Leaders:

TNF therapy in psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis

P Mease

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 755-758. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020719

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Reviews:

Time dependent risk of gastrointestinal complications induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use: a consensus statement using a meta-analytic approach

F Richy, O Bruyere, O Ethgen, V Rabenda, G Bouvenot, M Audran, G Herrero-Beaumont, A Moore, R Eliakim, M Haim, and J-Y Reginster

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 759-766. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015925

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Lesson of the month:

Tophaceous gout of the pubic symphysis: an unusual cause of groin pain

H Gardner and F McQueen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 767-768. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017988

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Extended reports:

Early effects of tumour necrosis factor blockade on skin and synovial tissue in patients with active psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

A Y Goedkoop, M C Kraan, M B M Teunissen, D I Picavet, M A de Rie, J D Bos, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 769-773. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018085

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Macrophage specificity of three anti-CD68 monoclonal antibodies (KP1, EBM11, and PGM1) widely used for immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry

E Kunisch, R Fuhrmann, A Roth, R Winter, W Lungershausen, and R W Kinne

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 774-784. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013029

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Immunohistochemistry of normal human knee synovium: a quantitative study

J A Singh, T Arayssi, P Duray, and H R Schumacher

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 785-790. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013383

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Longitudinal development of skin involvement and reliability of high frequency ultrasound in systemic sclerosis

A Åkesson, R Hesselstrand, A Scheja, and M Wildt

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 791-796. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.012146

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Lack of radiological and clinical benefit over two years of low dose prednisolone for rheumatoid arthritis: results of a randomised controlled trial

H A Capell, R Madhok, J A Hunter, D Porter, E Morrison, J Larkin, E A Thomson, R Hampson, and F W Poon

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 797-803. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014050

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High intensity exercise or conventional exercise for patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Outcome expectations of patients, rheumatologists, and physiotherapists

M Munneke, Z de Jong, A H Zwinderman, H K Ronday, C H M van den Ende, T P M Vliet Vlieland, and J M W Hazes

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 804-808. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011189

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Possible role of leptin in hypoandrogenicity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis

P Härle, G Pongratz, C Weidler, R Büttner, J Schölmerich, and R H Straub

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 809-816. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011619

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Determinants of direct costs in Dutch rheumatoid arthritis patients

S M M Verstappen, H Verkleij, J W J Bijlsma, E Buskens, A A Kruize, A H M Heurkens, M J van der Veen, and J W G Jacobs

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 817-824. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014340

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Trends in hip and knee joint replacement: socioeconomic inequalities and projections of need

T Dixon, M Shaw, S Ebrahim, and P Dieppe

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 825-830. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.012724

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Serum amyloid P component levels are not decreased in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and do not rise during an acute phase reaction

M Bijl, H Bootsma, Y van der Geld, P C Limburg, C G M Kallenberg, and M H van Rijswijk

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 831-835. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.004796

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Burden and cost of illness in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

K Minden, M Niewerth, J Listing, T Biedermann, M Schöntube, and A Zink

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 836-842. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.008516

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Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis: prospective nested case-control study

D J Pattison, A J Silman, N J Goodson, M Lunt, D Bunn, R Luben, A Welch, S Bingham, K-T Khaw, N Day, and D P M Symmons

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 843-847. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016097

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Relationship between inflammation and joint destruction in early rheumatoid arthritis: a mathematical description

M C Wick, S Lindblad, L Klareskog, and R F van Vollenhoven

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 848-852. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015172

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Pharmaceutical treatment of symptomatic vertebral fractures in primary care

D J Torgerson, D Sykes, S Puffer, P Brown, and C Cooper

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 853-856. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013508

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Effects of ibuprofen on molecular markers of cartilage and synovium turnover in patients with knee osteoarthritis

E Gineyts, J A Mo, A Ko, D B Henriksen, S P Curtis, B J Gertz, P Garnero, and P D Delmas

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 857-861. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.007302

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Autoantibodies against granulocyte–macrophage colony stimulating factor and interleukin-3 are rare in patients with Felty’s syndrome

B Hellmich, A Ciaglo, H Schatz, and G Coakley

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 862-866. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011056

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Simvastatin reduces MMP-3 level in interleukin 1ß stimulated human chondrocyte culture

P E Lazzerini, P L Capecchi, F Nerucci, A Fioravanti, F Chellini, M Piccini, S Bisogno, R Marcolongo, and F Laghi Pasini

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 867-869. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.009746

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Correlation between 18-fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in large vessels and serological markers of inflammation in polymyalgia rheumatica: a quantitative PET study

F Moosig, N Czech, C Mehl, E Henze, R A Zeuner, M Kneba, and J O Schröder

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 870-873. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011692

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Concise reports:

Incidence of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in Slovenia

M Plesivcnik Novljan, B Rozman, A Hocevar, M Grmek, T Kveder, and M Tomsic

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 874-876. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014027

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Fc receptor IIa, IIIa, and IIIb polymorphisms of systemic lupus erythematosus in Taiwan

J-Y Chen, C M Wang, K-C Tsao, Y-H Chow, J-M Wu, C-L Li, H-H Ho, Y-J Jan Wu, and S-F Luo

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 877-880. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.005892

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MMP profile in paired serum and synovial fluid samples of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

I Tchetverikov, H K Ronday, B van El, G H Kiers, N Verzijl, J M TeKoppele, T W J Huizinga, J DeGroot, and R Hanemaaijer

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 881-883. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013243

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Methotrexate (MTX) and albumin coupled with MTX (MTX-HSA) suppress synovial fibroblast invasion and cartilage degradation in vivo

C Fiehn, E Neumann, A Wunder, S Krienke, S Gay, and U Müller-Ladner

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 884-886. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013748

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Letters:

An unusual presentation of a common disease

M von Lilienfeld-Toal, S Merkelbach-Bruse, and F L Dumoulin

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 887-888. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013375

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Combined therapy for pyoderma gangrenosum

A P Rozin, A Balbir-Gurman, L Gilead, and D Slodownik

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 888-889. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016824

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Benefit of immunosuppression for severe Takayasu’s arteritis and coincident primary biliary cirrhosis

E Feist, K G A Hermann, S Filimonow, R I Rückert, T Dörner, and F Hiepe

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 889-890. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013722

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Effect of etanercept on matrix metalloproteinases and angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor: a time kinetic study

A Aggarwal, S Panda, and R Misra

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 891-892. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.012617

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Cytokine profile of bronchoalveolar lavage in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease: comparison with usual interstitial pneumonia

F Meloni, R Caporali, A Marone Bianco, E Paschetto, M Morosini, A M Fietta, F Bobbio-Pallavicini, E Pozzi, and C Montecucco

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 892-894. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014019

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Gout in liver transplant patients receiving tacrolimus

J C Gerster, M Dudler, N Halkic, and M Gillet

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 894-895. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.006478

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Matters arising:

Etanercept is effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with no response to infliximab therapy

J A Gómez-Puerta, R Sanmartí, J R Rodríguez-Cros, and J D Cañete

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 896.

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Echoes:

Vibration at work risks disability in men

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 852.

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Intra-articular steroid for knee osteoarthritis

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 861.

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