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F. Bonnaud - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Airway obstruction and Rheumatoid Arthritis
European Respiratory Journal, 1997Co-Authors: Alain Vergnenegre, Pugnere N, Antonini Mt, M. Arnaud, B Melloni, R Treves, F. BonnaudAbstract:The aim of this study was to assess the percentage of respiratory disorders and airway obstruction in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by comparing lung function test results between patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and control subjects with other rheumatological conditions. A prospective case-control study of respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities was performed in a series of 100 patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Eighty eight patients with other rheumatological diseases served as controls. Diagnosis of respiratory disorders was based on clinical, radiological and spirometric findings. Airway obstruction was determined from predicted values. The results were compared using Student's t-test and Chi-squared tests. An explanatory analysis was carried out by linear regression. The number of symptoms, respiratory disorders (including bronchiectasis) and lung function abnormalities was higher in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis than in controls. After exclusion of smokers, the proportion of airway obstruction in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis was 16% (versus 0% in controls), although the patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis still had more symptoms and respiratory disorders. The Chi-squared test did not identify any relationship between airway obstruction, duration of Rheumatoid Arthritis and type of treatment and occurrence of Sjogren's syndrome. In the nonsmokers, different explanatory models for the patients with and without a history of cardiac and respiratory disease emerged from multivariate analysis of indices of obstruction. These models included variables characterizing the severity and course of the Rheumatoid Arthritis. Respiratory disorders (including bronchiectasis) and airway obstruction are more frequent among patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis than in rheumatological controls. Although the exact pathophysiology of the link between bronchial obstruction and Rheumatoid Arthritis is still a matter of debate, explanatory factors for obstruction included variables characterizing the Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Barbara M. Koch - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 1994Co-Authors: Sherilyn W. Driscoll, Stephen F. Noll, Barbara M. KochAbstract:Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is the most common rheumatic disease of childhood. The classification criteria, epidemiology, evaluation, and psychosocial impact of the disease are reviewed. Treatment options include medications, modalities, splints, exercise, and surgery. The importance of rehabilitative intervention in the child with juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, regardless of prognosis, is emphasized.
João Luiz Fernandes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Imaging diagnosis of early Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Revista Brasileira De Reumatologia, 2012Co-Authors: Licia Maria Henrique Da Mota, Ieda Maria Magalhães Laurindo, Leopoldo Luiz Dos Santos Neto, Francisco Aires Corrêa Lima, Sergio Lopes Viana, Paulo Sérgio Mendlovitz, João Luiz FernandesAbstract:Early diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis is essential for its proper management. Currently, the initial phase of Rheumatoid Arthritis is known to provide a window of therapeutic opportunity. Although the diagnosis is primarily clinical, the development and improvement of laboratory and imaging methods have contributed to earlier diagnosis and determination of procedures in early Rheumatoid Arthritis. In this article, the authors review the role of the major imaging methods used for assessing early Rheumatoid Arthritis, especially conventional radiography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Alain Vergnenegre - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Airway obstruction and Rheumatoid Arthritis
European Respiratory Journal, 1997Co-Authors: Alain Vergnenegre, Pugnere N, Antonini Mt, M. Arnaud, B Melloni, R Treves, F. BonnaudAbstract:The aim of this study was to assess the percentage of respiratory disorders and airway obstruction in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by comparing lung function test results between patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and control subjects with other rheumatological conditions. A prospective case-control study of respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities was performed in a series of 100 patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Eighty eight patients with other rheumatological diseases served as controls. Diagnosis of respiratory disorders was based on clinical, radiological and spirometric findings. Airway obstruction was determined from predicted values. The results were compared using Student's t-test and Chi-squared tests. An explanatory analysis was carried out by linear regression. The number of symptoms, respiratory disorders (including bronchiectasis) and lung function abnormalities was higher in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis than in controls. After exclusion of smokers, the proportion of airway obstruction in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis was 16% (versus 0% in controls), although the patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis still had more symptoms and respiratory disorders. The Chi-squared test did not identify any relationship between airway obstruction, duration of Rheumatoid Arthritis and type of treatment and occurrence of Sjogren's syndrome. In the nonsmokers, different explanatory models for the patients with and without a history of cardiac and respiratory disease emerged from multivariate analysis of indices of obstruction. These models included variables characterizing the severity and course of the Rheumatoid Arthritis. Respiratory disorders (including bronchiectasis) and airway obstruction are more frequent among patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis than in rheumatological controls. Although the exact pathophysiology of the link between bronchial obstruction and Rheumatoid Arthritis is still a matter of debate, explanatory factors for obstruction included variables characterizing the Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Bram H. Bernstein - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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JUVENILE Rheumatoid Arthritis
Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 1999Co-Authors: Kerry Gallagher, Bram H. BernsteinAbstract:The heterogeneous nature of juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is further defined in publications from the past year. Decreased IL-10 production, an anti-inflammatory cytokine, and soluble IL-6 receptor are associated with systemic juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). IL-4 may have an anti-inflammatory r
