Modern Rheumatology, Volume 27, Issue 2 (2017)

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Editorial

Editorial
Brain MRI abnormalities defined as risks for poor prognosis in lupus patients with acute confusional state: Are they antibody mediated?
Shinsuke Yasuda, Yuka Shimizu & Tatsuya Atsumi
Pages: 191-192
Published online: 30 Sep 2016
CitationforBrain MRI abnormalities defined as risks for poor prognosis in lupus patients with acute confusional state: Are they antibody mediated? | Full Text | References | PDF (166.3 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Autoimmunity as a trigger for structural bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis
Georg Schett
Pages: 193-197
Published online: 09 Jan 2017
AbstractforAutoimmunity as a trigger for structural bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Review Article
New insights toward the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis; genetic variations and epigenetic modifications
Mahdi Mahmoudi, Saeed Aslani, Mohammad Hossein Nicknam, Jafar Karami & Ahmad Reza Jamshidi
Pages: 198-209
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforNew insights toward the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis; genetic variations and epigenetic modifications | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Review Article
Fibromyalgia syndrome and temporomandibular disorders with muscular pain. A review
Ana Maria Moreno-Fernández, Emilio Jiménez-Castellanos, Alejandro Iglesias-Linares, Débora Bueso-Madrid, Ana Fernández-Rodríguez & Manuel de Miguel
Pages: 210-216
Published online: 01 Feb 2017
AbstractforFibromyalgia syndrome and temporomandibular disorders with muscular pain. A review | Full Text | References | PDF (235.6 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab in achieving clinical and functional remission, and sustaining efficacy in biologics-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis: The FIRST Bio study
Naoki Ishiguro, Tatsuya Atsumi, Masayoshi Harigai, Tsuneyo Mimori, Norihiro Nishimoto, Takayuki Sumida, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshiya Tanaka, Ayako Nakasone, Nobuhiro Takagi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 217-226
Published online: 14 Jul 2016
AbstractforEffectiveness and safety of tocilizumab in achieving clinical and functional remission, and sustaining efficacy in biologics-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis: The FIRST Bio study | Full Text | References | PDF (861.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Open Access
Article
Pharmacoeconomic analysis of biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis based on real-world data from the IORRA observational cohort study in Japan
Eiichi Tanaka, Eisuke Inoue, Rei Yamaguchi, Yoko Shimizu, Akiko Kobayashi, Naoki Sugimoto, Daisuke Hoshi, Kumi Shidara, Eri Sato, Yohei Seto, Ayako Nakajima, Shigeki Momohara, Atsuo Taniguchi & Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 227-236
Published online: 29 Jul 2016
AbstractforPharmacoeconomic analysis of biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis based on real-world data from the IORRA observational cohort study in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Safety and efficacy of CT-P13 in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an extension phase or after switching from infliximab
Yoshiya Tanaka, Hisashi Yamanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Makoto Inoue, Kazuyoshi Saito, Yukihiko Saeki, Sang Joon Lee & Yoshihiro Nambu
Pages: 237-245
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforSafety and efficacy of CT-P13 in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an extension phase or after switching from infliximab | Full Text | References | PDF (361 KB) | Supplemental
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Open Access
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Effectiveness of golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis in patients with an inadequate response to tocilizumab
Hiroaki Matsuno & Kou Katayama
Pages: 246-251
Published online: 23 Aug 2016
AbstractforEffectiveness of golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis in patients with an inadequate response to tocilizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (435.4 KB)
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Ultrasound disease activity of bilateral wrist and finger joints at three months reflects the clinical response at six months of patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Ayako Nishino, Toshimasa Shimizu, Masataka Umeda, Shoichi Fukui, Yoshikazu Nakashima, Takahisa Suzuki, Tomohiro Koga, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Kiyoshi Aoyagi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 252-256
Published online: 01 Sep 2016
AbstractforUltrasound disease activity of bilateral wrist and finger joints at three months reflects the clinical response at six months of patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs | Full Text | References | PDF (965.7 KB)
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On-demand ultrasonography assessment in the most symptomatic joint supports the 8-joint score system for management of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Ryusuke Yoshimi, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Yukihiro Toyota, Naomi Tsuchida, Yumiko Sugiyama, Yosuke Kunishita, Daiga Kishimoto, Reikou Kamiyama, Kaoru Minegishi, Maasa Hama, Yohei Kirino, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo, Shigeru Ohno, Atsuhisa Ueda & Hideaki Nakajima
Pages: 257-265
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforOn-demand ultrasonography assessment in the most symptomatic joint supports the 8-joint score system for management of rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (4.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Recurrence of deformity after silicone implant and resection arthroplasty of the metatarsophalangeal joint for rheumatoid arthritis: long-term results
Daigo Taniguchi, Ryo Oda, Kazuya Ikoma, Shogo Toyama, Ryota Takatori, Kan Imai, Yusuke Hara, Koshiro Sawada, Daisaku Tokunaga, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara & Toshikazu Kubo
Pages: 266-270
Published online: 21 Oct 2016
AbstractforRecurrence of deformity after silicone implant and resection arthroplasty of the metatarsophalangeal joint for rheumatoid arthritis: long-term results | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Whole genome analysis on the genetic backgrounds associated with the secondary failure to etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Keiko Funahashi, Satoru Koyano, Hirotoshi Echizen & Tsukasa Matsubara
Pages: 271-277
Published online: 14 Jul 2016
AbstractforWhole genome analysis on the genetic backgrounds associated with the secondary failure to etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (219.7 KB)
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Brain MRI in patients with acute confusional state of diffuse psychiatric/neuropsychological syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus
Gakuro Abe, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Arinuma & Shunsei Hirohata
Pages: 278-283
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforBrain MRI in patients with acute confusional state of diffuse psychiatric/neuropsychological syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Efficacy and safety of tabalumab plus standard of care in Japanese patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus: Subgroup analyses of the ILLUMINATE-1 study
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Naotsugu Akashi, Yasushi Takita, Birgit Kovacs & Sawako Kariyasu
Pages: 284-291
Published online: 29 Jul 2016
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of tabalumab plus standard of care in Japanese patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus: Subgroup analyses of the ILLUMINATE-1 study | Full Text | References | PDF (446.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Differential activation mechanisms of serum C5a in lupus nephritis and neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Yuko Sakuma, Tatsuo Nagai, Taku Yoshio & Shunsei Hirohata
Pages: 292-297
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforDifferential activation mechanisms of serum C5a in lupus nephritis and neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Article
Serum adipokines levels in patients with systemic sclerosis: A meta-analysis
Jiu-Hua Zhao, Xiao-Lei Huang, Yu Duan, Yu-Jie Wang, Shan-Yu Chen & Jing Wang
Pages: 298-305
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforSerum adipokines levels in patients with systemic sclerosis: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Oxidative stress markers in blood in systemic sclerosis: A meta-analysis
Jing-Ying Luo, Xin Liu, Miao Jiang, Hui-Ping Zhao & Jing-Jun Zhao
Pages: 306-314
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforOxidative stress markers in blood in systemic sclerosis: A meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (5.7 MB)
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Predictive factors for mortality in elderly Japanese patients with severe microscopic polyangiitis: A retrospective single-center study
Yoshiyuki Abe, Naoto Tamura, Kwang-Seok Yang, Joe Matsuoka, Takayuki Kon, Ken Yamaji, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Tsuda & Yoshinari Takasaki
Pages: 315-319
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
AbstractforPredictive factors for mortality in elderly Japanese patients with severe microscopic polyangiitis: A retrospective single-center study | Full Text | References | PDF (449.5 KB)
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IgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor: A systematic review of histopathological features of reported cases
Abhijit Chougule & Amanjit Bal
Pages: 320-325
Published online: 14 Jul 2016
AbstractforIgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor: A systematic review of histopathological features of reported cases | Full Text | References | PDF (329.2 KB)
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Preoperative timed single leg standing time is associated with the postoperative activity of daily living in aged disabled patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis at six-months after undergoing total knee arthroplasty
Yu Sugawara, Muneaki Ishijima, Hisashi Kurosawa, Yukio Shimura, Haruka Kaneko, Lizu Liu, Ippei Futami, Yoshiyuki Iwase & Kazuo Kaneko
Pages: 326-331
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforPreoperative timed single leg standing time is associated with the postoperative activity of daily living in aged disabled patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis at six-months after undergoing total knee arthroplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (250.5 KB)
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The MRI-detected osteophyte score is a predictor for undergoing joint replacement in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis
Lizu Liu, Muneaki Ishijima, Haruka Kaneko, Ryo Sadatsuki, Shinnosuke Hada, Mayuko Kinoshita, Takako Aoki, Ippei Futami, Anwarjan Yusup, Hitoshi Arita, Jun Shiozawa, Yuji Takazawa, Hiroshi Ikeda & Kazuo Kaneko
Pages: 332-338
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforThe MRI-detected osteophyte score is a predictor for undergoing joint replacement in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (255.1 KB)
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Serum levels of resistin and interleukin-17 are associated with increased cartilage defects and bone marrow lesions in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Kang Wang, Jianhua Xu, Jingyu Cai, Shuang Zheng, Xueqing Yang & Changhai Ding
Pages: 339-344
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
AbstractforSerum levels of resistin and interleukin-17 are associated with increased cartilage defects and bone marrow lesions in patients with knee osteoarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (217 KB)
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Article
Gender specific differences in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Kemal Nas, Erhan Capkin, Abdullah Zübeyir Dagli, Remzi Cevik, Erkan Kilic, Gamze Kilic, Murat Karkucak, Bekir Durmus, Salih Ozgocmen & on behalf of Anatolian Group for the Assessment in Rheumatic Diseases (ANGARD)
Pages: 345-349
Published online: 14 Jul 2016
AbstractforGender specific differences in patients with psoriatic arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (216.9 KB)
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Article
Anti-interleukin-1 treatment in 26 patients with refractory familial mediterranean fever
Orhan Kucuksahin, Mustafa Turgut Yildizgoren, Ufuk Ilgen, Askin Ates, Gülay Kinikli, Murat Turgay & Sukran Erten
Pages: 350-355
Published online: 22 Jun 2016
AbstractforAnti-interleukin-1 treatment in 26 patients with refractory familial mediterranean fever | Full Text | References | PDF (707.3 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Familial Mediterranean fever with P369S/R408Q exon3 variant in pyrin presenting as symptoms of PFAPA
Keiko Yamagami, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Ryota Nakamura, Yusuke Hanioka, Kaori Seki, Hiroshi Chiba, Keiko Kobayashi & Kazunaga Agematsu
Pages: 356-359
Published online: 02 Mar 2017
AbstractforFamilial Mediterranean fever with P369S/R408Q exon3 variant in pyrin presenting as symptoms of PFAPA | Full Text | References | PDF (514.7 KB)
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Case Report
Systemic lupus erythematosus as the concomitant manifestation of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
Akitake Suzuki, Norikazu Shoji, Naoko Aoki, Naoki Asazuma, Rikuo Machinami, Masaru Kojima & Takahiro Okai
Pages: 360-363
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
AbstractforSystemic lupus erythematosus as the concomitant manifestation of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Case Report
Successful delivery in a patient with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis during pregnancy despite first-trimester acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease
Moeko Ochiai, Eri Sato, Eiichi Tanaka, Mari Tochihara, Yoko Shimizu, Hikota Osawa, Kumi Sidara, Naoki Sugimoto, Daisuke Hoshi, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Atsuo Taniguchi,Hisashi Yamanaka
Pages: 364-368
Published online: 25 Jan 2015
AbstractforSuccessful delivery in a patient with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis during pregnancy despite first-trimester acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (797.7 KB)
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Case Report
Subperiosteal inflammatory pseudotumor mimicking primary malignant bone tumor: A case report
Ryu Terauchi, Toshiharu Shirai, Naoki Mizoshiri, Eiichi Konishi, Keiichiro Ueshima, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara & Toshikazu Kubo
Pages: 369-371
Published online: 10 Nov 2014
AbstractforSubperiosteal inflammatory pseudotumor mimicking primary malignant bone tumor: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (981.8 KB)
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Case Report
Hepatosplenic Hodgkin lymphoma without lymphadenopathy following reversible methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder
Yuki Tsukazaki, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kumiko Tanaka, Keishi Naruse, Yoshihito Iwahara & Shuji Inoue
Pages: 372-375
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
AbstractforHepatosplenic Hodgkin lymphoma without lymphadenopathy following reversible methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Rapid Communication

Rapid Communication
Watermelon stomach and colon in a patient with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
Takashi Matsushita, Minoru Hasegawa & Kazuhiko Takehara
Pages: 376-377
Published online: 14 Jul 2016
CitationforWatermelon stomach and colon in a patient with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (516.7 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
A Japanese familial Mediterranean fever patient with a rare G632S MEFV mutation in exon 10
Masataka Umeda, Kiyoshi Migita, Yukitaka Ueki, Fumiaki Nonaka, Toshiyuki Aramaki, Kaoru Terada, Tomohiro Koga, Kunihiro Ichinose, Katsumi Eguchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 378-379
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
CitationforA Japanese familial Mediterranean fever patient with a rare G632S MEFV mutation in exon 10 | Full Text | References | PDF (389.9 KB)
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