Leaders:

A historic issue of the Annals: three papers examine paracetamol in osteoarthritis

R Neame, W Zhang, and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 897-900. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020727

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Reviews:

Does paracetamol (acetaminophen) reduce the pain of osteoarthritis?: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

W Zhang, A Jones, and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 901-907.
Published Online First: 5 March 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018531

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Lesson of the month:

Proptosis can be the presenting feature of systemic lupus erythematosus

S Siebert and U Srinivasan

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 908-909. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020602

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Extended reports:

Sustained maintenance of exercise induced muscle strength gains and normal bone mineral density in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: a 5 year follow up

A Häkkinen, T Sokka, H Kautiainen, A Kotaniemi, and P Hannonen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 910-916. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013003

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Sequential changes of parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP) in articular cartilage during progression of inflammatory and degenerative arthritis

E Gómez-Barrena, O Sánchez-Pernaute, R Largo, E Calvo, P Esbrit, and G Herrero-Beaumont

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 917-922. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.008904

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Paracetamol in osteoarthritis of the knee

C Miceli-Richard, M Le Bars, N Schmidely, and M Dougados

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 923-930. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017236

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Patient Preference for Placebo, Acetaminophen (paracetamol) or Celecoxib Efficacy Studies (PACES): two randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover clinical trials in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis

T Pincus, G Koch, H Lei, B Mangal, T Sokka, R Moskowitz, F Wolfe, A Gibofsky, L Simon, S Zlotnick, and J G Fort

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 931-939.
Published Online First: 13 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.020313

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Bone loss in patients treated with pulses of methylprednisolone is not negligible: a short term prospective observational study

G Haugeberg, B Griffiths, K B Sokoll, and P Emery

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 940-944. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011734

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Quantitative ultrasound and bone mineral density: discriminatory ability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and controls with and without vertebral deformities

R E Ørstavik, G Haugeberg, T Uhlig, P Mowinckel, T K Kvien, J A Falch, and J I Halse

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 945-951. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.010819

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Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a community based study

C Turesson, A Jarenros, and L Jacobsson

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 952-955.
Published Online First: 29 March 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018101

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Miscarriage but not fecundity is associated with progression of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis

F M van Dunné, L R Lard, D Rook, F M Helmerhorst, and T W J Huizinga

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 956-960. doi:10.1136/ard.2002.004291

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Renal clearance and daily excretion of cortisol and adrenal androgens in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus

R H Straub, C Weidler, B Demmel, M Herrmann, F Kees, M Schmidt, J Schölmerich, and J Schedel

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 961-968. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014274

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Relative risk of knee chondrocalcinosis in siblings of index cases with pyrophosphate arthropathy

W Zhang, R Neame, S Doherty, and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 969-973. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015206

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Autologous stem cell transplantation in the treatment of systemic sclerosis: report from the EBMT/EULAR Registry

D Farge, J Passweg, J M van Laar, Z Marjanovic, C Besenthal, J Finke, H H Peter, F C Breedveld, W E Fibbe, C Black, C Denton, I Koetter, F Locatelli, A Martini, A V N Schattenberg, F van den Hoogen, L van de Putte, F Lanza, R Arnold, P A Bacon, S Bingham, F Ciceri, B Didier, J L Diez-Martin, P Emery, W Feremans, B Hertenstein, F Hiepe, R Luosujärvi, A Leon Lara, A Marmont, A M Martinez, H Pascual Cascon, C Bocelli-Tyndall, E Gluckman, A Gratwohl, and A Tyndall

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 974-981. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011205

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Mapping of the immunodominant T cell epitopes of the protein topoisomerase I

S Veeraraghavan, E A Renzoni, H Jeal, M Jones, J Hammer, A U Wells, C M Black, K I Welsh, and R M du Bois

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 982-987. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.008037

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Standard reference values for musculoskeletal ultrasonography

W A Schmidt, H Schmidt, B Schicke, and E Gromnica-Ihle

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 988-994. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015081

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Non-invasive imaging in the diagnosis and management of Takayasu’s arteritis

J Andrews, A Al-Nahhas, D J Pennell, M S Hossain, K A Davies, D O Haskard, and J C Mason

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 995-1000. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015701

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Letters:

Association between bronchiectasis and smoking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

V V Kaushik, D Hutchinson, J Desmond, M P Lynch, and J K Dawson

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1001-1002. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015123

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Successful treatment with fenofibrate, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor ligand, for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

H Okamoto and N Kamatani

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1002-1003. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015008

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Matters arising:

Refractory leg infection as an inducer of the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome • Authors’ reply

H Amital, A Rubinow, P Langevitz, Y Shoenfeld, J-H Yoo, J-K Min, S-S Kwon, W-S Shin, and C-H Jeong

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1004.

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Hepatic manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic diseases • Authors’ reply

V Sandhu, A S M Jawad, S Abraham, and D Isenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1004-1005.

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Interstitial lung disease, a common manifestation of newly diagnosed polymyositis and dermatomyositis • Authors’ reply

B Rozman, B Bozic, T Kveder, I Lundberg, M Fathi, and J Forslid

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1005-1006.

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