Abbreviations used in this article: ATS, American Thoracic Society; CDC, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention; CT, computed tomography; HIV, human immunodeficiency …

Spinal radiologic lesions suggestive of destructive spondylarthropathy were found in 10
patients on long‐term hemodialysis. These lesions were characterized by severe narrowing …

The beta-2 microglobulin type of amyloidosis was identified in articular and para-articular
tissues of 14 patients with non-amyloid nephropathles undergoing long-term hemodialysis …

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiologic features of bone and
joint tuberculosis in the Paris area from 1980 to 1994. Methods This retrospective study …

We studied the distribution of HLA-A, B, C, and-DR antigens in 77 Caucasian patients with
sero-positive rheumatoid arthritis. Forty-four patients were genotyped and compared with the …

HLA antigens and clinical features in a series of 46 Caucasian patients (40 females, 6
males) and definite repeatedly seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of more than two …

Among 67 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with gold salts (aurothiopropanol
sulphonate) a significant correlation (p less than 10 (-2)) was noted between gold toxic …

Rice bodies are often found in inflammatory joint fluid specimens, especially from
rheumatoid arthritis patients, but have rarely been reported in osteoarthritis. We found rice …

Coloration of articular fluids with alizarin S red has been proposed as a method of sensitive
detection of calcium microcrystals, especially apatite crystals. We are reporting the results of …

Synovium aspirated from the knee joint by trochar was studied by light and electron
microscopy in 40 cases of inflammatory arthritis and in 10 controls. The morphology of …