella Lima, Ana Suellen B. Carneiro, Caroline Alencar Amorim & Mittermayer Barreto Santiago
Pages: 200-202
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforHodgkin lymphoma as a complication of primary Sjögren’s syndrome | References | PDF (193.1 KB)
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Case Report
A case of periodic-fever-syndrome-like disorder with lipodystrophy, myositis, and autoimmune abnormalities
Shimpei Kasagi, Seiji Kawano, Takashi Nakazawa, Hirotoshi Sugino, Masahiro Koshiba, Kunihiro Ichinose, Hiroaki Ida, Katsumi Eguchi & Shunichi Kumagai
Pages: 203-207
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforA case of periodic-fever-syndrome-like disorder with lipodystrophy, myositis, and autoimmune abnormalities | References | PDF (252.9 KB)
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Case Report
Tacrolimus-induced lung injury in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with interstitial pneumonitis
Yusuke Miwa, Takeo Isozaki, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Tsuyoshi Odai, Mizuho Matsunawa, Nobuyuki Yajima, Masao Negishi, Hirotsugu Ide, Tsuyoshi Kasama, Mitsuru Adachi, Tomoyuki Hisayuki & Tamiko Takemura
Pages: 208-211
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
AbstractforTacrolimus-induced lung injury in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with interstitial pneumonitis | References | PDF (327.3 KB)
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Erratum

Efficacy of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in Japanese patients with steroid-resistant polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Eizo Saito, Takao Koike, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Yasuo Ikeda, Masako Hara, Hidehiro Yamada, Tadashi Yoshida, Masayoshi Harigai, Yoichi Ichikawa & Additional members of the GB-0998 Study Group
Page: 212
Published online: 02 Jan 2014
CitationforEfficacy of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in Japanese patients with steroid-resistant polymyositis and dermatomyositis | PDF (85.1 KB)
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