Definition of Nonresponse to Analgesic Treatment of Arthritic Pain: An Analytical Literature Review of the Smallest Detectable Difference, the Minimal Detectable Change, and the Mi... by Melissa E. Stauffer, Stephanie D. Taylor, Douglas J. Watson, Paul M. Peloso, Alan Morrison

“…Our objective was to develop a working definition of nonresponse to analgesic treatment of arthritis, focusing on the measurement of pain on the 0–100 mm pain visual analog scale (VAS). …”
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Enteropathic Spondyloarthritis: From Diagnosis to Treatment by Rosario Peluso, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Salvatore Iervolino, Francesco Manguso, Giuseppina Tramontano, Pasquale Ambrosino, Carmela Esposito, Antonella Scalera, Fabiana Castiglione, Raffaele Scarpa

“…Enteropathic arthritis (EA) is a spondyloarthritis (SpA) which occurs in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and other gastrointestinal diseases. …”
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TLR2 Elicits IL-17-Mediated RANKL Expression, IL-17, and OPG Production in Neutrophils from Arthritic Mice by Viktoriya Milanova, Nina Ivanovska, Petya Dimitrova

“…We conclude that TLR2 regulates the destructive potential of neutrophils and its targeting might limit joint alterations in arthritis.…”
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Association of COMT Val158Met Polymorphism with Fibromyalgia in Khartoum State, Sudan by Safaa Mamoun Abdelmageid, Faisal Mousa Alamir, Hassan Yousif Abdelrahman, Hind Mohamed Abushama

“…The mean age of the rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy individuals was 31.3 ± 7.5 and 38.6 ± 11.2, respectively. …”
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Characterization of the Hypercitrullination Reaction in Human Neutrophils and Other Leukocytes by Yebin Zhou, Tiziana Di Pucchio, Gary P. Sims, Nanette Mittereder, Tomas Mustelin

“…Autoantibodies against citrullinated proteins are diagnostic for rheumatoid arthritis. However, the molecular mechanisms driving protein citrullination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis remain poorly understood. …”
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Isolated Sporothrix schenckii Monoarthritis by Aram Barbaryan, Wissam El Atrouni, Stefania Bailuc, Matthew W. Jones, Maharshi Bhakta, Khaldoun Haj Mahmoud, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov

“…Sporothrix schenkii sensu lato is a rare cause of arthritis. Its course is indolent with lack of constitutional symptoms resulting in delayed presentation and diagnosis. …”
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Thrombin Promotes Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 Expression through the PKCδ/c-Src/EGFR/PI3K/Akt/AP-1 Signaling Pathway in Human Chondrocytes by Chun-Yin Huang, Hsiu-Jung Lin, Hsin-Shui Chen, Shi-Yann Cheng, Horng-Chaung Hsu, Chih-Hsin Tang

“…Abnormalities in these processes are primary features of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) may contribute to the breakdown of articular cartilage during arthritis. …”
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Contraceptives or Hormone Replacement Therapy and Associations with Autoimmune Conditions: Exploring Effects of Estrogen Analog Supplementation by Irakli Tskhakaia, Yurilu Gonzalez Moret, Anna‐Kay Palmer, Diego Lema, M. Carolina Musri, Nanuka Tsibadze, Arthur Lau

“…Postmatching, significant associations persisted for most conditions, with increased risks for systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, giant cell arteritis, Behcet disease, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. …”
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Regional sonology of the upper limb - II: Wrist and hand by Bipin R Shah, Ankit B Shah

“…Small joints of the wrist and hand play an important role in the diagnosis and characterization of inflammatory arthritis. Successful scanning of the wrist and hand requires good scanning equipment, thorough knowledge of anatomy and scanning protocols. …”
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Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States by Liang Wang, Jodi Southerland, Kesheng Wang, Beth A. Bailey, Arsham Alamian, Marc A. Stevens, Youfa Wang

“…Differences in risk factors for obesity were also observed: Whites (gender, age, physical activity, smoking, arthritis, and diabetes medicine intake), Latinos (age, arthritis, and diabetes medicine intake), Asians (age, binge drinking, arthritis, and diabetes medicine intake), and African Americans (gender, physical activity, smoking, binge drinking, and diabetes medicine intake). …”
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Enthesitis in a 16-Year-Old Boy with M694V Mutation by Syert Luidolf Nienhuis, Robin Eric Westerbeek

“…We would suggest treatment for enthesitis related arthritis in similar cases. This is of clinical importance because the treatment is different from treatment of enthesitis or articular pain caused by FMF.…”
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Peculiar Presentation of Ulcerative Colitis by Hamdy M. A. Ahmed, Amany Diab, Ayman Ahmed, Samar Abohamad, Hala Elgendy

“…Joint affection in the form of arthritis can precede the intestinal manifestations of UC. …”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a Patient Receiving Tofacitinib: A Case Report and Literature Review by Georgio Medawar, Joseph Chahrouri, Rabih Said

“…She then remained in remission for rheumatoid arthritis and within the expected milestone outcome for her CML. …”
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Ultrasound of ankle and foot in rheumatology by Amit Kumar Sahu, Prasan Deep Rath, Bharat Aggarwal

“…Ankle and foot are frequent joints to be involved in arthritis. These joints, being superficial in nature, can be easily accessed by ultrasound. …”
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Examine the Role of Psychological Resilience in Predicting Social and Professional Performance in Patients with Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, and Rheumatism by Ahmad S Alsheikh Al, Ashraf Alqudah

“…Approximately 44% of participants were diagnosed with diabetes, 28% with rheumatoid arthritis, and around 25% with multiple sclerosis. …”
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Adult Onset Still's Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever by Paul Persad, Rajendrakumar Patel, Niki Patel

“…George Still in 1896 first recognized this triad of quotidian (daily) fevers, evanescent rash, and arthritis in children with what later became known as juvenile inflammatory arthritis (Still, 1990). …”
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Reasons why osteoarthritis predicts mortality: path analysis within a Cox proportional hazards model by George Peat, Martin J Thomas, Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Ross Wilkie, Simran Singh Parmar, Diane Smith, Bethany Jane Seale, Gemma Mansell

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The effect of granulated sugar application on healing in the treatment of infected wounds and abscesses by Nuri Yavru, Yılmaz Koç, Mustafa Ancan, Yusuf Doğruer

“…This time was obtained as 4 days in arthritis and 2-3 days in bursitis cases. Complete healing was in between 10-17 days.…”
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Implication of IL-17 in Bone Loss and Structural Damage in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases by Benoit Le Goff, Béatrice Bouvard, Thierry Lequerre, Eric Lespessailles, Hubert Marotte, Yves-Marie Pers, Bernard Cortet

“…Targeting these cytokines with biologics and small molecules has led to a major improvement of the bone health of patients with inflammatory arthritis. Cytokines from the IL-17 family have been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases such as spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or psoriasis. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis,and treatment of bursitis iliopectinea: A systematic review by Malgorzata Lea Jonczy, Lorenz Büchler, Yadusha Mahenthiran, Fabrice Helfenstein, Christian Apenzeller-Herzog, Andrej Isaak

“…Notably, BI related to rheumatoid arthritis shows a high correlation with neurovascular compression symptoms, with femoral vein compression being the most frequently reported. …”
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