Leaders:

Shigella induced reactive arthritis

J S Hill Gaston

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 517-518. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030395

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Reviews:

Antibiotic treatment of Lyme borreliosis: what is the evidence?

R Dinser, M C Jendro, S Schnarr, and H Zeidler

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 519-523. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027367

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Education:

How to monitor SLE in routine clinical practice

M M A Fernando and D A Isenberg

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 524-527. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015248

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Unusual and memorable:

Case number 33: About being a famous European and suffering from gout.....

A Boonen and Sj van der Linden

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 528. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030353

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Extended reports:

Histological evidence that infliximab treatment leads to downregulation of inflammation and tissue remodelling of the synovial membrane in spondyloarthropathy

E Kruithof, D Baeten, F Van den Bosch, H Mielants, E M Veys, and F De Keyser

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 529-536.
Published Online First: 23 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018549

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Clinical efficacy of infliximab plus methotrexate in DMARD naive and DMARD refractory rheumatoid arthritis is associated with decreased synovial expression of TNF and IL18 but not CXCL12

M van Oosterhout, E W N Levarht, J K Sont, T W J Huizinga, R E M Toes, and J M van Laar

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 537-543. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.024927

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Aerobic walking or strengthening exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee? A systematic review

E Roddy, W Zhang, and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 544-548. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028746

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Association between age and knee structural change: a cross sectional MRI based study

C Ding, F Cicuttini, F Scott, H Cooley, and G Jones

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 549-555. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023069

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Meniscal tear and extrusion are strongly associated with progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging

M-J Berthiaume, J-P Raynauld, J Martel-Pelletier, F Labonté, G Beaudoin, D A Bloch, D Choquette, B Haraoui, R D Altman, M Hochberg, J M Meyer, G A Cline, and J-P Pelletier

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 556-563.
Published Online First: 16 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023796

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Expression of resistance markers to methotrexate predicts clinical improvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

J Wolf, T Stranzl, M Filipits, G Pohl, R Pirker, B Leeb, and J S Smolen

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 564-568.
Published Online First: 2 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014985

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Therapeutic drug monitoring of A77 1726, the active metabolite of leflunomide: serum concentrations predict response to treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

E N van Roon, T L T A Jansen, M A F J van de Laar, M Janssen, J P Yska, R Keuper, P M Houtman, and J R B J Brouwers

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 569-574.
Published Online First: 2 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025205

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Interleukin 10 promoter microsatellite polymorphisms are associated with response to long term treatment with etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

H Schotte, B Schlüter, S Drynda, P Willeke, N Tidow, G Assmann, W Domschke, J Kekow, and M Gaubitz

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 575-581.
Published Online First: 2 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027672

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Silica exposure is associated with increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study

P Stolt, H Källberg, I Lundberg, B Sjögren, L Klareskog, L Alfredsson the EIRA study group

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 582-586.
Published Online First: 19 August 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022053

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A family based study shows no association between rheumatoid arthritis and the PADI4 gene in a white French population

L Caponi, E Petit-Teixeira, M Sebbag, F Bongiorni, S Moscato, F Pratesi, C Pierlot, J Osorio, S Chapuy-Regaud, M Guerrin, F Cornelis, G Serre, P Migliorini for ECRAF

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 587-593.
Published Online First: 14 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026831

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Reactive arthritis attributable to Shigella infection: a clinical and epidemiological nationwide study

T Hannu, L Mattila, A Siitonen, and M Leirisalo-Repo

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 594-598.
Published Online First: 18 November 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027524

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Methotrexate ameliorates T cell dependent autoimmune arthritis and encephalomyelitis but not antibody induced or fibroblast induced arthritis

F Lange, E Bajtner, C Rintisch, K S Nandakumar, U Sack, and R Holmdahl

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 599-605.
Published Online First: 2 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026120

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Impact of musculoskeletal disorders on quality of life: an inception cohort study

C H Roux, F Guillemin, S Boini, F Longuetaud, N Arnault, S Hercberg, and S Briançon

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 606-611.
Published Online First: 2 December 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020784

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Analysis for crystals in synovial fluid: training of the analysts results in high consistency

B Lumbreras, E Pascual, J Frasquet, J González-Salinas, E Rodríguez, and I Hernández-Aguado

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 612-615. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027268

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Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis: no evidence for the involvement of transforming growth factor ß1 (TGFB1) gene polymorphisms

M van der Paardt, J B A Crusius, M A García-González, B A C Dijkmans, A S Peña, and I E van der Horst-Bruinsma

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 616-619. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027698

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Controlled clinical trial of IV cyclophosphamide versus IV methylprednisolone in severe neurological manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus

L Barile-Fabris, R Ariza-Andraca, L Olguín-Ortega, L J Jara, A Fraga-Mouret, J M Miranda-Limón, J Fuentes de la Mata, P Clark, F Vargas, and J Alocer-Varela

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 620-625. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025528

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A comparison of the sensitivity of diagnostic criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica

H A Bird, B F Leeb, C M Montecucco, N Misiuniene, G Nesher, S Pai, C Pease, J Rovensky, and B Rozman

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 626-629. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025296

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Concise reports:

Preliminary results of safety and efficacy of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist anakinra in patients with severe lupus arthritis

B Ostendorf, C Iking-Konert, K Kurz, G Jung, O Sander, and M Schneider

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 630-633.
Published Online First: 2 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025858

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Familial inflammatory inclusion body myositis

B Ranque-Francois, T Maisonobe, E Dion, J-C Piette, M-P Chauveheid, Z Amoura, and T Papo

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 634-637. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.025494

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Diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease: ultrasonographic criteria proposed

B Frediani, G Filippou, P Falsetti, S Lorenzini, F Baldi, C Acciai, C Siagkri, D Marotto, M Galeazzi, and R Marcolongo

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 638-640. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.024109

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Clinical interpretation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies: parvovirus B19 infection as a pitfall

J Hermann, U Demel, D Stünzner, E Daghofer, G Tilz, and W Graninger

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 641-643.
Published Online First: 14 October 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.024877

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Meeting reports:

Summary of report of the 3rd Workshop of European Biologics Registries

A Zink, A Silman, and L Klareskog

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 644. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.030544

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Who cares about team care? Conference report from CARE II. Spenshult, Sweden, 18–20 September 2003

I F Petersson, A Bremander, L Klareskog, and C H Stenström

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 644. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.031708

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Letters:

Adverse events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab in daily clinical practice

N Neven, M Vis, A E Voskuyl, G J Wolbink, M T Nurmohamed, B A C Dijkmans, and W F Lems

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 645-646. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028597

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Fever and increasing cANCA titre after kidney and autologous stem cell transplantation for Wegener’s granulomatosis

T Daikeler, C Erley, M Mohren, C Amberger, H Einsele, L Kanz, and I Kötter

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 646-647. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.029009

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Refractory adult onset Still’s disease successfully treated with anakinra

F M Vasques Godinho, M J Parreira Santos, and J Canas da Silva

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 647-648.
Published Online First: 16 September 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.026617

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Neuropathy associated with leflunomide: a case series

K Martin, F Bentaberry, C Dumoulin, M Longy-Boursier, F Lifermann, F Haramburu, J Dehais, T Schaeverbeke, B Bégaud, and N Moore

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 649-650. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.027193

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Tumour necrosis factor antagonists and early postoperative complications in patients with inflammatory joint disease undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery

S C Talwalkar, D M Grennan, J Gray, P Johnson, and M J Hayton

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 650-651. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.028365

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Cutaneous vasculitis developed in a patient with breast cancer undergoing aromatase inhibitor treatment

H Shoda, S Inokuma, N Yajima, Y Tanaka, and K Setoguchi

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 651-652. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023150

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ß Thalassaemic trait and systemic lupus erythematosus

G Castellino, M Govoni, M Padovan, N Rizzo, and F Trotta

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 653-654. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023689

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Feasibility of 1 hour infliximab infusions

R F van Vollenhoven, E Gullström, and L Klareskog

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 654. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017590

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Matters arising:

HLA-DR-DQ haplotypes and genotypes in Finnish patients with rheumatoid arthritis • Authors’ reply

S Harney, B P Wordsworth, M A Brown, S Laivoranta-Nyman, J Ilonen, R Hermann, T Möttönen, A Toivanen, J Tuokko, R Luukkainen, M Hakala, P Hannonen, M Korpela, and U Yli-Kerttula

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 655.

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NSAIDs, including coxibs, probably do more harm than good, and paracetamol is ineffective for hip OA • Authors’ reply

J M Bjordal, A E Ljunggren, A Klovning, L Slørdal, M Doherty, and W Zhang

Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 64: 655-656.

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