On the diagnosis and coding of reactive arthropathies
According to statistics from the Ministry of Health of Russia, the incidence of reactive arthropathies varies significantly by region and year. In ICD-10, reactive arthropathies include reactive urogenic arthritis (M02.3), other reactive arthropathies ...
R. M. Balabanova
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Treatment recommendations for psoriatic arthritis [PDF]
Objective: To develop comprehensive recommendations for the treatment of the various clinical manifestations of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) based on evidence obtained from a systematic review of the literature and from consensus opinion.
Gladman, D.D. +39 more
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Reactive arthritis (ReA) develops after an infection elsewhere in the body, generally in the genitourinary or intestinal tract. Chlamydia trachomatis, Yersinia enterocolitica, salmonella, shigella, and campylobacter are frequent triggering agents. Between 60% and 90% of patients are positive for HLA-B27.
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A case-control study of rheumatoid arthritis identifies an associated single nucleotide polymorphism in the NCF4 gene, supporting a role for the NADPH-oxidase complex in autoimmunity [PDF]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with a heritability of 60%. Genetic contributions to RA are made by multiple genes, but only a few gene associations have yet been confirmed.
Klareskog, Lars +25 more
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Self-reactive T cells induce and perpetuate chronic relapsing arthritis [PDF]
Background: CD4+ T cells play a central role during the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but to which extent they are required for the perpetuation of the disease is still not fully understood.
Wester-Rosenlöf, Lena +16 more
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Visualization and phenotyping of proinflammatory antigen-specific T cells during collagen-induced arthritis in a mouse with a fixed collagen type II-specific transgenic T-cell receptor beta-chain [PDF]
Introduction: The Vbeta12-transgenic mouse was previously generated to investigate the role of antigen-specific T cells in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), an animal model for rheumatoid arthritis. This mouse expresses a transgenic collagen type II (CII)
Burkhardt, H +23 more
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Reactive Arthritis: Update [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview about reactive arthritis, with an update regarding pathophysiology and therapeutic approach of the disease, outlining the clinical features and diagnostic approach, based on recent literature review.Reactive arthritis is considered to be part of the spectrum of the spondyloarthritis.
Bentaleb, Ibtissam +5 more
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Chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis diagnosed during gout flares [PDF]
Rationale:The pathology of gouty arthritis and reactive arthritis (ReA) partially overlaps, and both diseases are characterized by the production of inflammatory cytokines associated with the activation of monocytes and macrophages.
Shin-ya Kawashiri +33 more
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Septic Arthritis Caused by Legionella dumoffii in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease [PDF]
We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease on immunosuppressive treatment who developed septic arthritis of the knee involving Legionella dumoffii. Cultures initially remained negative. A broad-range 16S PCR using synovial
Jeurissen, S.M.F. +5 more
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Aim. To identify the state of phagocytic and oxidative activity of phagocytes in the blood in patients with reactive arthritis caused by chlamydia and viral infections. Material and Methods.
M.P. Lomikovska, I.Y. Kril, V.V. Chopyak
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