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  • 1
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    Journal of molecular medicine 60 (1982), S. 1319-1328 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Eosinophilic Fasciitis ; Shulman Syndrome ; Eosinophile Fasziitis ; Shulman-Syndrom
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Sklerodermieähnliche Hautindurationen ohne Organmanifestationen, Gelenkskontrakturen, Bluteosinophilie und ein entzündliches Infiltrat der Faszie zwischen Subkutis und Muskulatur gelten als die Charakteristika der eosinophilen Fasziitis (EF). Wir berichten über einen 30jährigen Diabetiker mit dem von Shulman 1974 definierten Syndrom. Eine Kortikosteroidtherapie führte zur Remission der Krankheitssymptome, jedoch zeigte eine Rebiopsie, daß die Therapie keinen Einfluß auf den pathomorphologischen Befund hatte. Anhand einer Literaturübersicht unter Berücksichtigung von 118 Fällen werden die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede von EF und der systemischen Sklerodermie diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary Scleroderma like skin indurations without internal organ involvement, joint contractures, eosinophilia, and inflammatory infiltration of the fascia between subcutis and muscle are considered as characteristic features of eosinophilic fasciitis (EF). We report a further case of a 30 years old diabetic confirming to the syndrome defined by Shulman 1974. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in remission of disease symptoms, however a rebiopsy revealed no effect of therapy on histopathologic changes. A critical review of 118 cases in the literature is presented to explore the relationship of EF to scleroderma.
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  • 2
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    Journal of molecular medicine 62 (1984), S. 768-772 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Fibronectin ; Synovial fluid ; Inflammatory activity ; Rheumatoid variants
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A circulating high-molecular-weight glycoprotein called fibronectin plays a part in cell adhesion and migration before phagocytosis and in morphology, differentiation, and metabolism in inflammatory synovial effusions of patients with rheumatic diseases. A technique of nephelometric immunoassay, based on the measurement of an antigen-antibody reaction, was applied to the analysis of fibronectin concentrations in synovial fluids from 20 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other diseases (non-RA). RA synovial fluids have a significantly higher concentration than the specimens obtained from Yersinia arthritis patients (n=12). The mean concentration of other synovial fluids, from 12 patients with osteoarthritis of the knees, did not significantly differ from the synovial fluids of control values obtained from patients who underwent meniscectomy. There was a considerably negative correlation between fibronectin levels and overall indices of inflammatory activity, such as Ritchie articular indices or a whole number of painful rheumatoid arthritis joints. However, a particularly distinct correlation was obtained when raised fibronectin levels were compared with the inflammatory activity of the knee joint, from which the specimen was aspirated. Thus, these findings suggest that the measurements of fibronectin in synovial fluid may be of some differential-diagnostic value in rheumatoid variants, but may only serve as an indicator of inflammatory activity if the joint, from which the specimen is obtained, is taken into account.
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  • 3
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    Journal of molecular medicine 65 (1987), S. 96-96 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Lyme arthritis ; Lyme disease ; Tickborne spirochetosis ; Borrelia burgdorferi ; Stomoxys calcitrans
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The clinical manifestations, serological data, and radiographic findings of ten cases of Lyme arthritis in Germany are summarized. Qualitative assessment shows that the characteristics of the disease in Germany do not differ fundamentally from those reported in the USA. However, since a serological test for antibodies to the causative spirochete is now available, the great variety of the clinical features of Lyme arthritis can be described more precisely. The cases of chronic Lyme arthritis without prior erythma chronicum migrans, hitherto the most important diagnostic hallmark of the disease, may have been underestimated. One of the cases reported provides evidence that the disease was transmitted via a fly bite. Radiographic abnormalities consisting of marked juxta-articular osteoporosis and osseous erosions were found in two patients with chronic arthritis. Three patients were treated with high-dose intravenous penicillin, two did not respond to the therapy.
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    Journal of molecular medicine 61 (1983), S. 1199-1207 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Hemochromatosis arthropathy ; Nosology ; Tissue typing ; Assessment of relatives
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In 22 of 35 patients (63%) with idiopathic hemochromatosis arthropathy could be demonstrated. In 20 patients the metacarpophalangeal joints (mainly II and III) with preference of the right hand were affected. Chondrocalcinosis of the wrist and knee was found both in two patients with metacarpophalangeal joint disease and in two patients without metacarpophalangeal disease. Further joints affected were the wrists (14), the other finger joints (11), and the knees (6). The dominant clinical complaint was pain in motion. Swelling and redness were rare findings only in case of acute exacerbations. The radiologic changes in the metacarpophalangeal joints were narrowing of the joint spaces, subchondral cysts, sclerosis of subchondral bone of metacarpal heads, and marginal osteophytic appositions at the joints. In one third of the patients arthropathy was evident before the diagnosis of idiopathic hemochromatosis was made. Histocompatibility testing confirmed that HLA-A3 is significantly more frequent in patients with idiopathic hemochromatosis than in normal persons. A statistically significant difference concerning HLA-phenotypes between patients with arthropathy and patients without arthropathy could not be detected. There was no case of arthropathy when 98 relatives of the patients were examined. However, idiopathic hemochromatosis was first detected in ten persons of this group.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Auranofin ; Gold sodium thiomalate ; Rheumatoid arthritis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In a 48-week, double-blind trial, 122 patients were randomly assigned to treatment with auranofin (60) and gold sodium thiomalate (GST) (62) at five centers. Both groups showed significant improvement (P〈0.05) from baseline in parameters of disease activity. Results of the covariance analysis for all patients who completed the trial showed no significant differences (P〈0.05) in efficacy between the two groups. The proportions of patients showing 50% or greater improvement in tender joints, swollen joints, activity index, severity of pain, general health rating, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were similar for both auranofin-treated and GST-treated patients who completed the 48-week trial. When all patients who entered the trial were evaluated, a slightly greater proportion of patients on auranofin had improved. Diarrhea occurred more frequently with auranofin (32%) compared to GST (19%), whereas rash and pruritus were twice as common in those patients treated with GST compared to those treated with auranofin. The withdrawal rate due to adverse reactions was 10% for auranofin vs 26% for GST. It was concluded that the efficacy of auranofin was comparable to that of injectable gold and was better tolerated, as evidenced by the lower withdrawal rate from adverse events for the auranofin patients.
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  • 7
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    Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 56 (1997), S. 222-223 
    ISSN: 0340-1855
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
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    Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 58 (1999), S. 35-38 
    ISSN: 0340-1855
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter RS3PE-Syndrom ; rheumatoide Arthritis im Alter ; Ödeme des Handrückens ; Key words RS3PE syndrome ; Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema ; rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary The RS3PE syndrome (Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema) is a manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly with a good prognosis. It usually presents as an acute, symmetric polysynovitis with edema of the dorsum of the hands and feet. Anti-inflammatory treatment with corticosteroids leads to prompt improvement. We describe the case of an 81 year old man with a primarily unilateral manifestation involving the right hand. A thrombosis of the axillary vein was suspected. Within a few days he developed a pitting edema of the dorsum of the other hand. Movement of both shoulders and wrists was painful. Low-dose corticosteroid therapy resulted in a rapid improvement of the edema and the inflammatory symptoms.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Das RS3PE-Syndrom (Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema, vorübergehende seronegative symmetrische Synovitis mit eindrückbarem Ödem) stellt wahrscheinlich eine Manifestation der rheumatoiden Arthritis im Alter mit guter Prognose dar. Es kommt hierbei neben einer plötzlich auftretenden symmetrischen Polysynovitis zu einem eindrückbaren Ödem der Hand- und Fußrücken. Unter antiinflammatorischer Therapie mit Kortikosteroiden kommt es in der Regel zu einer raschen Besserung der Symptome. Wir beschreiben den Fall eines 81-jährigen Patienten, dessen zunächst einseitige Manifestation zum Verdacht einer Armvenenthrombose führte. Im Verlauf kam es innerhalb weniger Tage zur Schwellung des zweiten Handrückens. Weiterhin bestand eine schmerzhafte Bewegungseinschränkung beider Schulter- und Handgelenke. Unter einer niedrig dosierten Prednisolontherapie kam es zu einer raschen Rückbildung der Schwellung und der Entzündungssymptomatik.
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  • 9
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    Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 57 (1998), S. 227-230 
    ISSN: 0340-1855
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Wegener-Ganulomatose ; Gangrän ; Wegener-Polyarteriitis-Overlap-Syndrom ; Key words Wegener‘s granulomatosis ; gangrene ; Wegener-polyarteriitis overlap syndrome
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Gangrene of digits is a very rare manifestation of Wegener‘s granulomatosis (WG). We report a case of a 29-year-old woman with nonspecific symptoms like fever, weight loss, arthralgia, arthritis and high systemic inflammatory signs. On the grounds of a presumed infection the patient was treated with antibiotics which showed no effect. Within short she complained of pain and paresthesia of the right foot with a rapid lividity. Angiography demonstrated multiples stenoses and multisegmental occlusions of the lower leg arteries. Together with renal and pulmonal symptoms a WG was suspected, the diagnosis being confirmed by kidney biopsy and positive cANCAs. A few months after starting a combined therapy with cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids the patient showed a partial remission with a residual toe gangrene. Comparing the five worldwide reported cases with digital gangrene and our presentation there is a concordance of all in the occurence of an extremely high disease activity together with a glomerulonephritis. The findings of p-ANCAs in our patient and positive Hbs antigen in another case of WG with digital gangrene suggests a relation to panarteriitis nodosa, where gangren is more common.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Die periphere Gangrän stellt im Rahmen der Wegener-Granulomatose (WG) eine äußerst seltene Manifestation dar. Wir präsentieren den Fall einer 29jährigen Patientin, die hochakut mit zunächst unspezifischen Beschwerden und Befunden wie Fieber, Gewichtsverlust, Arthralgien bzw. Arthritis und hohen serologischen Entzündungszeichen erkrankte und unter Annahme einer Infektion antibiotisch (ohne Besserung) behandelt wurde. Bald darauf kam es schlagartig zu Schmerzen, Pelzigkeit und livider akraler Verfärbung im re. Vorfuß mit rascher Progredienz. Angiographisch zeigten sich multiple Stenosen und multisegmentale Verschlüsse der Unterschenkelarterien. Gleichzeitiger pulmonaler und renaler Befall führten zur Verdachtsdiagnose einer WG, die nierenbioptisch und bei deutlich positiven c-ANCA bestätigt werden konnte. Die kombinierte Therapie mit Kortikoiden und Cyclophosphamid führte zur Teilremission innerhalb weniger Monate mit Restschädigung einer Zehe. Unserem sowie den weiteren fünf weltweit publizierten Fällen mit dieser Manifestation ist gemeinsam, daß stets eine äußerst hohe Gesamtaktivität der Erkrankung und Nierenbeteiligung vorlag. Der gleichzeitige Nachweis von p-ANCA bei unserer Patientin und des HBs-Antigens in einem weiteren Fall läßt in diesen Fällen an eine Verwandtschaft zur Polyarteriitis nodosa (PAN) denken, wo die Gangrän weniger selten vorkommt. Ob es sich hierbei um das Vorliegen zweier koinzidenter Krankheitsbilder oder um Overlap-Fälle handelt, muß offenbleiben, ein Overlap-Syndrom zwischen WG und PAN ist bisher nicht bekannt.
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  • 10
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    Clinical rheumatology 6 (1987), S. 83-86 
    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: B27-Positive Oligoarthritis ; Follow-Up Study ; Recurrent B27-Associated Oligoarthritis ; Transition Diagnosis — Disease Entity
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary A long-term follow-up of 119 patients with the descriptive diagnosis of B27-positive oligoarthritis showed that after a time between months to several years about half of the patients with this condition develop a definite disease of the seronegative spondarthritis group, especially ankylosing spondylitis. Another great part of the patients go into a complete and presumably persistent remission of their arthritis. After a follow-up time of 8 to 12 years, about 10% present a recurrent B27-associated oligoarthritis with some special clinical features. It is to be discussed whether this condition is a separate disease entity or still an abortive form of a well-known disease of the seronegative spondarthritis group.
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